Southern Alliance for Clean Energy chief blasts embezzler as 'a parasite'
“In a very real sense, he was a parasite”
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State and local briefs for Feb. 25
A brief news item announces that Dr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and member of TVA's Green Power Steering Committee, will be a guest speaker at a Land Owners and…
Nuclear restart attracts interest
“If the minority leader of the Senate says he wants to see a plan on how to reduce debt, that's about as big a shot across the bow as you can get without George Bush delivering the message”
Technology can help the environment
“We need technology to generate necessary services more cleanly and efficiently and to clean up out-dated, dirty power plants.”
One man's quest
“Most people don't know that TVA peaks out at about 29,000 megawatts, and 16,000 megawatts of that comes from coal. Because these coal-fired power plants are so big and large, they run them as base load units, which means they will keep them going to keep the pipes from cooling down, which could cause them to shrink and then expand.”
INHALING THE HAZE
A comprehensive investigation into air quality in East Tennessee and the Southeast, revealing Knoxville ranks eighth worst in the nation. The article examines pollution sources including power plants and automobiles, health impacts from ozone and particulate…
Provisions of Clean Air Act must be enforced to protect citizens / Our Environmental President... Save Your Breath
Two opinion letters published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel criticize the Bush administration's Clear Skies initiative and proposed weakening of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provision. Liz Albertson of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
Protestors expected to greet Frist, EPA's Whitman
EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Senator Bill Frist visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park on July 1, 2002, where they were met by environmental protestors opposing the Bush administration's Clean Air Act policies. Stephen Smith,…
Court orders TVA, EPA to get mediation in dispute
“The case against TVA is very good.”
Critics hit Browns Ferry financing
“TVA is making too many promises to too many people. They promised the White House, the state and the people they would clean up the air (from coal-fired plant emissions); they're promising the distributors and nuclear power folks they will get this nuclear power plant on line; and they're promising to keep the rates low and keep the debt down. There's a point at which you've promised more than you can deliver. Do the math. Show me the money.”
EPA plan has sides slinging some dirt
“This means more air pollution, period. If you are concerned about the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, if you have a child with asthma, if you have a grandparent with chronic respiratory disease, this is not a good day.”
TVA board votes to restart reactor
“no other utility could get away with doing this – making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
TVA may vote to restart old reactor
“No other utility could get away with doing this - making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation. This is a huge, huge gamble. This is a very risky proposition for ratepayers.”
Former director was paid to lobby TVA
Former TVA director Johnny Hayes was paid $340,000 in 2001 to lobby his former agency on behalf of Southern Co. and Enron Corp., raising concerns about the revolving door between federal service and private industry. A…
Gore appearance mobilizes Dems
Former Vice President Al Gore appeared at the annual Truman Day Dinner in Knoxville, drawing 1,600 East Tennessee Democrats in support of a potential 2004 presidential campaign. University of Tennessee law professor Paul Zwier called for…