Hurricanes and Climate Change
This blog is the first of a four-part series by Chris Carnevale, and Simon Mahan (former Energy Policy Manager), and Jennifer Rennicks (former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern…
The Political Hypocrisy of Uranium Enrichment
Sara Barczak, SACE's High Risk Energy Director, contributed to this post. Kentucky's U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, along with U.S. Representative Ed Whitefield, have created a Rube Goldberg machine. Here…
Peach State Sways with the Breeze
Lately, Georgia sure has been receiving a lot of attention from the wind industry. The ZF Wind Power factory, located in Gainesville, Georgia, was recently featured on WindTV - the American Wind…
From Smoke Stacks and Tailpipes to Asthma Attacks and Clean Air Gripes
SACE staffers Anne Blair and Jennifer Rennicks contributed to this post. May is Asthma Awareness month: an opportunity to highlight a serious, chronic respiratory disease that affects the quality of life of nearly…
Duke Energy adds neighborhood energy efficiency program in South Carolina
Last fall we wrote about Progress Energy's successful implementation of its Neighborhood Energy Saver program. We are happy to announce that this program has already inspired change in our region: as of last…
First Criminal Charge in BP Oil Disaster Underwhelms
Many of the impacts from the BP oil disaster will go unseen. Typically, this is in reference to the hidden ecological impacts, deep underwater, from spewing millions of gallons of crude oil…
Florida Municipalities Moving Ahead on Clean Energy Solutions
Have you heard of PACE? Property Assessed Clean Energy? Well, if you live in Florida, you will soon… Florida’s local elected officials aren’t waiting around for state or federal action requiring enforcement…
Just Another Two Billion Dollars Between Friends
Under the leadership duo of Bill Sansom's tenure as the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board Chairman and Tom Kilgore's years as CEO, we have witnessed some of the largest financial mistakes ever made in the…
Promoting Offshore Wind at Earth Day Savannah
Earth Day Savannah took place on April 21 in Forsyth Park and provided excellent learning opportunities and fun for all ages. The event, which was sponsored by the City of Savannah Water…
Solar Technology Propels Low Prices and Bankability for the Solar Industry
The collective US solar brain trust gathered at the Solar Solutions Conference in Memphis, TN presented by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Solar Institute, April 10-11. The big news? Technological innovations…