Business, faith, and environmental groups today praised landmark energy legislation introduced by Councilmember Mary Cheh and co-sponsored by Councilmember Marion Barry. The “Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2007” aims to create a sustainable energy utility that will launch energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in the District that save people money and create opportunities for green collar jobs. Continue reading
Coalition demands more opportunity for citizen comment on Wise Co. plant
Opponents of a coal-burning power plant proposed for Wise County are calling on Virginia Continue reading
Hundreds of Marylanders Call on the Governor and General Assembly to Take Action on Global Warming
What brings a Reverend from Montgomery County, a business owner from Baltimore, a doctor from Johns Hopkins, and a junior from the University of Maryland, College Park to Annapolis on a snowy day in January? The answer: global warming. Continue reading
Fairfax Chairman Connolly Joins Hundreds in Opposing Proposed Wise Co. Coal Plant
The Chairman of the Fairfax County Board Gerry Connolly today joined hundreds in voicing his opposition to a proposed coal-fired power plant in Wise County, Va. Dominion Virginia Power, the largest utility in the commonwealth, is planning to build a new 585 megawatt coal-fired power plant designed primarily to supply the energy demand in Northern Virginia. Continue reading
Local Groups Laud Maryland Climate Proposal
DECEMBER 4—The Alliance for Global Warming Solutions – a coalition of local organizations combating climate change – today expressed support for the first report of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change. The report outlines early action items to decrease the state’s global warming pollution.
Local Groups Laud Maryland Climate Proposal
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Coal Critical Issue in Virginia Election
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Activists Kick Off a 'Month of Action'
Even as the state prepares for a Special Session, members from an alliance of environmental, health, and faith-based organization today delivered approximately 4,000 citizen postcards to the Governor Continue reading
Global Warming Activists Attempt to Shut Down Bush
Scores of activists were arrested today in front of the State Department attempting to shut down President Bush Continue reading
Coalition Launches Campaign to Stop Wise Co. Coal Plant
A coalition of citizens and conservation groups announced the Wise Energy for Virginia campaign at a press conference today. The campaign is a major effort to to challenge the building of Dominion Continue reading