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04.22.2016

Just Energy Memphis Coalition Works to Ease Energy Burden

This Earth Day, we take a moment to recognize that clean energy solutions can not only help save our planet from the devastation of extreme climate change, but also help save families from suffering...

04.21.2016

Green Spirit Awards: North Charleston, SC Brewery Wants to Save Paradise, Says “No Drill, No Spill” to Offshore Drilling

Holy City Brewing Company in North Charleston, South Carolina released a beer this month dedicated to the paradise that is our Southeast coast: Paradise Session Ale. The ale is light, sessionable...

04.21.2016

TVA Puts Solar In its Place – Just Outside Memphis!

Where's the best place for solar energy? It may not seem obvious to many readers, but Memphis, Tennessee is one of the smartest places to put solar energy in the Southeast. Just this week, TVA showed...

04.20.2016

Electric Utilities Could Lose Billions of Dollars in Wind Energy Savings

Because of the PTC phaseout, there is a real urgency for wind farm development to begin as soon as possible. Electric utilities that delay purchase of wind energy resources may end up losing hundreds...

04.19.2016

America’s Most Endangered River is in the Southeast – the ACF: a target for more power plants?

04.15.2016

#TaxDay Blog: Our Tax Money Underwrites BP’s Gulf Negligence

It's April 15--tax day (at least on most years). Some of us get returns, some of us get surprised with extra taxes that are due, but no matter if you owe the IRS money or are owed money by the IRS,...

04.13.2016

Can wind farms and wildlife coexist?

The American Wind Energy Association recently hosted its annual Siting and Environmental Compliance conference in Charleston, South Carolina, where birds, bats, and other wildlife took center stage....

04.08.2016

Southeast Film Tour Tells Offshore Driling Shore Stories

For months, people on the East Coast have been fighting a proposal to open the east coast to offshore oil and gas drilling. Now we’ve won. The Atlantic has been taken out of the federal proposal...

04.07.2016

Breaking Down Georgia Power’s Coal Ash Closure Data

Georgia's Environmental Protection Division needs to step in now and ensure Georgia's communities are protected from Georgia Power's coal ash pollution.