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3,339 mentions for topic: Energy Policy
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Dr. Gregory K. Moss, senior pastor at St. Paul Baptist Church in Charlotte, writes an op-ed advocating for strong clean air and water standards from a faith perspective. He criticizes congressional votes to relax clean air…
Southern Company acknowledged nearly $1 billion in cost overruns for the Vogtle nuclear reactor expansion project in an SEC filing. Nine environmental and advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, held a February 2012…
“Much of the radioactive material was moved significantly further than two miles through downwind projection. So it is those kinds of trends that are very disconcerting and I think a step in the wrong direction.”
Dr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and member of TVA's Green Power Steering Committee, will be the guest speaker at a Land Owners and Users of Douglas Lake (LOUD) meeting…
“TVA will need to build new coal plants eventually, coal gasification is an environmentally superior process and TVA should be "getting on that learning curve" now”
“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”
Op-ed arguing that renewable energy technologies are economically competitive with traditional fossil fuel and nuclear generation. Cites a 2008 TVA study showing the region has substantial cost-competitive renewable energy potential, and notes that solar costs have…
A community forum held in Key Biscayne on July 15, 2010, addressed the Gulf oil spill crisis and energy solutions. Moderated by clean energy activist Susan Glickman, the event featured speakers from environmental organizations, government agencies,…
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…
An article about the documentary "On Coal River" by filmmakers Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood, which examines North Carolina's coal consumption and mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. SACE is listed as a sponsor of special Asheville…
A Union of Concerned Scientists report finds that Tennessee ranks eighth nationally in coal imports, spending $1.21 billion in 2008 to transport coal from out-of-state sources. The report argues that 60 percent of Tennessee's power demand…
“Any amount we can invest in those areas is an improvement”
Environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, urged the EPA during a public hearing to set greenhouse gas emission limits on power plants and oil refineries. SACE representative Seandra Rawls highlighted how new carbon…
“the Southeast has the potential for abundant clean energy production but is "languishing under a deficit of political leadership."”
An op-ed by Jennifer Rennicks advocating for stronger EPA clean air and pollution standards to protect asthmatic children and all North Carolinians. The author argues against congressional proposals to weaken public health protections and calls for…
