Our View: Coal Ash Cleanup Bill Far Short of Our Needs
This guest post originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer's Opinion Editorials on July 5, 2014. You can access the original piece here. The North Carolina General Assembly is working quickly to pass…
Supreme Court Decision Leaves Permit Requirement for Large Polluters in Place
This guest post originally appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate 411 blog and was written by EDF Senior attorneys Pamela Campos and Peter Zalzal. You can access the original post here. [On June…
Nuclear Giant Exelon Blasts Wind
This guest post was authored by Elliott Negin, Director of News & Commentary, at the Union of Concerned Scientists. It was originally published here. Corporate executives often tout the benefits of competition…
Nuclear Giant Exelon Launches Front Group to Cover Its Assets
This guest post was authored by Elliott Negin, Director of News & Commentary; Steve Clemmer, Director of Energy Research and Analysis; and, Mike Jacobs, Senior Energy Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. It was…
TVA Considers Retirement of Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis, TN
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) outlining its plans to retire the Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis and to replace it with a new natural gas-fired…
11 Reasons Wind Energy Will Work for Georgia
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Wind and solar power ready to help states meet EPA rule
This guest post, written by Tom Kiernan and Rhone Resch, was originally published on June 18 in The Hill and can be viewed here. Kiernan is CEO of the American Wind Energy Association…
Coal Ash and Summer Fun Just Don't Mix
If you're anything like me, this is the time of year when you're gearing up to get out on your favorite waterway for some summer fun. Whether you're tubing, paddling, fishing, swimming…
Here Comes the Sun: SACE Takes Part in Knoxville Day of Action to #PutSolarOnIt
The sun was shining bright on Knoxville during the longest day of 2014, as the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) took part in an event to spread awareness about solar energy…
President Obama Takes On the Anti-Science Crowd
I had the great pleasure of joining our Board President, John Noel, and his wife, Melinda Welton, at his table at the League of Conservation Voters’ Annual Capitol Dinner on Wednesday, June…