We fight climate change. Get involved in our Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and National campaigns. Visit Mike Tidwell's Takoma Park home on July 26th to learn how you, in your own home, can adopt cleaner and more efficient energy systems while saving money. The "Clean Energy Open House" features everything from solar panels to a tofu-powered lawn mower. Baseball fan? Join other CCAN volunteers this summer at a Washington Nationals baseball game to protest ExxonMobil's dominant advertising at the new $600 million "green-certified" stadium. Go to strikeoutexxon.org to learn more.
Protest ExxonMobil's dominance at DC's new "green" ball park
The Washington Nationals ballpark is the first stadium to be LEED Silver Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Yet the Nationals continue to accept millions of advertising dollars from Exxon, by far one of the world’s biggest contributors to global warming. MORE >
Opposition to the boondoggle Wise County coal plant is huge and growing! Over 20,000 Virginians have signed a petition against the plant, putting us well on our way to reaching our 50,000 goal.
This April, can you commit to helping us reach our signature goal? Thanks to your efforts, we've slowed down the process and the opposition to this plant is growing. But we need your help to reach critical mass and stop the plant once and for all!
Listen Mike Tidwell talks to John Passacantando, the executive director of Greenpeace USA and Steve Kretzmann, the director of Oil Change International on his latest edition of Earthbeat Radio. They discuss Exxon's sponsorship of the Nationals stadium in Washington DC and NOAA's recent report on extreme weather. Listen now> Subscribe to our podcast with itunes or non-itunes.
CCAN Blog: What's New Would Orville Wright Drill Offshore?
See below for an Op-Ed published today in the Baltimore Sun by CCAN Director Mike Tidwell. Enjoy. Let’s make history again By Mike Tidwell July 23, 2008 Baltimore Sun I recently stood on the windy coast of North Carolina where Orville and Wilbur Wright made their maiden flight in 1903. That motorized glider, constructed with bicycle parts, lifted off and [...] MORE >
Virginia is Itching for a PowerShift
So take Virginia, the old Commonwealth, the birthplace of some of the most esteemed leaders of American history: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and television’s the Waltons. Where are Virginia’s leaders now? On today’s political front, you have politicians such as potential VP candidate Governor Tim Kaine, a strong outspoken proponent of a new waste coal [...] MORE >
Amory Lovins sounds off on the economics of energy
In the past few weeks, Amory Lovins, the co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, who has been described as “one of the Western world’s most influential energy thinkers,” was all over the airwaves, talking about the rapid switch to renewable energy that will be necessary in the next few years, [...] MORE >
Public Comment on Nuclear Power - opportunities coming soon!
Constellation Energy wants to build the first new nuclear reactor in recent memory right here in Maryland. This makes me uncomfortable due to concerns with waste management and costs – but mostly because I would much rather see those billions of dollars invested in true climate solutions. The Maryland General Assembly even passed legislation this [...] MORE >
The Goracle redefines climate leadership
Image by Chris Eichler Al Gore may have lost the 2000 presidential election, but as the speech that he delivered Thursday to a packed house at the DAR center in DC indicates, he has definitely beaten his old rival George W. Bush when it comes to being presidential. While most bloggers and commentators out there were quick [...] MORE >
Mike Tidwell talks to John Passacantando, the executive director of Greenpeace USA and Steve Kretzmann, the director of Oil Change International on his latest edition of Earthbeat Radio. They discuss Exxon's sponsorship of the Nationals stadium in Washington DC and NOAA's recent report on extreme weather. 
