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11.08.2017

FPL says customers should pay for its pollution mistakes (+ profit)

If you see smoke in your home, you are going to check out the source of the smoke, right? If the smoke gets thicker, your are definitely going to call … Continued

11.03.2017

Congress: Picking energy losers, over clean energy winners

This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.

10.23.2017

Who Pays When FPL Pollutes?

09.28.2017

Vogtle, the Law of Holes, and Two Modest Proposals

08.03.2017

Federal Licensing Update for FPL’s Proposed Turkey Point Reactors: What You Need to Know

This post was written by Kailie Melchior, High Risk Energy Intern with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) with contributions from SACE’s High Risk Energy Program Director, Sara Barczak.

08.03.2017

Nuclear cancellation fallout in South Carolina

The last few days have been a whirlwind in the South Carolina energy realm with the announcement of abandonment of the under-construction nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer power plant. Here is a...

07.17.2017

“Theater of the Absurd” underway with Georgia’s nuclear power expansion

But one thing is for certain, public commenter Barbara Antonoplos delivered entertaining testimony, accurately welcoming us all to "The Theater of the Absurd." Read her full comments below or you can...

07.13.2017

FPL has a “great” nuclear reactor deal for you! Interested?

Hey FPL customers, your monopoly utility claims to have a “great” deal for you! FPL plans to build 2 nuclear reactors, but it won’t commit to actually build them – it won’t even commit to a...

06.23.2017

New Analysis Begs The Question: Is Vogtle Project Too Costly To Complete?

06.17.2017

South Carolina Electric Cooperatives Report Stunning $8.9 Billion Already Sunk into Troubled VC Summer Nuclear Reactor Construction Project

This post is a press release distributed by Friends of the Earth on June 15, 2017. For questions or media inquiries, contact Tom Clements, Senior Adviser to Friends of the Earth, tel. 803-834-3084,...