Coastal Virginia is at the center of the fight against climate change. That’s why, this Saturday from 9:30-4:30pm Hampton Roads residents and Virginians from across the commonwealth are coming together in Norfolk for the Safe Coast Virginia Conference. Community and clean energy leaders, scientific experts and climate champions from Virginia and beyond will deliver keynotes and lead discussions about the threat of rising seas and bigger storms and how we can move towards a clean energy future that keeps us safe.
To join us, you can pre-register for the Safe Coast Virginia Conference online until midnight November 14th, or register at the door.

Breakout sessions will focus on concrete actions you can take to impact the media and our legislators, and build a people-powered movement to protect our communities. We’ll have special keynote addresses from Lois Gibbs, the heroine of Love Canal and founder and director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, minister, community activist and President of the Hip Hop Caucus, and Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org (via video).
Safe Coast Conference attendees will also see the premiere of our short film, Sea of Change, featuring local residents and experts.
Whether or not you’re able to join us this Saturday, we need you with us taking action. Super-Typhoon Haiyan is just the latest in a series of climate wake-up calls, following last year’s Superstorm Sandy. With Hampton Roads second-only to New Orleans in vulnerability to rising seas, the threat is here now. It’s going to take an outpouring of local, grassroots support to fight back and make real change for Virginia.
So, join us this Saturday from 9:30-4:30pm at the Norfolk Botanic Gardens for the Safe Coast Virginia Conference. Register here or at the door.

Here are resources and ways to take action:

1. Learn more about our Safe Coast Virginia campaign.
   
2. We don’t just want to say “no” to dirty energy; we want to say “YES!” to clean energy and the development of Virginia’s offshore wind power. Learn more about bringing offshore wind energy to Virginia here. 
   
3. Check out CCAN’s latest factsheets about the problems and solutions in Virginia
   • FACT SHEET: Changing Course: A Clean Investment Plan for Dominion Virginia Power
   • FACT SHEET: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act (H.R.924/S.401)
   • FACT SHEET: Climate Change and Flooding in Hampton Roads: The facts on how fossil fuel use causes sea level rise and stronger storms