Be a Hero, Lamar
An op-ed urging Senator Lamar Alexander to support carbon emissions controls and lead Republicans toward clean energy policy. The author advocates for a carbon tax as the most direct and fair mechanism to address climate change,…
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Public Can Set Energy Direction
Op-ed by Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena urging public participation in energy policy decisions at federal, state, and local levels. The piece highlights Rep. Castor's work on climate and energy, Florida's renewable energy goals, and concerns…
Letters to the editor Wednesday
A letters-to-the-editor column featuring four reader submissions on various topics. One letter from David Kyler of the Center for a Sustainable Coast advocates for offshore wind energy conversion along Georgia's coast to address climate change and…
UNCA student groups host statewide environmental summit
UNC Asheville student groups hosted the first statewide Student Sustainability Summit on October 31–November 1, 2008, bringing together over 100 college and high school students for workshops on leadership, climate change, lobbying, and environmental justice. The…
More oil won't solve the problem
A letter to the editor argues against the Gas Price Reduction Act of 2008, which would increase offshore oil drilling and oil sands production. The writer advocates for conservation, efficiency, and renewable alternatives as long-term solutions…
Natural gas presents risks to environment
Colin R. Hagan, Federal Policy Associate at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, writes a letter to the editor arguing that natural gas drilling presents similar environmental risks to oil drilling and should not be promoted…
Reader Views on EPA ozone standard and air quality
A collection of reader opinion letters published in The Tennessean discussing the EPA's new ozone standard and air quality in the Nashville area. The letters debate the merits of stricter air quality standards, with one writer…
Will rising sea levels change Hilton Head forever?
“We've got a $15 billion tourism economy sitting right in that zone. When you look at the potential for home-grown energy and the jobs we can create, you match that against the tremendous economic losses we stand to suffer here in South Carolina. We can't afford to not address this.”
Environmentalists call for support of cap-and-trade legislation
A coalition of activists, politicians, and alternative energy industry representatives gathered in Tampa to encourage citizens to contact their senators in support of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap-and-trade legislation). The rally, sponsored by…
Energy Citizens Rally and Protest
Coverage of an Energy Citizens Rally organized by the American Petroleum Institute in Tampa on August 27, 2009, held in response to the Waxman-Markey climate bill. Environmental protesters, including representatives from 1Sky and the Florida Sierra…
Georgia PSC rejects delay request, outgoing commissioners will rule on Georgia Power expansion
“When the voters finally got a chance to voice their opinion, they overwhelmingly voted for change. It is tone-deaf and irresponsible for the commission to rush this decision through.”
Tree-saving plan has credibility questions
“If I am a well-meaning citizen and I want to reduce my carbon footprint, what is implicit in that transaction is that I want the person I'm buying from to have done something in the world that would not have happened anyway”
Cap and trade will signal U.S. ready to clean up act
Editorial supporting cap-and-trade climate legislation pending in Congress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Argues the bill is necessary for the U.S. to lead on climate action ahead of December Copenhagen treaty negotiations,…
Georgia spared from oil slick's immediate environmental impacts
“But by the time it gets around Georgia, it probably would be pretty dissipated”
A road map for unknown territory
“There are great challenges to N.C. from not taking action. Great national treasures like the Outer Banks are threatened, as well as ... the mountain ecosystems of Western North Carolina.”