Cooling the Commonwealth

The Chesapeake Climate Action Network is one of the leading groups working to halt construction of a massive coal-burning plant in southwest Virginia and promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. The conventional coal plant, which is under construction in Wise County, would harm ratepayers, shareholders, citizens, and the environment (learn more). CCAN works to educate Virginians about the opportunities provided by a clean energy future and the devastating consequences of our continued reliance on dirty energy sources such as coal.

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Help decide Virginia's Energy Future!
Virginia's Commission on Climate Change will be holding it's first public meeting on Wednesday, August 27th in Richmond. The Commission will be studying the effects of climate change on Virginia and will lay out a plan of how to meet emissions goals.  Please attend the meeting and support real efforts to reduce Virginia's climate impact! MORE >

Stop the Wise County Coal Plant!

Opposition to the boondoggle Wise County coal plant is huge and growing! Over 20,000 Virginians have signed a petition against the plant, putting us well on our way to reaching our 50,000 goal.

CCAN Blog: What's New
CCAN’s Hiring Interns! Clean Energy Internships
Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is accepting applications for Clean Energy fall internships.
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Our mission is to educate and mobilize citizens of this region in a way that fosters a rapid societal [...] MORE >

Governor Kaine Announces Air Board Appointments
State Air Pollution Control Board

Randolph Gordon M.D. of Mechanicsville, specialist leader at Deloitte Consulting. Gordon holds a master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, a medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia, and fulfills the statutory recommendation that the Air Pollution Control Board have public health representation. He served as the State [...] MORE >

Kaine’s coal plant is big controversy in Virginia

Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia is a big supporter of new coal combustion and offshore drilling. And he has done next to nothing for clean energy and efficiency. In fact, Kaine’s administration gave the final green light in June 2008 for the construction of a 585 megawatt coal plant in Wise County, Virginia that [...] MORE >

Virginia is Itching for a PowerShift
So take Virginia, the old Commonwealth, the birthplace of some of the most esteemed leaders of American history: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and television’s the Waltons.  Where are Virginia’s leaders now?  On today’s political front, you have politicians such as potential VP candidate Governor Tim Kaine, a strong outspoken proponent of a new waste coal [...] MORE >

Coal is what it is–VP candidates and coal
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Barack Obama shone some of his rays of hope on the climate movement. He named “serious” action on global warming as one of the benchmarks for success in his first term. “If I haven’t gotten combat troops out of Iraq, passed universal health care and created a [...] MORE >