SACE grades TVA draft Plan, calls for public input to move TVA to the head of the class
The Tennessee Valley is at a critical crossroads for its energy and economic development. Whether our future is one where efficiency and renewable energy drive a strong clean energy economy or one…
SACE Staff Testify at EPA Coal Ash Hearing
On Tuesday September 14 in Charlotte, NC hundreds of citizens, environmentalists, industry representatives and others gathered to voice their opinions about EPA's two proposals to regulate coal ash waste - the hazardous…
Energy efficiency struggles to overcome inertia of the past in Florida
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Plutonium Bomb Fuel in the Tennessee Valley? Voice Your Concerns
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Arctic sea ice melt could surpass 2007 record (updated)
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Tennesseans Voice Coal Ash Concerns Despite EPA Initial Oversight
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially appearing to have ignored TN in the siting of Coal Ash Public Hearings, the citizens of East Tennessee held their own public hearing to ensure…
Federal Agency Knocks PACE Off Course
Florida Clean Energy Needs Leadership The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA, the U.S. housing finance regulator) recently solidified its opposition to Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. The lone renewable energy initiative that…
Another Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico
This blog was co-authored with Jennifer Rennicks While Gulf communities are busy picking up the pieces that remain of their coastal heritage and natural resources following the BP oil disaster, we learned…
Public must come first at Florida PSC
E. L. Jacobs, Jr. As a former chair of the Florida Public Service Commission, I am concerned that recent actions in Tallahassee to dismantle the PSC send the message that the views…
An oil spill but no energy bill: where do we go from here?
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.