Nuclear power NRC approves first new nuke reactors since 1978
“In a very literal sense, the rubble has not cooled in Japan, and the NRC has granted a license for a new, unproven reactor design here in the United States”
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New Interactive Web Tool Gives Citizens Detailed Info about Georgia Toxic Coal Ash
“Georgia is home to 41 coal ash impoundments that are threatening our waterways. Seven of the state's 11 plants have been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for dam safety; all but one of these were found to pose a significant or high hazard to nearby communities and waterways”
Delay Sought by Environmental Groups for Reactors in Georgia
Nine environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Friends of the Earth, announced plans to seek a court delay of Southern Company's $14 billion construction of two nuclear reactors at the Vogtle plant…
Rejected by NRC, Vogtle Opponents Challenge COL in Court
Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy challenged the NRC's approval of a combined license for Southern Co. to build two new reactors at Georgia's Plant Vogtle. The groups sought a new environmental impact…
Anti-Nuclear Groups in Georgia Seek to Block First New Nuclear Plants in U.S. in Decades
“You would think that the conservative party would be conservatively approaching use of both ratepayer money and taxpayer money and that they would want transparency and openness. Yet we've heard virtually nothing from anyone in the Republican Party.”
'Green diesel' tested on yellow buses
The article examines the environmental and health impacts of diesel-powered school buses in metro Atlanta, where virtually all 6,000 buses use diesel fuel. It discusses how schoolchildren are exposed to harmful particulate matter from bus emissions…
Summit-fueled art, film and forums take center stage
A Savannah Morning News article covering G-8 Summit-related cultural events in Savannah highlights a "No-Nukes Night" on June 8 featuring lectures and films on nuclear proliferation and plutonium production. Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is listed…
NRC Action Will Force Major Court Fight
“As evidenced by today's NRC decision, regulators unfortunately continue to ignore the real ramifications that this risky, expensive nuclear project could have on utility customers and local communities. There are serious safety and economic concerns that will eventually come to a front. Before billions more dollars are spent, post-Fukushima issues should be dealt with in order to best protect surrounding communities and ratepayers' pocketbooks.”
We just want water
“This thing has got to come to some final understanding of what their charges are going to be and I have to have something that I can take to the Board of Education for approval. We have talked very loosely with the County that we would pay our pro rata share of what the cost of putting the infrastructure in would be for us to use it, but those figures have not been determined yet.”
Georgia Power's OpenAI contract shrouded in secrecy as PSC weighs transparency concerns
The Georgia Public Service Commission held a hearing on Georgia Power's 3.2-gigawatt power contract with OpenAI, which has been entirely redacted citing trade secrets. Multiple organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Sierra Club, and…
Setting An Energy Standard
“They have driven a significant amount of investment and renewables there, and there is no data that indicates RESs drive up electricity rates; that is totally a myth, and the most common one.”
UCS: Power puts strain on water supplies
The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that a proposed coal-fired power plant in Georgia's Washington County could strain local water supplies by requiring groundwater tapping for cooling. Katherine Cummings of the Fall-line Alliance for a Clean…
Power4Georgians in Tenuous Position on Plant Washington After Legal Agreement
“Today's agreement is great news for Georgia ratepayers, who will now avoid $2.3 billion in costs from Plant Ben Hill and reduce their monthly utility bill through new energy efficiency programs. It also sends a message to those who continue to support Plant Washington: you can't ignore the public health costs of dirty energy sources any more.”
Atlanta's only public, retail biodiesel pump opens for business
“SACE is committed to diversifying our region's fuel mix, whether it be with sustainably-produced biodiesel or further deployment of electric vehicles, are important steps for public health, the environment and for national security.”
USA: SACE, Georgia Sierra Club to Host Rally for Wind Energy Jobs
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the Georgia Sierra Club announced a rally titled "Wind Works: For Jobs, for Georgians" scheduled for August 31, 2012, at Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion. The event aims to…