Wind power raising hopes for clean energy
“Our goal was to knock down the myth that wind doesn't blow in the South”
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Haney eyes nuclear reactor lease
“This sounds like some sort of elaborate scheme to give people the impression that (TVAs) not spending any money but getting back into the nuclear construction business. It should be of great concern to everybody in the Tennessee Valley.”
TVA may start up 3 reactors
“What concerns me so much about the Bush administration pushing TVA to the forefront to reignite the nuclear power program in this country is that it's the same kind of thinking that got us in the situation we're in today”
TVA OKs fuel from weapons production
“The downside is clearly the continued blurring of lines between commercial and the military applications of nuclear power. I think it sets a bad precedent. We lose some of our credibility as an international broker (to dissuade similar actions abroad).”
TVA challenges study; 'people are dying,' alliance says
“The bottom line is that people are dying, and we need to clear this up”
Going Solar Is Getting Easier
“Hopefully, in five to 10 years, everybody will be able to afford solar power”
Four electricians burned at Browns Ferry
“No other utility in the country I think could get away with what TVA is about to get away with”
Reactor security criticized
“One of the greatest revelations of Sept. 11 is the vulnerability of our nuclear plants. It concerns us that Congressman Markey is saying the NRC has failed to carefully look at terrorist connections. That should be of great concern, because there was clear evidence that terrorist cells were targeting reactors”
TVA suing feds over cost to store nuke waste
“The worst thing is to move it around, get it out there and then realize you have to move it again”
Solar power: Sunshine State isn't living up to its name
“Florida is moving at a glacial pace toward an electricity system that shifts us away from polluting fossil fuels. And that's bad news for our health and economy.”
Advocates fight for air quality
Clean air advocates, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, gathered at Riverfront Park to oppose President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative, arguing it does not adequately protect air quality in Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains…
TVA ranks 4th worst in mercury emissions
The Tennessee Valley Authority ranks fourth among U.S. utilities in mercury emissions, emitting over 2,420 pounds into Tennessee's air in 2001, according to a study by U.S. PIRG and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. TVA…
TVA deal will expand Tennessee wind farm
“TVA has been a leader in the region with wind power. With this expansion, TVA continues to demonstrate that wind technologies are both feasible and desirable for the Southeast”
Renewable energy underscores effort for Green Power
“The way we get our energy now is not sustainable ... Coal is finite. Everybody agrees that we're going to run out of it”
TVA puts Finley in solar power record book
“We hope and expect this program will begin to create a market for even more renewable source generation and thereby help drive down its costs”