Skip to content

My First Plunge

An account of the Polar Bear Plunge written by first time plunger and current CCAN intern Rachel O’Keeffe On January 26th, I became a part of a now 8-year-long tradition:
Read More

Hybrid car owners protest at the Virginia Capitol

The Virginian Pilot By Kathy Adams With signs, cardboard wind turbines and a parade of Priuses, hybrid car owners on Thursday afternoon sent a message to legislators meeting inside the
Read More

CCAN Statement: General Assembly turns its back on Virginia clean energy

For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 1, 2013 Contact:Beth Kemler, 804-335-0915, beth@chesapeakeclimate.orgKelly Trout, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Cuccinelli-backed legislation to effectively nix Virginia’s clean electricity standard passes; new mandatory law is now imperative, advocates say
Read More

Protests Against Va. Hybrid Car Fee Proposal

NBC 4 By Julie Carey Environmentally-conscious drivers and their supporters took to the streets to protest part of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation funding plan. News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie
Read More

Hybrid car owners protest Governor's transportation plan

WDBJ7 By Joe Dashiell Owners of hybrid cars drove around Capitol Square honking their horns Thursday afternoon. Other supporters carried signs and chanted, “No hybrid tax.” They were protesting proposed legislation,
Read More

Prius parade protests Gov. McDonnell’s proposed hybrid tax

The Washington Post By Errin Haines A Prius parade descended on the Virginia Capitol on Thursday in protest of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s proposal to impose a $100 fee on
Read More

Hybrid owners and activists protest clean-cars tax and other attacks on climate solutions in Richmond

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 31, 2013 Contact: Beth Kemler, 804-335-0915, beth@chesapeakeclimate.org Kelly Trout, 240-396-2022, kelly@chesapeakeclimate.org Hybrid car owners lead parade around Capitol to oppose series of irresponsible, anti-environment proposals—including new hybrid
Read More

Hybrid owners protest Va. transportation plan

CBS6 by Joe St. George RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — Hybrid engines do not roar, but thanks to megaphones their message to legislators was loud and clear: do not vote in
Read More

Hybrid car owners protest McDonnell's proposed fee

WTOP RICHMOND, Va. – Hybrid and electric car owners circled the Virginia Capitol to protest a $100 yearly fee that would be placed on their vehicles if Gov. Bob McDonnell’s
Read More

#ForwardOnClimate!

This post was written by CCAN Communications Fellow Annie Mackin. Superstorm Sandy. Drought. Raging wildfires. It’s time to act on climate change, and President Obama knows it. During his second
Read More