Video and Petition: Florida Power and Light in Hot Water with Turkey Point Contamination
Heard the news about Florida Power and Light's (FPL) Turkey Point nuclear reactors' contamination of Biscayne National Park and the public drinking water resource? Spoiler Alert: The news is not good. A…
How Communities Can Welcome Wind Farms
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
Green Spirit Awards: Rock Hill, SC Brewery Turns Sun Into Beer
This is the second post in our Green Spirit Awards monthly blog series, highlighting breweries, wineries and distilleries in the Southeast using clean energy to create tasty, sustainable beverages. You can read…
How Much Solar Was Installed in 2015 and Where?
Don’t stop us now! After another record breaking year for the industry, hopes are high for solar, despite being faced with challenges and setbacks throughout the country. 7,260 megawatts of solar were…
Megawatt Madness: Top picks for wind energy for the Southeast
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
SCOTUS Nominee Merrick Garland and Environmental Regulation
Today, at a live event in the Rose Garden, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, currently the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Reminding everyone…
Another Option in the Toolbox for National Climate Action is Being Targeted by Industry
If climate change deniers see it as a threat to their efforts to stymie climate action, then you know it's a powerful tool. Clean Air Act Section 115, which has never been used…
Coastal voices win out over Big Oil’s influence as plans for Atlantic drilling are cancelled
Today is a a day to celebrate. The Obama Administration has chosen to side with the interests of citizens, small businesses, and coastal communities over the influence of Big Oil and has…
A tragic anniversary: Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster - 5 years later
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
What Presidential Candidates Said About Climate Change in the Florida Debates This Week
The hosts of this week's presidential debates in Miami did a service to the people of Florida by listening to the call of the 21 Florida mayors who requested the moderators to…