Wind turbine backers blast bill
“Sen. Alexander's bill is the most direct assault on wind power and other renewable energy sources that we've ever seen”
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Nuclear driver for TVA
“TVA's ongoing $1.8 billion investment in reviving the Unit 1 reactor at the Browns Ferry Plant in Alabama is depleting the agency's cash and could force a rate increase this fall.”
Mercury rules violate Clean Air Act
Valerie True, Clean Air Program Coordinator at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, argues in this op-ed that EPA mercury emission rules for power plants violate the Clean Air Act by not requiring sufficient cleanup. She…
TVA to clean scrubbers that emit air pollutant
“The new air pollution requirements already announced should encourage TVA to rethink whether it wants to continue to make major investments in some of its oldest and smallest coal units”
Mercury rules won't hit TVA for 5 years
The EPA released new mercury emissions regulations for coal-fired power plants for the first time, but environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticized the rules as insufficient. TVA and other utilities do not…
Al Gore calls pollution a moral, ethical issue
“We hope that Sen. Frist will respect the bipartisan committee opposition and not attempt to bypass the committee to take the bill to the floor”
Breaking the power record
“I applaud TVA for its success in running Widows Creek Unit 3, but we're all breathing the consequences of their heavy use of these old, dirty plants”
EPB buys energy from area customer
“These solar units add tremendously to the value of one's home, and we think they are going to become much more popular in the future. This program has gotten off to somewhat of a slow start, but it's definitely picking up.”
Alexander calls on TVA to lower emissions at 3 coal-fired plants
“We're heading for a real mess the first few months of next year”
North Carolina plans to sue TVA over pollution
“We applaud this action by North Carolina. Unfortunately, the merits of the case against TVA for New Source Review violations have never been tried and got caught up in the legal wrangling between two federal agencies. TVA is making improvements, but it needs to do much more.”
Courts' role losing steam
“Unfortunately, I don't think the Bush administration is really serious about enforcing these clean air rules. The air may be getting cleaner, but it's still not clean enough. We still have far too many cases of asthma, lung disease and other health problems among humans and too much deterioration of our environment, especially here in the Smoky Mountains.”
EPA says Southern air getting less polluted
“There's no doubt that we're seeing improvements in the air and significant reductions are being made in sulfur dioxide and other emissions. But while we're making progress, we still don't have healthy air in many counties in Tennessee. We need to do more, and frankly the Bush administration has only continued the steps begun in the past, not pushed for more progress.”
TVA audits reveal excessive spending, costs
“The scary thing about TVA is that they're moving so much money around, sometimes they lose track of the amounts. But these findings should be of concern to them, particularly when they're laying people off.”
Industries spent $38,000 to wine and dine TVA employees
“I think that ratepayers should be very concerned about this. I think there should be a congressional inquiry to make sure that both the ratepayers' interests and the companies themselves have been looked into more thoroughly. I have yet to be impressed with any internal action that TVA itself, in sort of self disciplinary mode, accomplishes.”
TVA site eyed for next generation nuke
“Nuclear power is an outdated technology that generates toxic wastes for centuries and should not be pursued any longer”