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434 mentions for advocacy area: Energy Efficiency
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“Adopting energy-efficiency standards would also help protect Florida's environment and public health. The energy savings achieved by the standards would decrease the amount of electricity that has to be generated by Florida's power plants. This would reduce the amount of air pollution these plants produce and precious water they have to consume for cooling purposes.”
“It's an important leading edge for more environmentally friendly sources of power, for public education and awareness”
Sam Gomberg, Tennessee Valley Energy Policy associate for SACE, argues for congressional support of clean energy and jobs legislation featuring renewable electricity standards and energy efficiency goals. The op-ed highlights economic benefits including job creation, consumer…
Op-ed by independent energy consultant James R. Powell arguing that energy efficiency is the quickest and least costly path to meeting Tennessee's future electricity demand while addressing climate change. Powell cites studies showing efficiency programs could…
A letter to the editor from John Bonitz argues that coal imports drain North Carolina's economy and advocates for stronger renewable energy and efficiency standards. The author cites a Union of Concerned Scientists report showing North…
Op-ed by Glenn Mauney (Carolinas Energy Policy Manager for SACE) and Maria Kingery arguing that North Carolina and the U.S. should lead the clean energy economy. The authors cite job creation potential from energy efficiency investments…
Tom Larson of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy argues against Florida's reliance on imported coal, particularly from Colombia via JEA, and advocates for renewable energy and efficiency programs. He contends that renewables and efficiency create…
“Any amount we can invest in those areas is an improvement”
Op-ed by John Noel, president of the Regional Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and member of Tennessee's Governor's Energy Task Force, advocating for state leadership on energy efficiency. The piece highlights Tennessee's energy waste problem and…
Letters to the editor responding to Cal Thomas's column dismissing climate change concerns. Writers argue that people of faith have a moral obligation to address climate change through energy efficiency and renewable energy adoption. The second…
“They shouldn't be in the mode of just selling kilowatts — I agreed that he's got the proper frame for the issue. But I don't have the sense that he is leading in that in a big way as much as maybe his rhetoric would indicate.”
“I think the clock is running against us. But I would appeal to people that this is not a partisan issue. It's not a political issue. It's a science issue. It's a human health and protect-our-environment issue. If you look at it through that lens, I think we can find common ground.”
Tennessee ranks eighth among U.S. states in coal imports, spending $1.21 billion annually according to a Union of Concerned Scientists report. The TVA's Cumberland City plant is the state's most coal-dependent facility. The UCS argues that…
Abhaya Thiele, Florida federal organizer for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, writes an op-ed about a Mother's Day climate action event in Gainesville where participants created murals to advocate for clean energy solutions. The piece…
Architect Edward Mazria presented a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing building energy efficiency and eliminating coal dependence. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy hosted a day of global-warming awareness in Miami featuring Mazria's…
