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Eastman touts clean use of coal
“TVA's position shortsighted because the agency will need to build new coal plants eventually and coal gasification is an environmentally superior process. He said TVA should be "getting on that learning curve" now.”
A clean, green surprise
“Nobody really knew how wind would perform in this part of the country”
Two environmental groups protest pollution by TVA's coal-fired plants
“We are very concerned about a couple of things. We're very concerned that the Bush/Cheney administration is talking about rolling back the Clean Air Act and that TVA has joined with a very powerful group.”
Green Power program growth 'pleasant surprise': TVA looking to expand its renewable energy sources
“Nobody really knew how this part of the country could perform in this part of the country. The industry really is getting some legs under it and taking off.”
TVA green power demand exceeds supply
“They are the only utility in the Southeast that has a program of this size and scale”
Wind power raising hopes for clean energy
“Our goal was to knock down the myth that wind doesn't blow in the South”
Haney eyes nuclear reactor lease
“This sounds like some sort of elaborate scheme to give people the impression that (TVAs) not spending any money but getting back into the nuclear construction business. It should be of great concern to everybody in the Tennessee Valley.”
TVA may start up 3 reactors
“What concerns me so much about the Bush administration pushing TVA to the forefront to reignite the nuclear power program in this country is that it's the same kind of thinking that got us in the situation we're in today”
TVA OKs fuel from weapons production
“The downside is clearly the continued blurring of lines between commercial and the military applications of nuclear power. I think it sets a bad precedent. We lose some of our credibility as an international broker (to dissuade similar actions abroad).”
TVA challenges study; 'people are dying,' alliance says
“The bottom line is that people are dying, and we need to clear this up”
Going Solar Is Getting Easier
“Hopefully, in five to 10 years, everybody will be able to afford solar power”
Four electricians burned at Browns Ferry
“No other utility in the country I think could get away with what TVA is about to get away with”
Reactor security criticized
“One of the greatest revelations of Sept. 11 is the vulnerability of our nuclear plants. It concerns us that Congressman Markey is saying the NRC has failed to carefully look at terrorist connections. That should be of great concern, because there was clear evidence that terrorist cells were targeting reactors”
TVA suing feds over cost to store nuke waste
“The worst thing is to move it around, get it out there and then realize you have to move it again”