37 Southeastern Communities Join Hands for Their Coast
On Saturday, May 18, communities throughout the Southeast hosted events to stand up for their treasured places and send the message that these places must be protected from the impacts of risky…
Unusual Bedfellows at the Georgia PSC
What do the Georgia Tea Party, low-income advocates, faith leaders, and green business have in common? They were all at the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) this week calling for more clean…
Unbelievably, politicians play politics with public health
This piece, written by Dr. Olson Huff, originally ran in the Raleigh News & Observer on May 18, 2013. As a doctor, I regularly witness how harmful pollution created by burning coal…
SACE Staff Bring Clean Energy Successes to the Southeast
SACE Director of Policy & Communications, Jennifer Rennicks, contributed to this post. As a regional organization, SACE staffers have the unique opportunity of working with a huge number of outstanding organizations and…
TVA Turns 80
It all started with bombs. During the First World War, the federal government built two nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for making explosives. Wilson Dam was built to supply electricity to…
Florida residential solar market gets a little sunnier
Installing a solar energy system on a home in Florida may soon be less of a financial headache for residential property owners. That’s because the Florida legislature recently passed House bill 277.…
Join Hands For Our Coast This Saturday!
This Saturday, you have the opportunity to join with thousands of other beach, marsh, and general coast lovers at your local Hands Across the Sand event. Hands Across the Sand is an…
GOP Tactics Delay Confirmation of EPA Administrator
UPDATE: On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee voted along party lines to approve Gina McCarthy's nomination (every Republican, including all four Republican Senators from the Southeast opposed McCarthy's nomination).…
TVA Continues to Mismanage Solar Power
Charlie Coggeshall, SACE Renewable Energy Manager, also contributed to this post. Last month the Tennessee Valley Authority proudly announced what they considered to be good news: That their 2013 Green Power Provider…
All Eyes on Keeling Curve: Scientists Anxious as CO2 Levels to Cross 400 PPM
This article, written by Katherine Bagley, was originally published here at InsideClimate News. For the first time in human history, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are expected to pass 400…