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...
12.27.2016
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.
12.14.2016
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...
12.01.2016
Massive Rate Increase Lands FPL On Naughty List
Christmas may be 25 days away, but it came early for the state’s biggest power company, Florida Power and Light (FPL). The monopoly utility just got the top item on their wish list – a massive...
11.30.2016
Wind Farm Fact Check
Wind power is wildly popular. But, wind power hasn't been as quick to catch on here in the south, so we get a lot of questions and comments about wind energy. Let's clear the air on wind farms.
11.28.2016
Coal ash protesters arrested in Puerto Rico
Dozens of residents of Peñuelas, Puerto Rico and their supporters were arrested today for protests against the trucking of AES Puerto Rico, L.P. coal ash waste to the Peñuelas Valley Landfill.
11.22.2016
TVA: The Time to Contract for Clean Line’s Wind Power is Now
The time to contract for low cost wind power is now. The largest renewable energy project in the making is a proposed power line that will bring huge amounts of cheap, wind energy to the South, but...
11.21.2016
“Dirty Dozen” 2016 presents yet another strike against coal-fired Plant Hammond
