Environmental groups vow to continue court fight
“We think that the commission really should have acted more prudently in light of Fukushima”
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Incumbents challenged after pro-coal plant vote
A contentious board election at Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia pits incumbents supporting a $2.1 billion coal-fired Plant Washington against challengers backed by clean-energy advocacy groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The…
Group Cites River Concerns
“Unlike a hurricane, tornado or earthquake that strikes quickly, these droughts are disasters in slow motion. It's something that we could prepare for”
Why Should a Nuke Loan Guarantee Cost Less than Home or Student Loans?
“SACE has challenged the $8.33 billion loan guarantee package announced by President Obama in 2010”
2001 write-offs to leave TVA with $3.3 billion deficit
“I think it is still kind of a pipe dream that they are going to finish that as a nuclear plant”
Hundreds Call for Offshore Wind Jobs in Georgia, USA
Approximately 300 people attended a rally on Tybee Island sponsored by SACE and the Sierra Club to promote offshore wind energy development in Georgia. Anna Smit, Clean Energy Associate for SACE, highlighted the potential for high-quality…
Report: Solyndra-Style Problems Seen in $8.33 Billion Federal Loan Guarantee for Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Project
“The Vogtle loan guarantee puts nearly 16 times as much at stake for taxpayers when compared to Solyndra. Taxpayers cannot afford an $8.33 billion gamble when the odds are stacked against them as badly as they are here. The very large exposure to losses for U.S. taxpayers should the Vogtle Project go awry, along with the known complexities of building two new reactors, underscore the importance of an objective and unbiased review of the project, its borrowers, and the appropriate credit subsidy level. Political interference increases fiscal risks because political pressure can supplant economic and financial assessments in driving funding decisions and terms.”
Solar-Powered Biodiesel Station Opens in Atlanta
A new biodiesel fuel station opened in Atlanta at 250 Arizona Ave. NE as a partnership between the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and Clean Energy Biofuels (CEB). The station recovers used oils from food…
Lessons Learned? How Drought Has Shaped Water Policy in Georgia
“We think things have gotten worse under Governor Deal. It's not just a matter of money, but a matter of will and the desire to protect long-term [Southeast] regional interests.”
Wind energy rally held on Tybee
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Sierra Club hosted a wind energy rally on Tybee Island, Georgia, highlighting the island's wind resources and the job-creation potential of wind energy. SACE representative Anna Smit spoke about…
Atlanta's Retail Biodiesel Fueling Station Opens
“This is the only state-of-the-art biodiesel fueling station located in metro Atlanta. We are very pleased to offer biodiesel to the local community and available as consumers need it. Our biodiesel is produced in the most environmentally sustainable way possible.”
U.S. nuclear industry slowed by its own waste
“Waste is an environmental concern, it's a public health concern and it's become a security concern because we live in a different world now”
Duke Energy decides to permanently close the Crystal River Nuclear Plant
“We applaud Duke Energy for taking decisive action today to permanently close the troubled Crystal River Nuclear Plant inherited as part of the Duke-Progress merger last summer.”
Groups Unearth Documents On Vogtle
“A layman's look at what we received raised eyebrows. But now we have confirmation that there are indications of political involvement in the process that we believe needs to be looked into more.”
Report suggests Solyndra-like problems in federal nuclear power loan guarantee
A report by Earth Track and Synapse Energy Economics, conducted for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Friends of the Earth, analyzes the Obama administration's $8.3 billion federal loan guarantee for two Georgia nuclear reactors…