Attacks on the EPA endanger public health and our economy
The basis for this post was an oped I authored, which ran today - Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - in the Tennessean. The original is published here alongside US Rep. Marsha Blackburn's…
Early Steps in Making our Knoxville Office More Efficient
For over five years, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has maintained our Knoxville office on the 100 block of Gay Street in downtown. We are proud to announce that we have…
Northern Exposure - shining a light on Canadas dirty tar sands oil
There is little question that America remains addicted to oil just as we were five years ago when then President George W. Bush famously included that statement in his 2006 State of…
TVA Ahead of the Pack in Pollution and Pollution Reduction
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued a January 6, 2011 release that uses a recent study by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to highlight TVA's successful reductions of dangerous air pollutants. The fact…
TVA Announces Old Coal Retirements
Last Friday the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a new vision for its energy portfolio at their August Board meeting. (We will be blogging on this in more detail soon.) TVA CEO…
Comments from Stephen A. Smith at EETNs Ribbon Cutting for Largest Solar Site in TN
Comments from Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, August 12, 2010 at EETN’s Ribbon Cutting for Tennessee’s largest solar site. First let me thank Robbie and Harvey…
Knoxville Jail Locks Up One of the Largest Solar Hot Water Systems in the Nation
Contributions to this blogpost were made by SACE's Lauren Steier and Joanna Malcom of FLS Energy. A huge solar hot water system was recently installed on Knox County's Detention Center just outside…
The Saddest Thing: First-hand Encounter of Oil on Florida and Alabama Beaches
On Monday, June 28, I walked the once pristine beaches of Perdido Key, Florida and was sickened by what I saw. Until recently, these beaches were arguably the whitest sugar-sand beaches in…
Oil Companies stop at nothing, Judge Overturns Drilling Moratorium
On May 27th, with oil still gushing into the Gulf from the tragic BP disaster, President Obama finally flexed his executive authority to put a temporary halt on risky offshore drilling. The…
Congressman Barton Apologizes to BP ?!?
This video clip is so outrageous it speaks for itself: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cp_D0oC4ac&feature=player_embeddedamazing....... In his opening remarks at House Energy and Commerce hearing, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) actually apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward.…