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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 >

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 >

Sneak Preview of the Maryland Climate Action Plan
Exciting news for Maryland climate action aficionados! A plenary session of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change convened in Baltimore today for a final discussion and review of their hotly anticipated Climate Action Plan, and I had a front row seat to all the action. The Plan is officially scheduled for public release on June [...] MORE >

Cool Climate Fellowship with Earthwatch this Fall
The Earthwatch Institute is teaming up with HSBC to put on a series of professional development workshops - and there are some happening right here in Maryland this fall! This specially designed workshop is part of a much larger program called the HSBC Climate Partnership, a five-year global partnership between HSBC (the world’s largest bank), [...] MORE >

Nukes don’t solve warming.
CCAN opposes the construction of a third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs.
There, I said it.
The secret is out. CCAN, a climate group, also opposes the development of new nuclear power. We’ve joined up with the Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition to fight this new Maryland reactor.
Why is this? Isn’t nuclear power going to be part [...] MORE >

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