As Oil Spills, Washington Chokes off Biodiesel Industry
As oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico, Congress has yet to pass an important extension of the $1.00 per gallon biodiesel blenders tax credit. 2009 has been tough for…
Looking for Answers in all the Wrong Places
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
SACE Calls for Gulf Challenge in Wake of Spill
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Oil Spill Sinking Not Shrinking Thanks to Toxic Dispersants
At first glance, the latest forecast image from NOAA shows that the oil spill is significantly smaller than in previous days. The truth is that the amount of oil spewing out of…
Gulf Residents Wait and Hope
Guest Blog by Dr. Enid Sisskin It's a gray blustery day on the gulf coast, very much like the days in summers past when there was a hurricane in the gulf and…
Loop Current Could Bring Oil to East Coast
The next stop on BP's runaway disaster train: the "loop current." This warm water current sets up in the Gulf of Mexico and flows out through the Florida Straights, past the Keys…
Crude Awakening in the Gulf
This morning coastal residents in Louisiana will wake to uncertainty as ribbons of oily sheen wash into their estuaries and onto their beaches. The ongoing ecological catastrophe in the Gulf is stirring…
The Gulf Oil Disaster by the Numbers
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Sacrificing the Gulf for the Illusion of Energy Independence
This blog was co-authored by Dr. Stephen Smith, Toni Reale and Jennifer Rennicks. Hollywood couldn't have written a stranger, more ironic script depicting our nation's ugly, polluting and dangerous energy addiction. On…
Shortsighted Obama Plan Opens Southeastern Shores to Drilling
Yesterday, President Obama backed down from a campaign promise to uphold the moratorium on offshore drilling that has protected our southeastern shorelines from oil interests for decades. His announcement proposes to open…