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03.25.2016

Honoring 40 Days of Lent and 40 Faith Organizations Using Clean Energy

In the spirit of Lent, SACE has reflected on the past 40 days of Lent by showcasing 40 places of worship that put their faith to work by promoting solar and wind energy. Using these forms of energy...

03.24.2016

Video and Petition: Florida Power and Light in Hot Water with Turkey Point Contamination

Just south of Miami, Biscayne is the largest marine park in the National Park System. For years Florida Power and Light (FPL) has known that their cooling canal system used at their Turkey Point...

03.23.2016

How Communities Can Welcome Wind Farms

With new turbine technology, proposed wind farms projects are starting to emerge across the Southeast. With only one large-scale wind farm in the region, wind energy is typically an unfamiliar energy...

03.18.2016

Guest Post: Rural Electric Cooperatives Improve Energy Efficiency with On-Bill Financing

Guest Post from Marilynn Marsh-Robinson with Environmental Defense Fund: Most Americans think their electricity comes from large power companies. In North Carolina, my home state, that might mean...

03.17.2016

Green Spirit Awards: Rock Hill, SC Brewery Turns Sun Into Beer

Legal Remedy Brewing Company in Rock Hill, SC is turning sun into beer. The brewery makes tasty beverages with alliterative law-themed names such as Alibi Ale, Motion to Strike Milk Stout, Pro Bono...

03.17.2016

How Much Solar Was Installed in 2015 and Where?

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 in installed in...

03.16.2016

Megawatt Madness: Top picks for wind energy for the Southeast

This week, March Madness kicks off as college basketball teams across the country prepare for the biggest tournament of the year. 64 teams will compete, but only one will take down the net. As you...

03.16.2016

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...

03.15.2016

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 is the latest EPA statute targeted by those...