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Campaign Headquarters: (View Recent News) Turnout light for Dominion hearing 5/29/2008 MORE >   Report Details Effects of Climate Change Across U.S. 5/28/2008 MORE >   St. Paul’s Dominion tax yield may grow 5/23/2008 MORE >   Rising Seas Called Threat To Shore and Bay by 2100 5/23/2008 MORE >   Forecasters say Virginia coastline will retreat dramatically 5/23/2008 MORE >   Outlook is bleak for state shoreline 5/23/2008 MORE >   Gov. Kaine Gets Earful About Coal Plant During Wytheville, Va. Visit 3/26/2008 MORE >   Va. Governor Burns National Ambitions in Coal Proposal 2/20/2008 MORE >   Katrina, global warming and peak oil 8/22/2006 MORE >   Kaine, UVA Differ on Climatologist 8/8/2006 MORE >   GLOBAL WARMING IS COMING, NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE 8/2/2006 MORE >   Selling Our Climate Birthright for a Mess of Cheap Kilowatts 7/31/2006 We may not know for sure if this summer's blistering heat wave and record temperatures nationwide should join melting polar icecaps and mountain glaciers as yet another early sign of global warming. But we do know that when the heat is on more Americans crank up their air conditioners, which sucks up power and puts the nation's electrical grids under stress. MORE >   Wind Energy Push Loses Power 7/31/2006 The lack of wind farms in Maryland - more than a year after 77 turbines were supposed to have been completed here - remains despite new state and federal laws designed to encourage renewable energy. MORE >   AMERICANS EMBRACE GREEN-THINKING 7/21/2006 Leadership from Washington is lacking, but individual citizens are doing what they can to improve the environment and the world. MORE >   A GUT REACTION TO MOUNTAINTOP MINES 7/5/2006 This incredibly destructive form of mining isn't good for nature or nearby communities. Prosperity rarely follows the destruction of mountains and streams. Roanoke Times Editorial MORE >   Mirant Chalk Point Power Plant Facing 14,000 Pollution Violation 6/15/2006 The Environmental Integrity Project and three Maryland groups -- Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Maryland Public Interest Group and Patuxent Riverkeeper -- have filed notice that they intend to sue the Mirant Corporation Chalk Point Power Plant in Prince George’s County for over 14,000 documented examples of violations of Clean Air Act soot emission limits at two large oil burning units at the plant. MORE >   Can a new film pierce the cloud of global warming apathy? 6/12/2006 MORE >   Mayor O'Malley Endorses Healthy Air Act 11/20/2005 November 22, 2005) – Today, Mayor Martin O’Malley endorsed the Healthy Air Act, and in a letter to its legislative sponsors pledged to work to ensure its passage. MORE >   Governor's air proposal leaves out carbon 11/17/2005 Environmental leaders in Maryland agree that the Governor Ehrlich's proposal to reduce pollutants from Maryland’s power plants falls short of the actions needed to truly clean up Maryland’s air and water. Low targets and a total lack of carbon dioxide have lead many of Maryland’s environmental groups to strengthen their support for a legislative approach which will address all four dirty pollutants from Maryland’s power plants. MORE >   MD should join move for energy policy creation 11/11/2005 Letter to the Gazette written by Rob Garagiola, MD State Representative for District 15 urging Maryland to take a leadership role on energy policy. MORE >   New Report Shows Clean Energy Can Lower Natural Gas Prices for Virginia Consumers 11/10/2005 RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A coalition of Virginia renewable energy stakeholders, lead by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), released a report today that outlines how adopting mandatory renewable energy legislation will save Virginians' $30 million dollars in energy costs over the next ten years. The report is part of a campaign CCAN is waging to get Virginia to adopt legislation mandating 15 to 20 percent of the state's electricity come from renewable sources by 2015. MORE >   FOX News Poll on Global Warming 11/9/2005 NEW YORK - Most Americans believe global warming exists and a majority thinks it is a major problem - if not a crisis, according to a recent FOX News poll. Even so, less than half think they personally can do anything about the problem. MORE >   Climate change linked to rise in malaria, asthma 11/8/2005 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Climate change may promote the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and asthma in both rich and poor countries by increasing the range of parasitic insects and whipping up dust from storms, a new report says. MORE >   Wal-Mart Announces Initiative to Cut GHG Emissions 10/31/2005 On October 24, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott surprised company observers by embracing sustainability in a speech announcing ambitious initiatives on "all the issues that we've been dealing with historically from a defensive posture." The very fact Wal-Mart is addressing the issues it has so long avoided—including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction—sends a loud signal to the market from one of the world's largest companies. MORE >   Evangelical Push For Climate Change Plan Puts GOP In Awkward Spot 10/25/2005 Evangelical Christians will soon issue their first policy statement on global warming that will likely call for mandatory greenhouse gas controls, a policy observers say could force the Bush administration and some conservative Republicans to choose between supporting a key part of their religious base and industry’s long-standing opposition to climate change legislation. MORE >   BALT SUN: Warm Earth, bigger storms 10/23/2005 Is this the stormy fate that global warming theorists have long warned about? Most scientists say it seems to be. They can't say any particular storm is caused by global warming. But they are beginning to see its signature in a clear trend toward more extreme weather. MORE >   Energy is key to plant's future 10/23/2005 The writing has been on the wall for several years concerning Eastalco's impending financial crisis and rising electricity prices ("Aluminum canning," editorial, Oct. 14). Senior management had to be either hopelessly optimistic or just wishful in its thinking if it really thought the company could get energy prices like those it had secured under the highly discounted deal with Allegheny Energy as the cost of energy has been rising for several years. MORE >   University bus system becomes eco-friendly 10/19/2005 Students strolling the University of Virginia campus may think they smell McDonald’s, but that faint fry-like smell is actually eco-friendly bus exhaust. As of the middle of this month, UVa is adding biodiesel to fuel its 30-bus fleet. The fuel is a blend of 80 percent diesel and 20 percent soy compound. MORE >   Del. [Davis] Stepped up for Environmental Protection 10/17/2005 We would like to commend Del. Dereck Davis (D-Dist. 25) of Mitchellville for his promise to help pass the Maryland Healthy Air Act [‘‘Delegate promises lawmakers will clean state’s air and water quality,” Sept. 29]. His commitment to do so sends a strong message to the rest of the General Assembly that air pollution and global warming should be priority issues during the 2006 session. MORE >   Balt Sun Editorial: Hot times ahead 10/16/2005 Policymakers should be seizing this opportunity to promote fuel conservation, demand greater efficiency from carbon combustion engines and redirect transportation resources away from building highways and into mass transit. Absurdly, what they are doing instead is mowing down environmental protections with the aim of increasing supplies of cheap gas so Americans can spew global warming pollutants into the atmosphere at an even faster rate. MORE >   Balt Sun: Time to clean up Md. power plants 10/11/2005 Mirant's three Maryland plants in Charles, Montgomery and Prince George's counties are much larger, and won't be shutting down any time soon. But given Virginia's aggressive enforcement, it's time to ask whether our state is doing enough about the enormous amount of air pollution caused by Maryland's coal-fired electricity generators. MORE >   3 Govs Park SUVs to Save Energy 10/5/2005 Three governors are giving up their gas-guzzling SUVs in a personalized bid to inspire citizens to conserve energy in the face of tighter fuel supplies after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. MORE >   Renewables account for 6.1% of U.S. energy consumption 10/5/2005 WASHINGTON, DC, US, October 5, 2005 (Refocus Weekly) The consumption of wind energy in the United States has increased 500% over the past 15 years, while the use of solar has increased only 50%, according to latest data from the Department of Energy. MORE >   Aspen, Annapolis, and IBM address global warming! 9/29/2005 WASHINGTON- The cities of Aspen and Annapolis, along with NorskeCanada (TSX:NS), a leading paper producer, have reached agreements with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for Energy & Climate Solutions (CECS) committing to significant actions that will reduce heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions. MORE >   Delegate promises lawmakers will clean state’s air and water quality 9/29/2005 Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-25) told more than two dozen supporters Tuesday evening that he was certain that Maryland’s House of Delegates would pass a version of the Healthy Air Act before the 2006 election cycle. MORE >   Global warming is a harsh reality 9/28/2005 As the media scream about the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the question becomes how many more times does the United States need to be knocked to the canvas before we answer the bell on global warming. MORE >   Gubernatorial hopefuls say they support biodiesel fuel 9/25/2005 RICHMOND - Virginia's major-party candidates for governor said Friday that they would support tax incentives to encourage the production of biodiesel fuel in Virginia, saying rising gas prices demand government efforts to pursue alternative energy sources. MORE >   Mirant To Reopen Alexandria Power Plant 9/21/2005 MORE >   Richmond Paper calls for renewable energy! 9/16/2005 Government help is needed if America is to significantly shake its dependence on a fossil-fuel-based economy, a prominent solar-energy expert said. MORE >   Baltimore Sun Editorializes on Mercury Pollution 9/12/2005 CHANCES ARE you've got mercury pollution. Most people in the Baltimore metropolitan area probably do, thanks to the presence of the Brandon Shores and Wagner power plants that spew 670 tons of mercury into the air every year. Mercury is a neurotoxin, particularly dangerous to children, that attacks the brain and nervous system. Federal scientists estimate that one in six women of child-bearing age has enough mercury in her body to put her offspring at risk. MORE >   Great article on "Healthy Air Act" in Annapolis Capital 9/12/2005 MORE >   No glee or smugness in 'I told you so' 9/10/2005 As I watched the disaster in New Orleans unfold in the past two weeks, my conversation with Bob - particularly this line - haunted me: "We are one Category 4 hurricane away from seeing the demise of this system and New Orleans under water." I later read some of Bob's newspaper stories and devoured the book Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast by Mike Tidwell. "The whole ragged sole of the Louisiana boot, an area the size of Connecticut - 3 million acres - is literally washing out to sea, surrendering to the Gulf of Mexico," Tidwell wrote. "It's an unfolding calamity of fantastic magnitude, taking with it entire Cajun towns and an age-old way of life. Yet no act of God has made this happen. There's nothing natural about it, in fact. Human beings have made it so. MORE >   Global warming called insurance peril 9/9/2005 Consumers are increasingly paying a steep price for wildfires, hurricanes and other catastrophic weather as insurers grapple with a 17-fold increase in financial losses over the past three decades, according to a study released Thursday. MORE >   Sen. Garagiola, Five other Senators Call on Governor Ehrlich to Reduce Global Warming Pollution 9/7/2005 Garagiola Calls on Governor To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Pollution by 10% Along with 5 Senate Colleagues, Urges Administration to Join 9-State Coalition MORE >   Smoke Alarm 8/25/2005 MORE >   9 States in Plan to Cut Emissions by Power Plants 8/24/2005 Officials in New York and eight other Northeastern states have come to a preliminary agreement to freeze power plant emissions at their current levels and then reduce them by 10 percent by 2020, according to a confidential draft proposal. MORE >   Mirant Shuts Down Alexandria Power Plant: Coalition Calls for Renewable Energy to Fill Gap 8/24/2005 A broad coalition called for Mirant to develop renewable energy to fill the gap left by the closing of its Potomac River plant in Alexandria, scheduled for midnight tonight. Mirant announced late on Wednesday that it would close the plant after discovering that the plant had not met the company’s commitment, under a previous agreement, to reduce nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, and small particulate matter, which cause a variety of health and environmental problems. MORE >   More drivers turning to hybrid options 8/21/2005 Hybrids have won a solid and growing following despite late and lukewarm interest from Detroit's big three. Congress meanwhile endorsed pollution-cutting, oil-import reducing benefits of hybrid vehicles this summer by approving and expanding tax breaks for buyers as part of the nation's energy policy bill. MORE >   Environmental groups plan lawsuit over Montgomery power plant 7/21/2005 DICKERSON, Md. (AP) - Four environmental groups said Thursday they plan to sue the operator of a Montgomery County power plant, claiming the plant is illegally pumping more nitrogen oxide into the air than it is allowed. MORE >   Trial for trio of Jewish activists 7/12/2005 MORE >   2 Power Plants in Md. Are Cited As Being Among Worst Polluters 1/1/2005 Associated Press Sunday, September 4, 2005; Page SM06 Two Maryland power plants were listed among top polluters in a report issued last spring by a Washington-based environmental group. MORE >   Md. called 16th-worst state in terms of its air quality 11/17/2004 MORE >   Climate Activists Arrested Protesting Coal-fired Power Plant Near Nation's Capital 11/10/2004 MORE >   Md. trails other states in fight against dirty air emissions: 10/10/2004 MORE >   Major DC "Coal" Polluter Falls Short on Climate, Mercury 9/27/2004 MORE >   Md. power plant benefits from shift in EPA strategy 9/27/2004 MORE >
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