Foes of Tellico Landing gather to have their say
“Everything I've learned about the project so far raises a lot of concerns for me”
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TVA Director To Help Protect Jobs In Agency Shakeup
TVA Director Johnny Hayes testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on his confirmation, promising to protect employee jobs amid a proposal to eliminate the agency's $106 million annual federal appropriation. The proposal aims…
Code Red: Report warns of danger in the resurgence of the nuclear power industry
“The industry never really backed off from building new plants”
Net tight for G-8 security on water
“They've gotten millions of dollars to upgrade security, but what have they spent it on? Higher fences and better lighting are all things that can easily be overcome by a determined person”
Energy Coalition studies issues, tries to speak up for public
“Mostly why we do it is it's important”
Lawmakers laud plan to tighten TVA
“I think it would be very difficult to keep the rates down, primarily because of the bind that the clear program has TVA in”
Group charges foul on TVA over contract
“The award, combined with TVA's refusal to provide any factual basis for its decision, raises the question of whether TVA's ratepayers are protected against contractor takeover even after the reforms of the 1986 conflict-of-interest scandal”
Duke Energy Contributes $1 Million to Palmetto Clean Energy Program
“Dollars contributed to PaCE will support renewable energy produced right here in South Carolina, giving a boost to our state's economy while protecting our environment. That's why we worked hard to secure this commitment from Duke Energy”
DOE junks its waste plan; SOCM claims win
The Department of Energy has scrapped a plan to privatize treatment and disposal of mixed radioactive and hazardous wastes at Oak Ridge, citing widespread community opposition. Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) and local residents, particularly in…
PSC staff recommends $292M nuclear pass-on in Fla.
“the recommendation puts power company profits ahead of consumers' best interests”
Nuclear power's dangers
“With more than 20 years of tracking the industry, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy strongly warns against ongoing and increased reliance on this dangerous energy source.”
Global warming issue hardly 'unsettled'
“Global warming science is not "unsettled." A 2001 National Academy of Sciences report commissioned by the Bush administration found that greenhouse gases are building up as a result of human activities, causing temperatures to rise.”
Conservation head, 2 others endorsed for TVA post
A coalition of 43 regional public interest groups, including the Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition, endorsed three candidates for a vacant TVA board seat: Tennessee Conservation Commissioner Charles Howell III, Worldwatch Institute analyst William Chandler, and University…
Group urges TVA to think about junking nuke program
“It seems all the efforts of the past year and a half have made very little headway. It's time to consider an alternative to what we have now.”
Protest marks years of site's construction
Environmental activists, including Earth First! members, staged a protest at the TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant in Chattanooga to mark the facility's 23rd birthday while it remains under construction. The plant, which began permitting in…