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3,339 mentions for topic: Energy Policy
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“But technology is available to "virtually eliminate all use of water," said Stephen Smith, executive director of Knoxville-based Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Some combined cycle plants use a dry cooling system rather than 10 million gallons of water each day, which is how combined cycle plants in Arizona and California operate.”
Cookeville city officials and regional consumer groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, oppose TVA's proposed rate structure that increases residential rates by 7-7.5% while reducing rates for large manufacturers by 2%. The City Council…
John Noel, founder of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, criticizes TVA's business practices and rate increases, citing a March 2002 GAO report that contradicts TVA's claims about leading the industry in wise electricity use. Noel…
The American Rivers Association placed the Tennessee River on its 1997 list of 10 most endangered rivers, citing TVA's proposal to eliminate federally funded nonpower programs as a threat to the already-damaged river. Environmental experts highlighted…
Consumer groups Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition and another organization, citing a Critical Mass Energy Project report, charge that TVA is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on nuclear plant repairs without conducting economic feasibility studies. TVEC…
“TVA is chasing demand and they are falling behind. You can rush out there and build, build, build or you can try to encourage some reasonable efficiency to help avoid the staggering costs of adding more capacity.”
“This is a very sad commentary on TVA's commitment to clean air”
“TVA is providing absolute-ly no leadership on helping its customers to better use power. 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.”
Cormetech Inc. dedicated a new factory in Cleveland, Tennessee that will supply TVA and other utilities with selective catalytic reduction systems to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. TVA awarded a $68 million contract…
Cormetech Inc. dedicated a new factory in Cleveland to supply selective catalytic reduction systems that reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. The Tennessee Valley Authority awarded a $68 million contract to Cormetech to install…
“It is a logical assumption that it would be affecting our economies. Now we can actually quantify it.”
“We applaud Congressman Ford's leadership in facilitating a discussion aimed at finding a solution to one of Tennessee's greatest problems: air pollution. Air pollution knows no boundaries and directly affects the Great Smokies National Park. Moreover, TVA is the state's largest polluter and is a federal corporation. Together these are all reasons why we need our federal representatives to provide much-needed leadership to help us find a workable solution.”
Editorial arguing for stricter air-quality standards at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, citing an Abt Associates study showing that reducing haze could boost tourism by 25 percent and generate $296 million in regional sales. The piece…
“TVA has certainly made some improvements and they are to be applauded for that. But they have continued to burn dirty coal at plants which should have been phased out by now”
“To fix the air pollution and environmental problems associated with coal-fired power plants by trying to nuclear power is sort of like giving up smoking and taking up crack”
