Two years after Fukushima: a complicated reality
UPDATE: On today's 2-year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, a landmark decision occurred here in the U.S. that squelches the so-called nuclear renaissance even further. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
The Scariest Climate Change Graph Just Got Scarier
This guest post was written by Tim McDonnell, Climate Desk, and was originally published here. Back in 1999, Penn State University climate scientist Michael Mann released the climate change movement's most potent…
Scathing report finds Alabama PSC failing to protect ratepayers
A new report from the Arise Citizens’ Policy Project released March 1, “Public Utility Regulation Without the Public: The Alabama Public Service Commission and Alabama Power” [PDF] details ways Alabama’s utility regulatory…
Senate Bill Could Backfire on Charlotte
This guest post was written by Bruce Henderson, writer for the Charlotte Observer, and originally published on the Observer's Earth & Energy blog. The North Carolina Senate's move to purge members of…
So Many Voices: Forward on Climate
I was ecstatic; we filled the bus! Twenty-two people boarded in Gainesville and another thirty-three got on in Jacksonville; so many had traveled a long way to join us. It was 9pm…
Embracing and Integrating Diversity at SACE
To bring the Southeast closer to a clean energy future, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy recognizes that this critical transition must be equitable and afford all people and communities access to…
And The Award for Biggest Taxpayer Ripoff Goes To?
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, with contributions by Jeannie McKinney, former SACE Communications Coordinator.
EPA: Coal Plants Still #1 Source of U.S. Carbon Emissions
There's nothing like a heaping serving of data to really drive a point home - and that's exactly what the Environmental Protection Agency does with its most recent report of plant-by-plant emissions…
Gov. McCrorys Disconnect on Beaches and Offshore Drilling
This is a guest post by Institute for Southern Studies Editorial Director, Sue Sturgis. This piece was originally posted on the Institute for Southern Studies' blog, Facing South. In his first State…
What Government Can Do Now
What do the five largest U.S. coal companies, five largest U.S. utilities, five largest U.S. auto manufacturers, leading environmental organizations and labor unions representing over 14 million Americans all have in common?…