Who We Are

    World on Fire is the media channel of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN). We work at the front lines of the climate movement in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. This channel is where you will find our original video, radio and photographic work brought strait from our protests, press events, hearings and other events. For more information about CCAN, check out our site at www.chesapeakeclimate.org, and our blog at www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog.





Deny Global Warming Then Light Up A Smoke

June 20th, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: Tidwell local radio interview
Act 2: Shrinking hockey season by arctic circle - CBC
Act 3: Tim Flannery Interview Part 1
Act 4: 6 Degrees - Our life on a warmer planet - Green.tv
Act 5: Ted Glick on Democracy Now!
Act 6: Final comments

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CCAN’s Earth Day Super Rally - April 22, 2008

April 24th, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifNotes: Dr. Hansen joined the Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners and Amy Goodman of Democracy Now at our Earth Day rally on April 22nd, 2008. Both Ms Goodman and Rev. Wallis have recently released books addressing the issue of global warming.

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Virginians Vs. the Dominion of Coal

March 3rd, 2008    Comment now »

People of Virginia rise up in a democratic fervor to oppose the coal-fired power plant proposed by Dominion Power. This plant would be extremely destructive to the local environment, not to mention the regional and international impacts that coal has because of its contribution to global warming.

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The Root of all Evil and 6 Degrees of Warming

February 22nd, 2008    Comment now »

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logo.gifAct 1: Tidwell local radio interview
Act 2: Shrinking hockey season by arctic circle - CBC
Act 3: Tim Flannery Interview Part 1
Act 4: 6 Degrees - Our life on a warmer planet - Green.tv
Act 5: Ted Glick on Democracy Now!
Act 6: Final comments

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Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008

January 30th, 2008    Comment now »

Hundreds converge on the Maryland state capital in Annapolis to support the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008. This bill would mandate a reduction of global warming pollution levels in Maryland by 90% by 2050!

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No War - No Warming!

December 22nd, 2007    Comment now »

Hundreds from the anti-war and climate change movements converge on Capital Hill to stage a series of protests that make the connection between the war in Iraq and fight for clean energy to solve the climate crisis..

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‘07 CCAN Keep Winter Cold! Polar Bear Plunge

December 15th, 2007    Comment now »

Hundreds gather for the Third Annual: Keep Winter Cold - Polar Bear Plunge in the Chesapeake Bay. Put on by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network this event was the largest global warming rally in Maryland history.

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50 Arrests at State Dept. Global Warming Rally

October 5th, 2007    Comment now »

Several climate action groups joined forces to stage a civil disobedience action at the US State Department followed by a high energy rally all to protest a sham conference of major polluters from around the world called together by President Bush.

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From Sky Islands to Ocean Depths

September 10th, 2007    1 Comment »

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logo.gifAct 1: Vision of a carbon neutral city - Green.tv
Act 2: Tidwell local radio interview - Local radio interview
Act 3: Big is Beautiful - The Young Turks
Act 4: The co2 sink - BBC
Act 5: The Sky Islands - NPR
Act 6: Broken ice shelf - BBC

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Hope in the Darkness

August 29th, 2007    1 Comment »

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logo.gifAct 1: Utter Failure - LeShow
Act 2: Swiftboating the Planet - New York Times
Act 3: Storm Cloud Over New Orleans - Mother Jones
Act 4: Global Warming Research - LeShow
Act 5: A note of hope in New Orleans - NPR

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