Georgia Power takes major step away from dirty coal
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy applauds Georgia Power's January 7 announcement that it will seek approval to retire several of its least economical, oldest, and dirtiest electric generators – 2061 MW worth…
Identifying Coal Power Plants Using Google Earth
This blog is the first in a series on ways to identify power sources in Google Earth. To use all the features discussed in these blogs, download Google Earth, here. Have you…
Letting the Coal Ash Settle: The Kingston Disaster 4 Years Later
Just before 1 a.m. on Monday, December 22, 2008, TVA's coal ash impoundment at its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, TN ruptured and spilled 1.1 billion gallons (5.4 million cubic yards)…
New Website Launched SoutheastCoalAsh.org
SACE staff member Joan Walker contributed to this post. Today Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, in partnership with Appalachian Voices, Southern Environmental Law Center, and North Carolina Conservation Network, are launching the…
We Know Where the Carbon Pollution is Coming From and Here is How We Get After It
This blog was written by Dan Lashof, director of the Natural Resource Defense Council's climate and clean air program. The blog originally appeared on NRDC's Council Staff Blog "Switchboard." You can find…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Mountaintop Removal Coal
Those fighting for the mountains and those who make the mountains their home have won a crucial victory. On Thursday, November 15, 2012, Patriot Coal became the first U.S. operator to stop…
Can We Reinvent Fire in the Southeast?
Here at SACE, we have been investigating new clean energy ideas that we can build on. These efforts have lead us to Rocky Mountain Institute's most recent publication, Reinventing Fire: Bold Business…
Many Coal Plants in the SE are Ripe for Retirement
Today the Union of Concerned Scientists released an important new report entitled "Ripe for Retirement: The Case for Closing America's Costliest Coal Plants", which highlights the financial uncertainty of many coal plants around the…
What Obama Election Means for Coal, Climate Change, and American Energy Future
This blog, entitled "What Obama's Re-Election Means for Coal, Climate Change, and America's Energy Future" was written by Mary Anne Hitt, Director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, and originally appeared in…
More Tricks than Treats from Coal Industry
In case the horror movies and Hurricane/Frankenstorm Sandy weren’t enough to scare you this Halloween season, a glimpse at the horrors that are unleashed due to the operation of coal fired power…