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How Communities Can Welcome Wind Farms
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
Memphis City Council delays vote on pipeline ordinance
Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, also contributed to this blog post. Community opposition in Memphis to the proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which would transport…
2015: The Year of New Public Health Standards for Ozone
With only one month left in the year, the Environmental Protection Agency released its long awaited and updated proposed ground-level ozone standards on November 25, 2014. EPA updated its ozone standard in…
Sounds like a Wind Farm Ban
Recent polling shows that over 70% of Americans support wind energy; yet the small number of wind energy opponents can be loud. Very loud, in fact. One way those anti-wind activists attack…
Coastal voices win out over Big Oil’s influence as plans for Atlantic drilling are cancelled
Today is a a day to celebrate. The Obama Administration has chosen to side with the interests of citizens, small businesses, and coastal communities over the influence of Big Oil and has…
How many jobs do wind farms create?
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association's Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
National Park Service Performs Major Disservice for Anti-Wind Power Activists
The National Park Service just did a major disservice to anti-wind energy activists. NPS recently published a new map showing the estimated sound levels for the entire country. NPS developed the map as…
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.…
The SC House's Billion-Dollar Solar Opportunity
A bill before the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee presents a nearly one-and-a-half billion-dollar investment opportunity for the state if it ultimately passes. The Renewable Energy Jobs and Economic Development…