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.…
North Carolina Legislature Says Hear No Evil Sea No Evil
The North Carolina Legislature has officially crossed over into crazy. Two prominent bills widely reported on by the national media in recent weeks want to remove science from decision-making processes, deliberately putting…
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…
New Retail Biodiesel Station Opening in Atlanta
We are pleased to announce that we are re-opening our retail biodiesel fueling station in Atlanta. Our new fueling station is hooked up, fueled up, and is currently being tested! We will…
Our New Home: How We Made It Better
When anyone moves into a new place, they start to think about the changes they want to make in their new home. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy moved into our new…
As Hurricane Season Approaches Climate Adaptation Is More Necessary Than Ever
This blog is the fourth of a four-part series by Simon Mahan, Chris Carnevale, Jennifer Rennicks, and Ulla Reeves on hurricanes and energy. Previous blogs have focused on Hurricanes and Climate Change,…
Hurricanes and Offshore Drilling
This blog is the third of a four-part series by Simon Mahan, Chris Carnevale and Jennifer Rennicks on hurricanes and energy. Previous blogs have focused on Hurricanes and Climate Change, and Hurricanes…