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06.22.2016

EPA Moves Forward As Harvard Recognizes Billions of “Hidden” Clean Power Plan Benefits

Despite the setback delivered by the Supreme Court's stay, action around the Clean Power Plan has not disappeared. Instead, the Environmental Protection Agency's historic regulation is on the verge...

06.21.2016

TVA to Demolish Alabama Coal Plant to Make Way for Google’s “Clean” Data Center

The Tennessee Valley Authority is ready to move ahead with plans to demolish it's Widows Creek coal plant located in Stevenson, Alabama. In accordance with environmental regulations, TVA analyzed...

06.17.2016

How EPA’s Haze Rule Can Help Keep Our Air Clear

The Environmental Protection Agency is currently taking comments on updates to the Regional Haze Rule. Click here and let EPA know that you want a stronger Regional Haze Rule to protect air quality...

06.16.2016

Green Spirit Awards: Two leading sources of dehydration team up to save water! (HINT: One’s beer.)

Some of Abita's energy sustainability practices include a brewery process that uses 70% less energy and reuses steam, an onsite wastewater treatment system that captures renewable "bio-gas" to fuel...

06.15.2016

Happy Global Wind Day!

Wind power is an American success story. Wind turbine component manufacturing or support facilities exist in all 50 states. Domestic content for wind farm projects is around 60%, meaning American...

06.15.2016

Will EPD cut Plant Washington slack – again – or finally cut it loose?

The saga of one of the last two proposed new conventional coal-fired power plants in the nation continued to approach its inevitable end this spring, as the air quality permit’s deadline to...

06.14.2016

Voting for solar in Florida has never been more important… or easier!

How do we make solar energy a priority in the Sunshine State? It starts by boosting voter turnout in this year’s August and November elections among all Floridians who want to build a clean energy,...

06.08.2016

As Utilities Embrace Clean Energy, Southeast Needs Smart Policies to Promote Local Renewables Growth

Even utilities in our notoriously coal-dependent Southeast are getting in on the action. Duke Energy, one of the two biggest utilities in our region, in late April announced plans to increase its...

06.06.2016

What’s the hurricane-climate change connection?

As hurricane season kicks off today along the Atlantic coast, it's a good time to think about the connection between hurricanes and climate change. Just as we prepare for yet another hurricane season...

06.03.2016

AWEA State Wind Energy Forum comes to Virginia, June 22nd!

With new opportunities on the horizon for wind energy development in Virginia, SACE is excited to attend the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) State Wind Energy Forum – Virginia on June 22 to...