To the Capitol, We Are All from District 12
Ever wish your elected officials would leave Washington and come talk directly to the public about important issues? Well, in two weeks, our elected officials will be back home in their districts…
Its the Same Old Song: Oil Money Secures the Support of Congress
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications and Jeannie McKinney, former Communications Coordinator, at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
The Evidence is In and REAP is a keeper!
With gas prices high and rising tensions in the Middle East, some are expecting an average of $5 per gallon (or even higher), nationwide this summer. These high energy costs and volatility…
EPA Finally Announces Greenhouse Gas Standard
After much delay, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first-ever national standards to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal plants. The proposal aims to restrict the amount of GHG emissions…
$6 Per Gallon Gasoline
As gasoline prices continue to rise across the country, and analysts predict $5 or $6 gasoline in the near future, people are wagging fingers and looking for relief at the pump. The last time gasoline prices…
Japan One Year Later: Global Response to Fukushima
SACE’s High Risk Energy Choices program director, Sara Barczak, co-authored this blog. After the Japanese government prematurely declared the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactors stable at the end of 2011, much of the media…
Georgia Public Service Commission Approves Coal Retirements
On Tuesday (March 20, 2012), the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) issued a decision approving Georgia Power Company’s request to retire two uneconomic coal units, Harllee Branch Units 1 and 2. We…
Attacks Against Clean Air Keep Coming
They say that bad things come in threes. Recently we've seen three very bad ideas to attack and undermine the Clean Air Act on three of the worst categories of air pollution…
From turf to turbines Irish energy goes green
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Rollcast Energy on a Roll
Today, I toured the Piedmont Green Power project, along with other members of the Pine 2 Energy Coalition, that is currently under construction in Barnesville, Georgia, about an hour SW of Atlanta. The…