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Clean and Affordable Energy Act

DC's Clean and Affordable Energy Act

DC Council introduced landmark legislation late last year that would create a sustainable energy utility that will launch energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in the District that save people money and create opportunities for green collar jobs.  Learn more>>

DC Clean Cars Bill Passed!

The District of Columbia just took an important step to help the Chesapeake Region get closer to a clean energy future. The DC Clean Cars Act, a bill similar to the one of the same name that was passed in Maryland last year, became law today. This bill will regulate carbon dioxide emissions from all cars registered in the District beginning in 2011 and ensures that DC will greatly reduce its contribution to global warming.

Send a Thank You email to Mayor Adrian Fenty. We couldn't have done it without his leadership getting this bill through the council.

For a full text of the bill, click here>>

Thank you to all those who helped with this campaign. None of this would have been possible without the hard work of all of you who spent time to talk to your legislators at the Clean Cars Lobby Day, who educated your neighbors and got petition signatures, and all of you who are keeping the dream of a clean energy future alive. We are one step closer to making huge changes on a national level, and this legislation ensures that DC is a leader in the campaign to stop global warming. Thank you!

DC CHAPTER LAUNCHES

As a testament to our success, citizens are coming together to start the first ever DC Chapter of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. These will be the people who will be on the ground, pushing to get climate change and climate-related issues in local media, events, business and in general rocking it like CCAN does! If you want to get involved in the next DC campaign, contact Holly Gorman for more info at holly@chesapeakeclimate.org.

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Strike Out Exxon at Nationals Park

Protest ExxonMobil's dominance at DC's new "green" ball park

CCAN Blog: What's New
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 >

An exciting mini-update on DC legislation
On July 1st, the DC City Council voted unanimously to pass the Clean and Affordable Energy Act out of first reading! In practical terms, this means that the bill is not yet a law - it still has to get voted through the council twice more, and then signed by Mayor Fenty.
More info can be [...] MORE >

A Supreme Travesty: Exxon and the Battle for Washington
It’s been five days since the US Supreme Court decided to upstage Wal-Mart in the art of deep discounting and slash Exxon’s punitive damages in the Valdez disaster case from 2.5 billion down to 507 million.

Two billion dollars – that’s a deep discount indeed. Still, 500 million is a lot of money, right? As corporate [...] MORE >

Keep Exxon OUT of the nation’s first green stadium


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.
Nationals executives need to hear: “Exxon = $4 gas + Global Warming. NOT baseball!”
Get [...] MORE >

A few spots still available for the Brita Climate Ride!
That’s right, there are still a few spots available for the Brita Climate Ride.

The ride is a fundraiser like none other – where you pedal strokes to fight global warming. From September 20th to 24th, 100 riders will bike from New York City to Washington, DC. Along the way, expert speakers will address the riders [...] MORE >