Maryland: Smart Energy Now! Maryland is a leader in national efforts to address climate change. Unfortunately, without a comprehensive plan outlining how we reach these clean energy goals, we're headed for a potential train wreck. We need to make sure that the government has to consider Maryland's visionary policies when considering future energy projects.MORE >
Efficiency First! A Jobs Plan for Virginia Energy efficiency can create thousands of jobs, stimulate the economy, and save families money in the Commonwealth, all while cutting energy consumption, reducing global warming pollution and reducing the demand for mountaintop removal mining.MORE >
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Climate activists across the Chesapeake region jumped into the Bay to "Keep Winter Cold!" on January 23rd. Watch the video from CCAN's Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge! WATCH>
Listen The Supreme Court opens the floodgates for corporate money to flow directly into elections. We'll discuss how this stampede of special interests will affect climate change laws. LISTEN>
CCAN Blog: What's New Stand with Ted
You may have heard that our very own Ted Glick is going on trial on February 24th in D.C. Superior Court for hanging a “Get to Work; Green Jobs Now” banner in the Hart Senate Office Building the day the Senate returned from its summer recess. The prosecution has said it wants to make an [...] MORE >
The CLEAR Act: A New Hope
Mike Tidwell of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network explains a bold and refreshing new perspective on how to cap carbon emissions in the United States.
Also, here’s an interesting TV interview about the bill that Mike Tidwell conducted with John Passacantando, former director of Greenpeace USA. The interview is part of a cable-access [...] MORE >
No Jobs but Yes to coal??
Last night the Dendron town council moved forward on permitting the Cypress Creek coal-fired power plant. Can’t say they really voted for it since the 3 council members against the plant abstained from voting. The Mayor decided that this was still considered a tie vote and cast the deciding vote in favor of [...] MORE >
Student Response to the State of the Union
This blog was written by Caroline Selle, a student at St Mary’s College of Maryland I just read the transcript of the State of the Union Address and don’t really know what to say. So here goes. I’m running on empty. I’m exhausted. School plus my job plus the all of the environmental organizations I’m [...] MORE >
Video: CCAN’s Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge
On January 23, 2010 nearly 350 people gathered on a beach outside the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis to draw attention to the climate crisis and highlight the number everyone living on this planet needs to know: 350. Check out the video from CCAN’s 5th plunge to Keep Winter Cold below (it’s my first video). [...] MORE >
The Supreme Court opens the floodgates for corporate money to flow directly into elections. We'll discuss how this stampede of special interests will affect climate change laws. 
