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Florida's Governor Scott takes some steps on environment but Floridians want strong action on climate
This guest post is written by Pamela Rivera, and was originally published on NRDC's Blog, Switchboard. You can access the original post here. Over the weekend, we learned from the Miami Herald that…
TVA Board Approves Retirement of Allen Coal Plant in Memphis
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to retire all three coal-fired units of the Allen Fossil Plant (990 MW) in Memphis and approved replacement with a new…
Big News on BP
This is a guest post from our partners at Gulf Restoration Network originally published on Friday, September 5. The ongoing impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster go to show that offshore…
¿Cómo me afecta la polución? Te caerías de espalda…
Escrito por Rudi Navarra, director del "Southeast Climate & Energy Network" (o en sus siglas en inglés, SCEN) La agencia nacional estadounidense que controla la polución y sus efectos dañinos en nuestras vidas…
A Hero for Our Times: Meet Clean Energy Girl
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Kingston Ash Landfill Changes Fraught with Concerns
December 30th marked the end of a public comment period around a draft permit for storage of coal ash waste at TVA's Kingston plant in East Tennessee - the very location of…
White House Announces Steps to Curb Methane Emissions
Yesterday, the White House announced its first-ever efforts aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industries. President Obama announced his latest step in his Administration's effort to combat…
Department of Energy has a New Vision for Wind Power
In 2008, President George W. Bush's Department of Energy released a groundbreaking report that showed how the United States could reach 20% of total electric generation from wind power by the year…
Could States Benefit From Revenue Sharing in the Atlantic?
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy and in the lead up to Hands Across the Sand on May 16, SACE is publishing a blog series highlighting some of…
Building an Inclusive Movement to Advance a Sustainable Planet
This guest post was written by Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, and originally appeared on the Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism blog on April 22, 2015 and is reprinted…