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…
Onshore Oil Infrastructure Could Change our Coasts Forever
It is hard to believe that it's been just 10 months since the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed an estimated 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Yet the mantra…
Congress is penny wise but pound foolish to slash funding for Clean Air Act and public health protections
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Two 1-megawatt solar projects are largest yet in TVA region
1 MW solar farm in Georgia installed by ESA Renewables Renewable energy continues its expansion in the Southeast with the recent unveiling of two 1-megawatt solar farms in Tennessee and Georgia. Each…
EPA Takes Input on New Climate Pollution Safeguards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for safeguarding our climate from greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution emitted from major sources such as coal plants and…
Attacks on the EPA endanger public health and our economy
The basis for this post was an oped I authored, which ran today - Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - in the Tennessean. The original is published here alongside US Rep. Marsha Blackburn's…
1Sky Climate Activists Gather for a Swanky South Beach Pollution Party
This blog was written by Andrea Cuccaro, former 1Sky Florida Organizer with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Building Clean Energy Careers in Kentucky
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) recently released a report, “Building Clean Energy Careers in Kentucky.” The report justifies the creation of clean energy policy in Kentucky for economic development. Kentucky…
NC Governor Seeks Public Input for Offshore Energy Future
In response to a proposed federal natural gas and oil leasing program for the Atlantic, Governor Beverly Perdue of North Carolina created (by executive order) a Scientific Advisory Panel on Offshore Energy…
Tr-Ash Talk: EPAs Blind Spot
This blog was originally posted by Lisa Evans, Senior Administrative Attorney for Earthjustice's blog, unEARTHED. Barb Gottlieb of Physicians for Social Responsibility contributed to this new report. Dangerous Form Of Chromium Unregulated…