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Marylanders tell General Assembly to “Get to Work” on fracking protections

March 13, 2013 /
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 13, 2013 Contact:Kelly Trout, 717-439-0346, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.orgMike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Energized by close Senate committee vote on fracking moratorium bill, more than 100 concerned citizens attend morning rally
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Landmark offshore wind power bill passes final hurdle in Maryland

March 8, 2013 /
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2013 Contact:Mike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.orgTom Carlson, 651-587-0730, tom@chesapeakeclimate.org CCAN applauds historic Senate vote; bill is now destined for Governor O’Malley’s desk ANNAPOLIS—The Maryland Senate today passed
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Fracking moratorium comes one vote shy of passing in MD Senate committee

March 7, 2013 /
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2013 Contact:Mike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.orgKelly Trout, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Advocates say near-miss on victory will only deepen movement to protect state residents from impacts of high-risk drilling
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Mill’s stance on ‘black liquor’ irks lawmakers

March 7, 2013 /
The Washington Post By Steven Mufson A month ago, the manager of Luke paper mill in western Maryland pledged in writing to remain neutral on a bill in the state
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Victory: MD votes for offshore wind!

March 6, 2013 /
On September 23, 2010 at St. Paul’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Ocean City, Maryland, CCAN and other advocates held our first town hall in the campaign to bring offshore wind
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Tell the City Council: Close the black liquor loophole

February 28, 2013 /
D.C.’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) law was intended to spur new clean energy development and help city residents reap the environmental and economic benefits that come with it. In reality,
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Md., D.C. utilities pay paper mills burning ‘black liquor’ for alternative fuel credits

February 26, 2013 /
The Washington Post By Steven Mufson When Maryland and the District set floors requiring electric utilities to use increasing amounts of renewable energy, environmentalists cheered the prospect of money going
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Fracking Poll: Broad and growing majority of MD voters support pause for studies

February 25, 2013 /
For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 25, 2013 Contact:Kelly Trout, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.orgMike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org Polling shows seventy-eight percent of Marylanders support approach of moratorium bill; voters want General Assembly to join Governor’s
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Ken Cuccinelli Gets a Science Lesson

February 22, 2013 /
If VA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was featured on the TV show, Are you smarter than a 5th grader, he would have been out before the first commercial. In his
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Charlottesville climate activists tell Sec. Kerry: No KXL!

February 20, 2013 /
Virginia climate activists aren’t letting up on Keystone XL after Sunday’s hugely successful climate rally in DC. John Kerry came to the University of Virginia today to deliver his first
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