Beyond Petroleum - How communities and decision makers are responding to the Gulf oil disaster
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
The Clean Air Act defended in close vote
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Dirty Energy Hunt in Florida through 1Sky
This guest blog was written Debbie Attias , 1Sky volunteer with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Evidence Mounts As We Wait For Meaningful Coal Ash Regulation
EPA has finally taken initial action to regulate coal ash. In a preliminary announcement on May 4, EPA proposed two distinctly different options for regulating the toxic mess left behind from burning…
The Wait is Over for Florida as Tar Balls Wash Ashore
Guest Blog by Dr. Enid Sisskin The wait is over. For the last six weeks we’ve waited and wondered when we in Florida would start seeing the physical impacts of the Gulf…
The Gulf Oil Disaster, Vulnerable Communities and Energy Policy
This post was co-authored by Seandra Rawls and Marcus Strong, Clean Energy Policy intern for the summer of 2010. The sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the uncontrollable oil…
Deja vu all over again - 31 years later
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Why BP Withholds Crucial Video of Oil Leak and Lowballs Estimates
It took BP one month, miles of devastated coastline and communities, hundreds of dead wildlife, repeated requests from NOAA, Senators Bill Nelson (FL) and Barbara Boxer (CA) and finally a demand from…
SACE Flies Over Gulf Spill
Yesterday I flew with SACE board member Enid Sisskin and former board member Michael O’Donovan, a professional photographer. Both are Gulf coast residents with a long history of fighting offshore drilling. We flew…
Turning Anger Into Action, Responding to the BP Gulf Oil Disaster
Since the Gulf oil disaster began on April 20, the ever-increasing damage to local wildlife, ecosystems and local economies confirms just how deadly our addiction to oil and other dirty fossil fuels…