Spanberger Data Center Platform Takes Steps Forward, But Communities Still Need “Pause to Protect”
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Governor Spanberger released a Data Center Accountability Framework today, and it is a meaningful step forward! But Virginia communities need immediate relief. CCAN is calling for a "Pause to Protect": halt new data center approvals until strong, enforceable safeguards for clean air, water, energy affordability, and local communities are fully in place.Link: chesapeakeclimate.org/spanberger-data-center-platform-takes-steps-forward-but-communities-still-n...#CleanEnergy #DataCenters #AI #Climatection #BigTechAccountability #EnergyAffordability #VAGov #VALeg #VAGeneralAssembly #VABudget #VAPolicy
What if we could turn down the heat—literally?Join the Chesapeake Climate Action Network during New York Climate Week for a fun, move at your own pace Solar Reflective Methods (SRM) Research Hub Crawl, exploring the science, possibilities, and big questions surrounding emerging approaches that could reflect a small amount of sunlight and temporarily cool the planet.While you network, eat and drink, travel between hubs for conversations with scientists, advocates, and climate thinkers working to research and understand how could SRM fit into our global climate action.All on one rooftop, you’ll be able to visit several hubs and organizations:Science Hub» Degrees Initiative» Environmental Defense Fund» Reflective» University of Chicago’s Climate Systems Engineering InitiativeGovernance Hub» The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG)» Environmental Defense Fund» Federation of American Scientists» University of Chicago’s Climate Systems Engineering initiativePublic Engagement Hub» Chesapeake Climate Action Network» Plan C For Civilization Documentary» SRM360This isn’t a deployment pitch—and it’s definitely not a science lecture. It’s a chance to get curious, ask hard questions, and imagine what responsible climate research and governance could look like while having great food and drinks!Come for the science. Stay for the conversation. Leave with a few new questions. luma.com/49uauhsm?tk=qsAmWK
Want to make polluters pay as well as demand a statewide moratorium for data centers? CCAN is spreading the word at several events this fall in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties and we need your help!Sign up to table with us! Get a FREE CCAN shirt, connect with other community members, and build the movement to fight data centers and make polluters pay in Maryland! Join us at an event near you this fall:Poolesville DayWhen: Saturday, September 19, 9:00 AM-4:30 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: 19701 Fisher Avenue, Poolesville, Maryland 20837Sign up here to table with us!Brandywine Farm & Family DayWhen: Sunday, September 20, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: Baden Volunteer Fire Department, 16608 Brandywine Rd, Brandywine, MD 20613Sign up here to table with us!Cheverly DayWhen: Saturday, September 26, 12:00 - 5:30 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: Cheverly Town Park, 6401 Forest Rd, Cheverly, MD 20785Sign up here to table with us!Rockville - Montgomery College Resource FairWhen: Wednesday, September 30, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: Student Services, Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850Email Beth at beth@chesapeakeclimate.org to table with us!Fort Washington FestivalWhen: Saturday, October 3, 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: Cady Drive, Fort Washington, MD 20744Sign up here to table with us!Takoma Park Street FestivalWhen: Sunday, October 4, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912Sign up here to table with us!Hyattsville - PG County Green FestivalWhen: Saturday, October 10, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (2 hour shifts)Where: David C. Driskell Community Park, 3911 Hamilton St., Hyattsville, MDSign up here to table with us!Rockville - Panel: Home Electrification Doesn’t Have to be Scary!When: Thurs., October 15, 6:00 - 8:00 PMWhere: Aspen Hill Community Library (Medium Room) 4407 Aspen Hill Rd., Rockville, 20853Sign up to volunteer with us!Big changes in climate action take time. We know that. But an afternoon having vital conversations with fellow members of our communities can literally mean our campaigns achieve the results we need. Take it from the dozens of volunteers who showed to table and canvass with us last summer and fall for “make polluters pay” legislation. Because of those conversations, the Responding to Emergency Needs and Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act Study Bill passed in our state legislature, and is now underway to assess the cost of climate change caused by the largest fossil fuel companies! That study is anticipated to come out later this year, and it’s all thanks to CCANers like you.Let’s work together again to stop data centers and make Big Oil pay!
DC's budget is everybody's business! Join @fairbudgetdc at the People's Budget and Revenue Forum 9/19 from 12pm-4pm!Come share your concerns, priorities, and dreams for DC’s next budget. Your voice will help the Fair Budget Coalition build out a People’s Budget Platform that reflects the real needs and wants of DC residents.
71% of Baltimore’s houses burn fossil fuels in their stoves, furnaces and water heaters,” notes GHHI’s Ruth Ann Norton. GHHI’s report shows the benefits of electrification, underscoring why Maryland must quickly pass Clean Heat Rules that will phase in the adoption of zero-emissions heat equipment.Read more here:
Baltimore’s lead-fighting group has a new target to improve home safety
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The organization formed to remove lead from Baltimore homes has a new target in their home safety campaign — fossil fueled appliances.
