Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Join the 10th Annual Plunge!

Join us on January 24th as we celebrate our 10th annual CCAN Polar Bear Plunge at National Harbor. It will be the biggest plunge ever. Come make a difference. Have fun. And join the 10th anniversary party.

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Tell the Virginia General Assembly: Save Our Coast!

Call on your legislators to support the Virginia Coastal Protection Act, a bill that will cap statewide greenhouse gas pollution while funding vital coastal flooding solutions. Sign the petition now!

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Tell Gov.-elect Hogan and Md. Leaders: Work together for clean energy—not dangerous fracking.

Let’s DOUBLE our state’s commitment to carbon-free wind and solar power by passing new legislation in 2015. And let’s protect our land from reckless fracking at the same time. Sign the letter to Maryland Senate President Mike Miller, House Speaker Mike Busch and Governor-elect Larry Hogan to make your voice heard. Add your name to the petition now:

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FIGHTING CRUDE OIL-BY-RAIL IN BALTIMORE

The oil industry is targeting Baltimore as an easy through-way to export crude oil to refineries along the East Coast, and potentially throughout the world. In the community of Curtis Bay, Targa Terminals is seeking approval to construct a crude oil export facility that would cause more air pollution and bring significant safety risks to South Baltimore and the city as a whole. A crude oil train or port explosion could threaten thousands of Baltimore residents, local property and the environment.

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We're building a movement to solve the climate crisis in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Join us!

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Over 100 concerned Virginians weathered the cold and rallied in Waynesboro on November 1st to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

Resisting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: latest updates

November 13, 2014

Most Virginians know by now that Dominion Resources has proposed a disastrous 550-mile long mega-pipeline to carve through Virginia, carrying fracked gas for West Virginia to North Carolina. The announcement… Continued

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Virginia will flood. Or not.

November 12, 2014

What if Virginia’s great coastal communities basically disappeared? No naval base in Norfolk. No tourism in Virginia Beach. No shipyards in Portsmouth and Newport News. Why imagine this? Because scientists… Continued

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BLOCKADIA - THE BEYOND EXTREME ENERGY ACTION in Washngton DC

Victory for Beyond Extreme Energy at FERC

November 10, 2014

“The people gonna rise like the waters, Gonna calm this crisis down. I hear the voice of my great granddaughter Saying shut FERC down right now.” Who would have thought… Continued

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After Maryland’s election, we’re going on offense

November 7, 2014

There’s no sugarcoating it: Tuesday’s election created new obstacles in our fight for climate solutions in Maryland. Governor-elect Larry Hogan questions the basic science of global warming. He also supports… Continued

Press Releases

Ten Myths Debunked: The Proposed Exelon-Pepco Merger in Maryland

November 11, 2014

Wading into Baltimore’s Rising Waters, Coalition Launches Campaign to Pass Nation-Leading Clean Energy Legislation

October 17, 2014

In First Step of Legal Battle, Groups Challenge Cove Point LNG Export Project’s Federal Approval

October 16, 2014

Events

Central Price George’s County Clean Energy Campaign Kick-off Meeting

November 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Baltimore Clean Energy Campaign Kick-off Meeting

November 19 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Across the Chesapeake region, CCAN and its supporters are fighting to bring new wind and solar power to our homes and businesses, shut down the dirtiest coal plants, and protect our communities from major new dirty energy threats — like fracking and fracked gas exports. Click on the current campaign links below to learn more and get involved.

Maryland Campaigns

Virginia Campaigns

DC & Federal Campaigns