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Should we reflect sunlight away from the Earth? With global temperatures spiking ever higher, CCAN supports careful research into geoengineering, following the lead of the world’s top scientists.
The D.C. Council can stop ballooning utility costs for residents by passing common sense ratepayer protections, stopping Project Pipes for good, and piloting networked geothermal to kickstart our transition of dangerous methane gas.
This fall, we’re spreading the word about the impacts and costs of extreme weather events on our communities by hosting a series of events in a statewide “Make Polluters Pay” tour.
CCAN Action Fund released a new statewide poll, conducted by Global Strategy Group, that shows a whopping 92% of likely voters believe state lawmakers are failing to properly manage the rapid growth of data centers in the Commonwealth. They want action!
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On Saturday, we brought the statewide March for a Moratorium to Richmond, demanding a pause on new data-center approvals and protections for our bills, water, health, and communities. Thank you to everyone who showed up! The march is over but the fight isn’t. Join us to rally against the NextEra and Dominion merger on Nov. 17th: actionnetwork.org/events/stop-nextera-day-show-up-for-the-sccs-nextera-hearing?source=direct_link... Photo credits:Slide 1-3: Colette CannellSlide 5-8: Britt Hall Photography @britthallphoto Slide 9: Becky Taylor @art.unabated#CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #Climatection #BigTechAccountability #EnergyAffordability #VAGov #VALeg #VAGeneralAssembly #VABudget #VAPolicy #MarchforMoratorium #MarchforDataCenterMoratorium
This could be YOU! Join CCAN AF members and allies from ALL OVER Virginia to STOP Nextera’s Power Grab. Billionaire CEOs want to create the world's largest electric utility monopoly. This would be a disaster for our climate and our energy bills. But we can stop them!Join us on Tuesday, 10/27, at 6:30 PM! RSVP link: ccan.link/Oct-VMU#DominionNextEraMerger #CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #ClimateAction #EnergyAffordability #VACleanEnergy #VAElectricityBills
These cartoons really draw the line on data centers. And this Saturday, so do we! Join us tomorrow, October 24, at 11:00 AM at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square in Richmond for the final stop of the statewide March for a Moratorium. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/march-for-a-moratorium-richmondCredits1st slide: AI - Data Center Political Cartoon by Jim Benton2nd slide: Jonathan Brown Copyright 2026 Cagle Cartoons, Inc. 3rd slide: Cartoonist on the signature; please tag or let us know who to credit properly4th slide: Flyer by @hu.artist#CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #climatection #BigTechAccountability #EnergyAffordability #VAGov #VALeg #vageneralassembly #vabudget #vapolicy #marchformoratorium #marchfordatacentermoratorium
Maryland communities are hitting pause on the data center boom and momentum is growing. Nearly 90% of Marylanders now live in a county or city with some form of data center ban or pause.Read our latest blog, then join CCAN and Nature Forward on November 7 in Baltimore for the People Over Data Centers: Maryland Action Summit. RSVP here: chesapeakeclimate.org/peopleoverdatacenters/#baltimore #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanEnergy #ActOnClimate #climatejustice #PeopleOverPolluters #ClimatePolicy#DataCenters #AI
We hosted an SRM Research Hub Crawl during #NewYorkClimateWeek to explore what responsible research into solar reflective methods could look like and who should help shape it.Our position is clear: Research is not deployment. CCAN does not support deploying SRM, and nothing replaces cutting carbon pollution. But the public deserves answers about the risks, the science, and the safeguards. Read the blog here: ccan.substack.com/p/the-srm-conversation-is-growing-nearly#ClimateScience #ClimateAction #ClimatePolicy #SolarGeoengineering #SRMresearch #ClimateResearch #climatejustice #CleanEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice #climatesolutions
