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Florida's Amendment 9 - Frequently Asked Questions
What is Amendment 9? Amendment 9 will prohibit drilling for oil or natural gas in Florida’s state waters and include tobacco vaping in the existing prohibition of tobacco smoking in enclosed indoor…
Time flies when you are having fun: a year in review from an energy advocate
It's been a whirlwind of a year since I accepted the position as SACE's Tennessee Valley Energy Policy Associate here in Knoxville. So much has happened, both good and bad, that it…
TVA Announces Old Coal Retirements
Last Friday the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a new vision for its energy portfolio at their August Board meeting. (We will be blogging on this in more detail soon.) TVA CEO…
EPA Takes Input on New Climate Pollution Safeguards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for safeguarding our climate from greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution emitted from major sources such as coal plants and…
TVA IRP and EPA Settlement Moves Region Towards a Clean Energy Future
A settlement announced today between TVA, the EPA and several states and public interest organizations is a historic step towards ending our reliance on dirty coal and moving the Valley towards a…
Wind Power is the Most Under Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern U.S.
This blog is a guest post by Herman K. Trabish originally posted at greentechmedia. New technologies make the Southern states’ wind resources a new frontier for developers. The U.S. has nearly 45,000…
Take Action: Prevent Reprocessing
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
Offshore Wind Blowing into a Town Near You
Recently, an important piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate: an investment tax credit to support the development of offshore wind energy. Specifically, the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act would…
Congress unfairly picks winners (nuclear reactors) and losers (renewable energy)
When talking about energy policy in our nation’s Capitol, you can hardly visit a U.S. Senator or Representative’s office without hearing that they supposedly support an “all of the above” energy strategy.…