Standing against drilling
“We are disheartened by the ongoing devastation in the Gulf. Tens of millions of gallons of oil are still spewing into the Gulf. Enough is enough.”
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Viewpoint: Gulf Power lighting way toward energy efficiency
Former Florida PSC chairman E. Leon Jacobs, Jr. praises Gulf Power's new energy efficiency programs approved by the PSC, noting the company's leadership in implementing best-practice efficiency initiatives. Jacobs, a SACE board member, credits both NRDC…
Beware the "Dirty Air Act"
“As a mother who has held my young asthmatic child as she struggled to breathe, I am sincerely grateful that Rep. Shuler cast a vote on behalf of her and the 200,000 other children in North Carolina that suffer from asthma, instead of joining some of his colleagues who supported the profits of our largest polluters”
Nuke Plants' $8.3 Billion Loan: Who Will Pay?
“It is still unclear why DOE has entertained this level of favoritism to this particular company. More information needs to be revealed about any terms of the loan guarantees . . . in order to learn whether any undue influence was brought to bear on DOE to accept this high-risk venture on the backs of taxpayers.”
Regulators should deny nuclear costs, attorney says
“the commission needs to protect FPL customers from the same fate as customers of Duke Energy Florida”
Tampa Bay business leaders offer top wishes for 2013
“We send $50 billion out of state every year to buy fuel for energy production because we don't have anything home grown. My wish is that our political leaders in the upcoming legislative session would understand the wisdom of keeping some of our $50 billion at home. This would create jobs and a market for Florida farmers and reduce harmful pollution from some of our current energy sources.”
PSC agrees to charge Duke Energy customers $108 million for shelved nuke plants
“Consumers 'paid a whole of money for a whole lot of nothing.' We believe that was facilitated by law and, quite frankly, also by you by approving certain costs for recovery for a project that was increasingly speculative.”
SACE Webinar: The Value of Offshore Wind Energy
SACE announced a webinar on August 13, 2013, featuring Renewable Energy Manager Simon Mahan discussing new research on the value of offshore wind energy for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The research suggests offshore wind…
Environmental interest groups attempting to mislead the public (opinion from Patrick Cagle)
Patrick Cagle, executive director of JobKeeper Alliance, criticizes environmental groups including SACE for what he characterizes as misleading public statements about utility rates and coal power in Alabama. Cagle argues that GASP and allied environmental organizations…
Environmental, Health, Sporting Organizations Call on Interior Secretary Jewell, EPA Administrator McCarthy to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Industry
A coalition of 90 environmental, health, sporting, and faith-based organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, called on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to substantially reduce methane emissions from oil and…
EPA closer to gas limits
“Efficiency, if done right, could actually reduce people's bills. I don't think it's a foregone conclusion that people are necessarily going to pay, on the whole, more money.”
Winning Dixie: Drawing In the Southeastern US
“Long-term trend lines show renewable energy prices declining and nuclear and fossil fuel prices rising. Making an investment in technologies whose trend lines are going down is better for the economy.”
Coalition takes aim at emissions
“Putting a price on carbon will raise the price of electricity, there's no doubt about that, but you can offset that with efficiency and conservation”
Adopt-a-Senator for ACES - She Knows Better, But We Could Lose Her
“The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund called her a "proven leader on energy and environmental issues."”
Trump halted electric vehicle plans as SC worked to deploy charging stations
“It is disappointing to have uncertainty brought into the NEVI program. The S.C. Department of Transportation has been running a really high quality stakeholder engagement process to understand how best to deploy fast charging stations along the state's major corridors.”