01.07.2017
Obama Serves Coastal Residents By Denying Seismic Permits
With just two weeks left in office, President Obama added a major piece to his environmental legacy by denying pending permits for seismic exploration for offshore oil and gas in the Atlantic. This...
12.29.2016
Where to Charge Your EV While Visiting Asheville, NC
Thomas Shults, a senior at Asheville High School, contributed to this post through research for his Senior project.
12.27.2016
Top 3 Coal Ash Stories to Follow in 2017
2017 is shaping up to be an important year for coal ash in the Southeast. Here are the three critical stories to watch.
12.22.2016
What Is Your Electric Utility Planning for its Coal Ash?
Utilities in the southeast are already starting to "close" toxic coal ash pits. We calculated how much coal ash will be excavated and how much will be left in mostly unlined pits.
12.21.2016
How to Send a Holiday Gift to the Front Lines of Climate Change
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
12.15.2016
Red and Black Goes Green: 5 ways UGA is becoming more sustainable
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
12.14.2016
Alabama PSC limits public words on energy mix… draw them a picture instead
As in years past, the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) severely limited discussion of Alabama Power's choices about its mix of energy sources at the one and only opportunity for public...
12.12.2016
Are Wind Farms Bad for Birds?
Overall, wind energy does not cause population level threats to birds and accounts for an extremely small percentage of unnatural avian mortality. A study in Energy Policy, found that fossil-fueled...
12.07.2016
Under new governor, what’s next for energy in North Carolina?
Guest Blog: When Democrat Roy Cooper is inaugurated as North Carolina’s next governor on Jan. 1, it will likely mean a major shakeup in agencies that regulate the state’s energy industry. While...
12.05.2016
How the Trump Administration and Congress Should Use Science to Govern
This blog is a guest post by Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The original post ran here on November 30, 2016.The election of Donald Trump raises many questions about the future...
