TVA suing feds over cost to store nuke waste
“The worst thing is to move it around, get it out there and then realize you have to move it again”
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TVA decides not to build gas-fired plant
“It looks like the decks are being cleared for TVA to once again proceed down its failed nuclear path. It's simply irrational for TVA to give up on a natural-gas plant they could finish for a couple hundred million dollars in the next 18 months in favor of a very risky nuclear plant that may or may not eventually generate only 2½ times more power but cost at least six or seven times more money.”
Ex-TVA director lobbied agency for Enron
“My fear was what intelligence did Hayes have that he may have been giving to Enron for a fee that could have potentially been detrimental to TVA's well being?”
Green Power program growth 'pleasant surprise': TVA looking to expand its renewable energy sources
“Nobody really knew how this part of the country could perform in this part of the country. The industry really is getting some legs under it and taking off.”
Religion, ecology natural partners, says minister
Rev. Sally Bingham of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral spoke in Knoxville about the connection between religious faith and environmental stewardship, advocating for renewable energy adoption. She emphasized that religious communities have historically participated in major social…
TVA to install scrubbers at 5 of its power plants
“This is a significant move. It is really good news for the people of the Tennessee Valley.”
America mobilizes
“I would be very much opposed to shutting down the nuclear power plants”
Plan to reduce Smokies haze supported in public hearing
“The significant thing about this plan is that it's based not on tons of pollutants to be reduced at the smokestacks, but on changes in visibility, improvements you can actually see.”
TVA considers reviving idle nuclear facilities
“TVA is not looking forward, it is still locked in the failed vision of the past”
KUB celebrates 'green power' with snow cones
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) celebrated its Green Power Switch Program with a promotional event featuring free green snow cones and renewable energy demonstrations. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy recognized KUB with its first Green Power…
Two environmental groups protest pollution by TVA's coal-fired plants
“We are very concerned about a couple of things. We're very concerned that the Bush/Cheney administration is talking about rolling back the Clean Air Act and that TVA has joined with a very powerful group.”
Environmentalists say TVA pays for lobbying
Eleven environmental and health groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, urged TVA to resign its $15,000-per-month paid membership in a utility coalition that employs Republican lobbyist Haley Barbour to influence clean-air law changes. TVA…
New TVA policy means less information about operations
“I think it is a very dangerous trend. We don't necessarily want TVA to be at a competitive disadvantage, but whether or not a plant is running is certainly information that the public has a right to know about.”
Air pollution regulation is not being enforced, coalition charges
A Tennessee delegation presented a report to federal regulators in Cincinnati claiming that air pollution regulations are not being adequately enforced, citing research showing that pollution from coal-fired power plants like Bull Run shortens hundreds of…
E-mail campaign urges power shutdown to protest U.S. energy policy
“I've received it no less than 20 different times. It's like a ping-pong ball - it keeps bouncing around cyberspace.”