Historic “Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act” Will Address Skyrocketing Costs of Extreme Weather CCAN Action Fund applauds new Superfund-style bill introduced by Sen. Van Hollen and Rep. Jerry Nadler that will collect funds from polluters who are fueling climate crisis Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) […]
Metro vs Washington Gas: Who does a better job of reducing D.C.’s climate pollution? Ten years ago, D.C.’s sole for-profit gas company embarked on a multi-billion dollar spending spree to replace thousands of miles of methane gas pipes, paid for by gas customers through higher rates on our energy bills. As the project evolved,
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Local Climate Group Asks Washington Gas to Sign a Full-Disclosure Agreement Showing How It Plans to Meet the District’s Climate Goals Request from CCAN Action Fund comes after utility asks groups to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement to discuss company’s controversial and high-polluting Project Pipes plan Washington D.C. – The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) Action Fund
CCAN Action Fund Recognizes Ten Climate All-Stars from the 2024 General Assembly Climate action means taking on the big fights: the oil and gas industry, monopoly utilities, Big Tech, you name it. Advocating for what’s right despite well-moneyed and powerful opposition isn’t easy – so we need to celebrate those that are willing to take
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New Ad Campaign Mirrors Issues Raised in Op-Ed that Explains Why Some Call Washington Gas “the Worst Fossil Fuel Company in America”.
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“Washington Gas Exposed” highlights how D.C.’s gas utility wastes customer money, pollutes our air, and fuels the climate crisis; calls on utility regulators to intervene.
“These provisions are unacceptable and we call on our climate champions in the Senate to reject this last-gasp attempt by Senator Manchin to do the bidding of his fossil fuel friends.”
“We agree with President Biden that Harris is the best candidate to save our climate and our democracy. Kamala Harris will continue the vitally important climate policies of the Biden Administration.”
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Last Thursday, two grandmothers from the Mi’kmaq tribe in Nova Scotia – Cheryl and April Maloney – joined CCAN Action Fund and other environmental and community groups to decry immoral gas giant Washington Gas, which has been trying to bleed DMV residents for cash while keeping the region hooked on unhealthy, climate-warming methane gas.
On Thursday, two indigenous grandmothers from the Mi’kmaq tribe in Canada will visit D.C. to share the amazing story of how they defeated Washington Gas’s controversial parent company AltaGas, which has been called “one of the worst fossil fuel companies in North America.
