GOP Tactics Delay Confirmation of EPA Administrator
UPDATE: On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee voted along party lines to approve Gina McCarthy's nomination (every Republican, including all four Republican Senators from the Southeast opposed McCarthy's nomination).…
TVA Continues to Mismanage Solar Power
Charlie Coggeshall, SACE Renewable Energy Manager, also contributed to this post. Last month the Tennessee Valley Authority proudly announced what they considered to be good news: That their 2013 Green Power Provider…
All Eyes on Keeling Curve: Scientists Anxious as CO2 Levels to Cross 400 PPM
This article, written by Katherine Bagley, was originally published here at InsideClimate News. For the first time in human history, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to pass 400…
New SACE Report on Questionable Coal Pollution Control Technology
Today, SACE released a new report on Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) technology - a troubling new sulfur dioxide control method recently touted by some utilities as a cheap, quick answer to comply with EPA's new…
How Clean is Your Air? The Answers Might Surprise You
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Laughing for Life: Comedy Benefit for SACE
On Saturday April 20, 2013, SACE partnered with Knox Comedy Live in the 5th Annual Laughing for Life Comedy Benefit Show. This was the first time Knoxville, TN played host to Laughing…
Sounding The Moral Trumpet for the Environment
This post is written by Reverend Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus, Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA and consultant for SACE. As we celebrate Earth Month and reflect on bringing awareness…
Georgia Power is Going With the Wind
Georgia Power has just joined other southern electric utilities by announcing a decision to buy wind energy. If the Georgia Public Service Commission agrees to the deal, the Peach State will be…
After 30 Years EPA Proposes New Coal Water Pollution Standards
On Friday, April 19, the Environmental Protection Agency met a court-ordered deadline and released long-awaited draft Coal Water Pollution Standards (also known as Effluent Limitation Guidelines or ELGs). These standards, originally scheduled for…
Who opposes the Florida nuclear tax? Florida seniors!
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.