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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 >

Efficiency First! A Jobs Plan for Virginia
Energy efficiency can create thousands of jobs, stimulate the economy, and save families money in the Commonwealth, all while cutting energy consumption, reducing global warming pollution and reducing the demand for mountaintop removal mining. MORE >

Stop Mountaintop Removal
Virginia is one of four states that is home to the devastating practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. This practice is destroying the landscape, waterways, quality of life, and economic viability of southwest Virginia. We are working to stop this practice as part of our overall efforts to move away from dirty energy and toward a clean energy future. MORE >

Just Say No to Massive Coal Plant near Williamsburg
Right now, a Virginia utility is considering building a massive new coal plant just outside of Williamsburg. At a time when Virginia - and the nation - is moving towards a clean energy future, this $6 billion coal plant is a giant step in the wrong direction. MORE >

Judge Rules Against Dominion's Wise Co. Coal Plant!
In a momentous victory for clean energy advocates in Virginia, a Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled on August 11th that the State Air Pollution Control Board violated federal environmental law in permitting Dominion Power's coal-fired power plant in Wise County in the southwest corner of the state.

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 >

No Jobs but Yes to coal??
Last night the Dendron town council moved forward on permitting the Cypress Creek coal-fired power plant. Can’t say they really voted for it since the 3 council members against the plant abstained from voting. The Mayor decided that this was still considered a tie vote and cast the deciding vote in favor of [...] 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 >