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437 mentions for advocacy area: Energy Efficiency
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TVA Chairman Marvin Runyon outlines the agency's major problems including $17.9 billion in debt, damaged public image from closed nuclear plants, and high nuclear contractor costs. The article discusses Runyon's restructuring efforts and potential cuts to…
An op-ed criticizing the Bush administration's energy policy as favoring fossil fuel extraction and power plant construction over conservation and efficiency. The piece cites TVA's energy efficiency programs and references SACE's involvement in clean air initiatives…
“An efficient home will still be cool in the summer, but it'll use way less energy, so you don't create that peak”
“There is no reason to rush headlong into building more nuclear and coal power plants without doing the types of programs TVA once did to ensure we utilize electricity more wisely!”
“Energy efficiency is the quintessential low-hanging fruit”
“Data centers lock in unwanted noise and air pollution, drain tens of millions of gallons of water a day, and are approved under agreements lacking transparency, often before residents know a project is coming”
Maria Hubert of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy reports on Florida's successful deployment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds totaling $175.86 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The article highlights specific…
The article announces that the Tennessee Valley Authority must conduct public hearings on its 25-year Integrated Resource Plan (Energy Vision 2020) for the first time in over 60 years, a requirement mandated by the 1992 Energy…
“It is my greatest hope that 2020 will bring a meaningful response to the climate crisis. This existential threat to the state of Florida requires the Tampa Bay region to both adapt to impacts underway and, more importantly, dramatically reduce the dangerous carbon pollution driving the problem.”
Forest Bradley-Wright, energy efficiency director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, argues that energy efficiency is a cost-effective and climate-critical strategy that utilities have underinvested in due to outdated business models. The op-ed advocates for…
“That whole business model no longer makes sense. The ground is shifting beneath (the utilities) whether they like it or not.”
SACE's comprehensive report 'Code Red Alert' examines the dangers of nuclear power in Georgia, including radiation health effects, nuclear waste storage problems, terrorism vulnerabilities, and excessive water consumption. The report details existing nuclear facilities in Georgia…
“something of a farce”
TVA Board approved over $80 million for its nuclear power program, with $30 million allocated to the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant. The Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition criticized TVA's continued nuclear investment as diverting resources…
“Energy is almost like a non-point source pollution because each of us turns on a light in the morning. Each of us has the ability to make the decision to use energy more wisely.”
