New resolution is first time in state history where environmental, labor, and justice groups have unified around a clean-energy commitment for top candidates ANNAPOLIS, MD – On Thursday May 12 at 11 AM, CCAN Action Fund and its allies will share the names of over 100 candidates – including a majority of Democrats running for […]
I’m a West Virginia farmer, and I know something about timing and deadlines. If my spring broccoli isn’t planted in the greenhouse by February — and growing uncovered by May — forget it. It’ll be a long summer, fall and cold winter before I can try again. So, when Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., tells me
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Maryland climate activists celebrate bill’s passage and urge legislators to finish the job in 2023 ANNAPOLIS– Today, Earth Day 2022, CCAN Action Fund and 350MoCo are celebrating the recent passage of HB740/SB566 as an important first step toward protecting state pension funds from the financial risks posed by the climate crisis. Both groups stressed, however, that to
By: Davonte Douglas As a native resident of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, I’ve watched my home slowly be swallowed by rising sea levels. Studies have shown that sea levels around Maryland have been rising and are projected to continue to rise by as much as 2.1ft in the Chesapeake Bay by 2050. My family’s history is
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Well…that’s a wrap! As you probably know, the Maryland General Assembly adjourned at midnight on Monday, April 11, concluding the 444th legislative session. Over the last 90 days, we’ve been ringing the alarm bells (like the United Nations’ Code Red for Humanity!!!) and urging our state leaders not to let another year go by without
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Bill would require new construction to use 100 percent electric energy equipment beginning in 2024; technology has advanced making electric heating affordable and effective From the Office of Councilmember Hans Riemer ROCKVILLE, Md., April 14, 2022—Joined by local and statewide climate advocacy groups, Councilmember Hans Riemer will unveil new legislation that decarbonizes new buildings beginning
2022 MD Climate Justice Platform asks candidates to commit to transformative climate action and worker protections. Sponsored by leading climate, social justice, and labor groups Takoma Park, MD — Eight leading candidates for Maryland governor have signed a resolution vowing to support legislation in 2023 that would set the state on the course to 100% clean electricity with
By Mike Tidwell, executive director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and CCAN Action Fund. Climate change has gotten so bad that any pause in the transition to a clean-energy economy will literally kill people. “Delay means death,” says United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He uttered those words after another blockbuster and depressing climate study came
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland General Assembly achieved mixed results with the passage today of the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. After the Senate concurred with the House of Delegates’ amended version of Senate Bill 528, the Assembly has now sent the bill to Governor Larry Hogan. CCAN Action Fund, the political wing of
CCAN Joins Regional Groups Calling for Swift Passage of Clean Energy Investments in Reconciliation Package WASHINGTON, DC: The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) has joined other regional activist groups in sending a letter to Senator Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, urging Congress to pass landmark clean energy investments included in the federal reconciliation package. These groups
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