Supreme Court Decision Leaves Permit Requirement for Large Polluters in Place
This guest post originally appeared on the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate 411 blog and was written by EDF Senior attorneys Pamela Campos and Peter Zalzal. You can access the original post here. [On June…
Cool It: 8 Tips to Handle the Dog Days of Summer in a Warming Climate
This guest post, written by NRDC Executive Director Peter Lehner, was originally published on July 1 in NRDC's blog, Switchboard, and can be viewed here. As much as I’m looking forward to…
Wind and solar power ready to help states meet EPA rule
This guest post, written by Tom Kiernan and Rhone Resch, was originally published on June 18 in The Hill and can be viewed here. Kiernan is CEO of the American Wind Energy Association…
Here Comes the Sun: SACE Takes Part in Knoxville Day of Action to #PutSolarOnIt
The sun was shining bright on Knoxville during the longest day of 2014, as the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) took part in an event to spread awareness about solar energy…
President Obama Takes On the Anti-Science Crowd
I had the great pleasure of joining our Board President, John Noel, and his wife, Melinda Welton, at his table at the League of Conservation Voters’ Annual Capitol Dinner on Wednesday, June…
EPA carbon rule good for business ... and for people
This post - written by John Noel, President of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's board of directors - originally appeared in the Tennessean on June 25 and can be viewed here. The recent…
South Florida Leading the Way: Broward County, FL, Supports EPA's Carbon Limits
The Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida voted today to pass a resolution voicing support for the newly-proposed limits on carbon pollution from power plants. Also known as the Clean…
What the Clean Power Plan Means for the Southeast
On Wednesday, June 18, the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register, officially starting the 120-day comment period. Released on June 2, the Clean Power Plan…
It’s Electric! The Science of Cleaner Vehicles
This post - written by James Nolan, Associate Professor at Georgia Gwinnett College - originally appeared on the Union of Concerned Scientists' blog The Equation on June 17 and can be viewed…
EPA proposed regulations suggest states capture up 6 times more efficiency in the Southeast
On June 2, the EPA released its proposed rules on existing coal fired power plants. In our press release, we discussed that the proposed standards call for reductions in carbon emissions from…