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Cap and Dividend: The CLEAR Climate Solution
The cap-and-dividend CLEAR Act, introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell and Susan Collins, is simple, fair and built to last. MORE >

Maryland: Smart Energy Now!
Maryland is a leader in national efforts to address climate change. Unfortunately, without a comprehensive plan outlining how we reach these clean energy goals, we're headed for a potential train wreck. We need to make sure that the government has to consider Maryland's visionary policies when considering future energy projects. MORE >

Cleaning up MD's Oldest, Dirtiest Power Sources
CCAN has begun a legal and community outreach campaign to push the state of Maryland to issue and enforce strong environmental permits for power plants and coal ash dumps. Our goal is to clean up Maryland's dirtiest polluters by holding them accountable to existing environmental laws. MORE >

MD Can't Afford a New Nuclear Reactor
Constellation Energy is considering building a third nuclear reactor. If built, this would be one of the first expansion projects of a U.S. nuclear power plant in over 30 years. Building a new reactor at Calvert Cliffs would be expensive, threaten public health, and set us back in the race to stop global warming. MORE >

GGERA Passes - Climate Victory in MD!

The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act (GGERA) has passed! This historic bill will set Maryland on a path to reduce our global warming pollution 25% by 2020. Find out if your legislator supported the bill, and then thank them or tell them to do better next time.

CCAN Blog: What's New
The CLEAR Act: A New Hope
Mike Tidwell of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network explains a bold and refreshing new perspective on how to cap carbon emissions in the United States.

Also, here’s an interesting TV interview about the bill that Mike Tidwell conducted with John Passacantando, former director of Greenpeace USA. The interview is part of a cable-access [...] MORE >

Video: CCAN’s Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge
On January 23, 2010 nearly 350 people gathered on a beach outside the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis to draw attention to the climate crisis and highlight the number everyone living on this planet needs to know: 350.
Check out the video from CCAN’s 5th plunge to Keep Winter Cold below (it’s my first video). [...] MORE >

Maryland News: A compromise and a step forward
First the good news: Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. just announced that it is testing the waters of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle charging stations in anticipation of the cars hitting Greater Baltimore streets later this year.
There’s no doubt that cars with cords are coming. According to Wired, most of the major automakers are pouring hundreds [...] MORE >

National Day of Action Against Coal Ash
This is cross-posted from Sierra Club’s Blog
This is the weekly post from Bruce Nilles, director of the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign.
Today, Jan 28th, Sierra Club and our allies at Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity Project, NRDC and grassroots groups across the country are participating in a national day of action to urge the Obama Administration to [...] MORE >

Two Days ’til We Go Swimming!
Two more days ’til the big day! The latest weather reports call for a mostly sunny day with a high around 40 degrees in Annapolis. Whatever it ends up being, we’ll be there wearing our swimming suits starting at 10:30 AM!
There’s still time to join us on Saturday for CCAN’s Fifth Annual Polar Bear Plunge. [...] MORE >