North Charleston Proclaims Support for Offshore Wind Energy
The City of North Charleston proclaimed support for offshore wind energy at last night's City Council meeting as Mayor Keith Summey presented a proclamation listing many benefits of wind energy and how…
Let's address needed changes in energy policy
This article, written by SACE Florida Director Susan Glickman, was originally published here on Tallahassee.com The Clean Energy Congress convenes today in Florida’s Historic Old Capitol. Sixty-seven delegates — symbolic of the…
Southeast Coal Ash Summit
On September 27, after months of planning by SACE and our partners, we hosted the first ever Southeast Coal Ash Summit. This event brought over 70 concerned citizens, environmental and public health…
5 Ways to Spot a Wind Power Opponent
Here in the South, we're getting a lot of new attention from the wind industry. And why shouldn't we? New turbine technology is now capable of capturing our wind resources in an…
Closing Coal Plants - A Billion Dollar Industry
According to a new report, closing and decommissioning coal plants will account for a multibillion dollar industry by the end of the decade. New research by Navigant Research asserts that between now and…
What do bridges have in common with renewable energy?
The brand new Jekyll Island Convention Center recently hosted the 8th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference in Georgia. I was fortunate enough to be a speaker on a panel about renewable energy myths.…
I'm attending Offshore WINDPOWER, are you?
This year, the American Wind Energy Association and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition are hosting their Offshore WINDPOWER conference in Providence, Rhode Island on October 22-23. This annual event usually draws about 1,000…
Boosting Renewable Energy to 25% of Electricity Supply in Western U.S. Would Cut Pollution, Save Billions
This guest post was authored by Michael Goggin and originally published on the American Wind Energy Association's Into the Wind blog. The Western U.S. could reap huge benefits in pollution savings and…
The Science on Climate is Still Clear, Now What Do We Do?
SACE Director of Policy & Communications Jennifer Rennicks contributed to this blogpost. Hundreds of scientists are wrapping up a week-long meeting in Stockholm, Sweden where they gathered to discuss and release the…
Southeast Coal Roundup - Duke and Other Southeast Utilities
Across our region, utilities are announcing idling or retirement of their older, uncontrolled coal units and embracing futures with less coal and more renewables in their long term generation planning. First we…