Director Mike Tidwell says: “No Maryland leader has done more to fight against climate change and promote clean energy across our region and beyond.” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund (CCAN Action Fund) announced its endorsement of United States Senator Chris Van Hollen (Democrat, Maryland) for re-election in 2022 based […]
Advocates call for fast action on transformative bill as climate change accelerates and fossil-fuel price spikes hurt vulnerable Marylanders ANNAPOLIS, MD – As climate change impacts worsen and war in Europe triggers spikes in fossil fuel prices, top Maryland environmental leaders gathered for a Zoom press conference today. Their message: Maryland’s General Assembly must keep
As Ukraine War Pushes Up Gas Prices, Top Maryland Environmental Leaders Will Challenge Legislators to Pass Strong “Climate Solutions Now Act” Monday noon press conference will highlight the need for a strong bill as climate change accelerates and fossil fuel price spikes hurt vulnerable Marylanders. Speakers will include Chesapeake Climate Action Network/CCAN Action Fund, Sierra Club,
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ANNAPOLIS–Maryland has sacrificed millions of dollars in potential returns by investing in fossil fuel companies responsible for the climate crisis, according to a recent report analyzing the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (SRPS). The SRPS has sacrificed returns of more than 15 percentage points since 2010 in the public equities portion of the fund
By Mike Tidwell. Originally printed in the Washington Post on February 11, 2022 Here’s the most shocking part of Glenn Youngkin’s shocking tenure as Virginia governor so far: He’s making a mockery of his reputation as a prudent business leader. Exhibit A is his apparent intention to erase tens of thousands of clean-energy jobs while
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DC Demonstration Shows Why President Must Do More On Build Back Better Act – and Why Lobbyists Must Drop Opposition: #SpineForBiden (WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, January 31 at 7:30am, families, activists, and local leaders held a demonstration to pressure President Biden to pull out all the stops on the Build Back Better Act, as
ANNAPOLIS – A majority of Maryland voters want strong action on climate change from the General Assembly this year, according to a new Patrick Gonzales poll. The poll shows clear majorities support cutting greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2030 and voters support a mandate that newly constructed buildings be powered by electric-only energy systems for
Activists call for 60% cuts in climate pollution, full building electrification, and climate justice ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, Maryland legislators were greeted by the solemn sight of 100 empty chairs spread across Lawyers Mall. The chairs represented the 100 lives lost around the globe every 6 hours to climate disasters. As a legislative response, Maryland
Letter to Maryland Legislative Leaders Sets Crucial Climate Policy Goals for 2022 ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today, six scientists from some of Maryland’s more prestigious institutions sent a letter to House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President William Ferguson expressing “grave concerns regarding the current climate crisis and the need for state action to
Date: January 10, 2022From: Concerned Maryland Climate Scientists The Honorable Adrienne Jones The Honorable William FergusonSpeaker of the Maryland House of Delegates President of the
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