TVA Turns 80
It all started with bombs. During the First World War, the federal government built two nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for making explosives. Wilson Dam was built to supply electricity to…
Florida residential solar market gets a little sunnier
Installing a solar energy system on a home in Florida may soon be less of a financial headache for residential property owners. That’s because the Florida legislature recently passed House bill 277.…
Join Hands For Our Coast This Saturday!
This Saturday, you have the opportunity to join with thousands of other beach, marsh, and general coast lovers at your local Hands Across the Sand event. Hands Across the Sand is an…
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…