Climate Change Challenges Facing Us Wednesday, April 14, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Zoom Details Below) Join Bradley Hills Village for a very timely discussion with Mike Tidwell, Director of Chesapeake Climate Action Network about “Climate Change Challenges Facing Us.” Tidwell is a national expert and will talk about how climate change will affect – water, …
Join in for a candid conversation between frontline leaders and the Biden Administration as it nears its first 100 days! The event will feature a panel and moderated town hall that will amplify the top stories, impacts, and solutions communities are building to respond to climate environmental issues across the nation with a focus on …
Joe Biden: Climate Hero? Join the discussion with Leah Stokes of Evergreen Action, Ben Beachy of Sierra Club, Andres Jimenez of Green 2.0, and your friends at CCAN Action Fund. In March, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the “American Jobs Plan.” The plan would achieve 100% clean electricity nationwide by 2035. It …
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Maryland is at a critical juncture in the battle for our planet. With the legislative session clock ticking down, our state representatives have just enough time to pass crucial climate legislation that will commit Maryland to key science-based deadlines and immediately reduce emissions. We need to make sure our representatives hear from the people that …
Join us for the second part of the MVP Divest webinar series, “Personal Divestment: How, Why, & Where?”, on March 17th at 6pm. Co-hosted by Protect Our Water, Heritage, and Rights, and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, we will run through how to divest your money step by step, and where to put it. You …
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Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave is a stand-up comedy special from the frontlines of the climate crisis. It’s filmed in the St. Paul’s district of Norfolk, VA, a Black public housing community that is being redeveloped because of climate flooding, sea level rise, and a legacy of racist urban policies. The city of Norfolk, which …
Want to help oppose the Lambert MVP/MVP Southgate Compressor Station by making a powerful public comment? Join our ZOOM Public Comment Party and learn how to generate and file a public comment before March 10th. The proposed Lambert Compressor Station, a 27,756-horsepower fossil fuel facility would emit carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde into the …
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At the height of the Capitol insurrection yesterday, members of the U.S. House of Representatives lay on the floor in fear for their lives. As police drew weapons at rioters banging on the barred door, lawmakers were reportedly advised to remove the pins on their lapels that identified them as House members. This was to …
Statement: They broke windows. They broke laws. They didn’t break us. Read More »
For Immediate Release: Contact: Jamie DeMarco, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, jamie@chesapeakeclimate.org, 443-845-5601 Language in the Select Committee’s report is the latest milestone in growing opposition in Congress to giving fossil fuel companies liability relief WASHINGTON, D.C. – House leadership embraced the message of making polluters pay in the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis’ report. On …
“Don’t trade liability relief for a carbon price” Says House Blueprint on climate Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2020 CONTACT: Denise Robbins, Communications Director, denise@chesapeakeclimate.org, 240-630-1889 Harrison Wallace, Virginia Director, harrison@chesapeakeclimate.org, 804-305-1472 RICHMOND, VA — The oldest deliberative body in the Western Hemisphere made a new kind of history today. With climate change impacts growing worldwide and scientists saying we’re almost out of time, the Virginia General Assembly …
BREAKING: Virginia Clean Economy Act gets Final Passage Read More »
