Moving from Earth Day to Clean Energy Days
The current methods of producing and consuming energy in the U.S. have the largest environmental impact of anything that we as citizens do on a day-to-day basis. I believe a meaningful Earth…
TVA settlement will bring benefits to the Valley without raising rates
The recently announced settlement between TVA, the Environmental Protection Agency, several states and public interest organization should provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the Tennessee Valley. And no, it won't raise…
Plant Washington: Coal Job Promises Overblown?
Communities where coal plants are proposed, like Sandersville, GA often feel divided between protecting their environmental health and creating jobs. Now, with the release of a new report by the Ochs Center…
New Coal Ash Bill Undermines Health, Environment and Public Process
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is still working to develop a program for safely handling coal ash, the industrial waste that is left behind after coal is burned for energy production. Coal…
New Rule Suggests EPA Is Caving Under Pressure (and so are the fish)
In the face of pressure from Congress and industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just proposed a new rule that fails to adequately safeguard the aquatic ecosystems, fish and water they…
EPA Proposes New Mercury Rule
On March 16th, 2011 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a long-awaited rule to set national emission standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollution (HAPs) from coal-fired power plants. This rule…
Florida lawmaker warns North Carolina against controversial power plant financing plan
This blog was originally posted by the Institute for Southern Studies in their online publication: Facing South and was written by Sue Sturgis. New article on this topic from the Raleigh News…
Report: New Investment in Coal is a Risky Proposition
A report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists adds to the growing body of knowledge about the danger of our over-reliance on coal as our primary source of electricity. The…
Guest Post: EPA puts off long promised coal ash protections
This guest post was originally written by Sue Sturgis and published on Facing South, the online magazine for the Institute of Southern Studies. Communities imperiled by poorly managed coal ash won't be…
The Real Cost of Coal? $523,303,948,403 and counting
If you live in the Southeast you, as an individual, probably consume around 6,300 kilo-watt hours (kWh) of electricity each year*. The national average cost of residential electricity is 11.51 cents per…