Randy Ellis of TN Speaks Out on EPA Coal Ash Rule Delay
The following is an opinion editorial authored by Randy Ellis and published in the Tennessean on June 20, 2012. Randy is a sixth-generation Roane County resident representing the Harriman, South Harriman, Midtown,…
Sun Rises on Solar Day 2012
Happy Summer Solstice! Today's the day that solar energy advocates and panel purveyors eagerly await - the longest day, with the most sunshine, of the year. After today, it's downhill back to…
World Wind of a Day
Last Friday was Global Wind Day, a worldwide event that occurs annually on June 15th. This day presents an opportunity for children and adults to celebrate wind energy by visiting wind farms,…
Attention Deficit Hawks: Renewable Energy Provides Way Forward
With the 2012 election cycle in full swing, an emerging hot topic has been government subsidies in energy. Government funding for renewable energy has come under attack, coupled with claims that renewable…
Frankly Peaking: Transmission Integration of Wind and Solar
In the Southeast, we dream of a power system largely supplied by renewable energy generation and storage, the kind that is being introduced in other regions of the United States. Up to…
Community Wind Could Show Power in Numbers
One of the hot topics at AWEA’s Windpower conference last week was community wind. What makes a wind farm a “community wind” project, you ask? Community wind projects are generally spearheaded by…
Concerned Citizens Speak Out for Clean Air
This blog was written by Anne Kingsbury, SACE Intern. On June 11, 2012 concerned citizens gathered in Charlotte, NC to offer their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to…
Congress unfairly picks winners (nuclear reactors) and losers (renewable energy)
When talking about energy policy in our nation’s Capitol, you can hardly visit a U.S. Senator or Representative’s office without hearing that they supposedly support an “all of the above” energy strategy.…
Loss of Life from Coal Pollution Outweighs Value of Electricity
A new study from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds that in many cases, the value of lost life from a coal plant's pollution outweighs the value of the electricity that the…
The Answer My Friend is Blowing in the Wind
Last week I attended the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA) WindPower 2012 Conference and Exhibition at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. A large portion of my work is focused on offshore…