Chesapeake Climate Action Network

Chesapeake Climate Action Network
Founded	July 1, 2002
Founder	Mike Tidwell
Type	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Location	Takoma Park, Maryland;
Executive director	Michael Tidwell
Chair	Lise Van Susteren
Revenue (2013)	$886,442
Expenses (2013)	$1,121,536
Employees (2012)	21
Website	www.chesapeakeclimate.org

The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The organization's mission is to foster a rapid societal switch to clean energy and energy-efficient products, joining similar efforts worldwide to address global warming.

Background

The Chesapeake Climate Action Network was launched on July 1, 2002, with a seed grant from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Working with a large and growing network of allies, the group helped pass an Offshore Wind Bill in Maryland,^[2] statewide carbon caps in Maryland, clean cars bills in Maryland and the District of Columbia,^[3] renewable energy standard bills in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Chesapeake Climate Action Network. Guidestar. June 30, 2013. Accessed December 8, 2015.
^ Dreseer, Michael (April 9, 2013). "O'Malley signs wind bill, other jobs measures". The Baltimore Sun.
^ "State Action". Clean Cars Campaign. Archived from the original on 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

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