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Will the EPA Coal Ash Rule Survive?
This blog was originally posted on October 28, 2014 by Lisa Evans of Earthjustice. Sometime after midnight, the White House made it official—its review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) coal ash…
Our View: Coal Ash Cleanup Bill Far Short of Our Needs
This guest post originally appeared in the Fayetteville Observer's Opinion Editorials on July 5, 2014. You can access the original piece here. The North Carolina General Assembly is working quickly to pass…
New Round of IPCC Reports Keep the Climate Drum Beating
The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) came out this month on the impacts of climate change, how to adapt to those impacts, and how we must reduce…
FPL is running an experimental reactor in a weak regulatory environment
SACE High Risk Energy Choices Program Director, Sara Barczak, contributed to this post. Recently across the Southeastern United States, we have witnessed and experienced what happens when cavalier energy companies team up…
12 Business Cases that Support Offshore Wind Energy
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Will NC Gov. McCrory's DEQ Heed Demands for Proper Coal Ash Cleanup?
If you're paying attention to North Carolina politics, you know Governor Pat McCrory's administration seems very out of step with North Carolinians statewide. As his ink dries on the controversial HB2 (which…
Duke Energy's Proposed Roxboro Gas Plant: A Primer
Duke is proposing to build a large fossil gas plant near Roxboro, North Carolina. This blog takes a look at the existing coal plant, the proposed gas plant, the gas pipeline supply…
Where the Candidates Stand On Energy: Republican Nominee for North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis
In this blog, we examine the policies and position of Thom Tillis, the current Senator and Republican nominee for North Carolina's Senator. Also in this series we profile Cal Cunningham, the Democratic…
Something To Be Thankful For
This blog was written by SACE Communications Intern, Heather Brinton. With the start of the holidays just around the corner, let’s take a minute to reflect on the progress that has been…