The Greening of Richmond:A Reality With CCAN, VACAN and RENEW

ES 388 – Dr. Stevenson

Summer Internship Presentations

September 25th, 2007

Why CCAN?

CCAN's Director: Mike Tidwell

My Internship: Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)

Grassroots Activism on Global Warming in MD, DC and VA

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

No New Coal in VA Wise County Plant

My Office

My Internship: Projects and Research

CCAN Display UR Steam Plant Presentation

My Internship:Organizing Events

Protest Outside Dominion HQ

Solar Oven at FloydFest

My Internship:Grassroots Training and Networking

VACAN ConvergenceSierra Student Coalition

SPROG

Statewide ActivismVirginia Climate Action Network (VACAN)

Coalition of VA Schools Goal: 100% Clean Energy Future Major Events:

PowerShift 2007 Wise County Convergence

NO NEW COAL Petition 100,000 signatures

Campus Activism: Richmond Environmental Network for Economic Willpower (RENEW)

Green Dorms Petition Campaign 2007-2008

Issue Awareness Public LEED Policy

President’s Climate Commitment

Climate Crisis Action Day Washington D.C.

Thank You!

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