5 years after coal-ash spill, little has changed
“The jury is still out on whether we will get the protections we need to prevent this from happening again. The final chapter hasn't been written.”
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Climate bus, part of campaign to urge nation to address climate change, comes Charleston
The "I Will Act on Climate" campaign organized a 27-state bus tour to promote climate action, with a stop in Charleston, South Carolina. Representatives from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the South Carolina Business…
PaCE Launches Pilot Solar Grant Program For South Carolina Schools
Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE) launched a $250,000 Solar Matching Grant Pilot program to help South Carolina K-12 schools and nonprofit educational institutions install rooftop solar panels. The program, funded by Duke Energy as part of a…
Environmentalists, Santee Cooper trade claims over Grainger cleanup
Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, oppose Santee Cooper's proposal to contain coal ash pollution at the closed Grainger plant in Conway, South Carolina using a…
S.C. utility agrees to remove its coal ash
Santee Cooper, South Carolina's largest electric utility, has agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from its Grainger power plant beside the Waccamaw River, settling lawsuits filed by environmental groups including the Southern Alliance…
Santee Cooper to recycle coal ash from Conway site
Santee Cooper has agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from the Waccamaw River in Conway following a settlement of lawsuits filed by conservation groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The utility…
Major cleanup planned by state power company
South Carolina's state-owned utility Santee Cooper announced plans to clean up 11 million tons of contaminated coal ash from three power plants and close most remaining coal waste ponds, settling lawsuits filed by environmental groups including…
Clemson University Opens USD 100 Mln Offshore Wind Testing Facility
“The Southeast has a world-class offshore wind resource, and now also has a world-class research center to develop the technology to capture this resource and turn it into clean, affordable energy for our region”
Santee Cooper announces plans to recycle all coal ash at 3 SC plants
Santee Cooper announced plans to recycle 11 million tons of coal ash from three South Carolina power plants following a settlement agreement with environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The settlement requires removal…
Clemson opens $110 million renewable energy center in Lowcountry
“The Southeast has a world-class offshore wind resource, and now also has a world-class research center to develop the technology to capture this resource and turn it into clean, affordable energy for our region. With this facility, the Palmetto State will become the epi-center in our country for research and development of these advanced turbine designs, pulling the economic advantages of leading companies and people to the Lowcountry of South Carolina.”
Officials: Sea level rise is worth a look
“Some East Coast cities, notably Wilmington, N.C., and areas in Florida, are already projecting what sea level rise can mean to things such as water and sewer systems, public monuments, parks and other things”
Potential Economic Impacts from Offshore Wind in the United States – The Southeast Region
A study by the Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University, supported by NREL and DOE, applied the offshore JEDI economic model to estimate job creation and economic impacts from potential offshore wind development…
SC senate plan would stop solar tax credits for homeowners
South Carolina's Senate Finance Committee voted to phase out residential solar tax credits after 2017, while the state Public Service Commission heard testimony on a proposal by SACE and the S.C. Coastal Conservation League for Duke…
Climate costs rise like sea levels with delayed action on climate change
Op-ed by Charleston small business owner Sandra Bridges arguing that climate change poses real economic costs to coastal communities through rising sea levels and extreme weather, and that the federal government's use of social cost of…
NC cleanup raises concerns for S.C. Saluda River
“They're essentially hazardous waste dumps. They're regulated less stringently than household garbage disposal. Dan River really should be the last straw. Duke Energy really needs to step up.”