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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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Clean air advocates, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, gathered at Riverfront Park to oppose President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative, arguing it does not adequately protect air quality in Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains…
“Vickie and Stephanie are the exact reasons why the Bush administration should not roll back important provisions of the Clean Air Act”
The Tennessee Valley Authority ranks fourth among U.S. utilities in mercury emissions, emitting over 2,420 pounds into Tennessee's air in 2001, according to a study by U.S. PIRG and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. TVA…
“The way we get our energy now is not sustainable ... Coal is finite. Everybody agrees that we're going to run out of it”
“We hope and expect this program will begin to create a market for even more renewable source generation and thereby help drive down its costs”
Rev. Sally Bingham of San Francisco's Grace Cathedral spoke in Knoxville about the connection between religious faith and environmental stewardship, advocating for renewable energy adoption. She emphasized that religious communities have historically participated in major social…
Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) celebrated its Green Power Switch Program with a promotional event featuring free green snow cones and renewable energy demonstrations. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy recognized KUB with its first Green Power…
“I haven't seen all the details of the proposal, but I am very skeptical of it based on what I've heard”
“While their withdrawal ... doesn't necessarily reflect a change in TVA's policy, it is a move in the right direction. We never believed TVA should use ratepayer money to undermine clean air protections”
“Electricity made by solar, wind and methane technologies costs slightly more now, but these programs are an environmental necessity”
“the proposal lacks an independent review”
“TVA is spending more than three times as much for each unit of power at Browns Ferry”
“This is precedent-setting”
Former TVA director Johnny Hayes was paid $340,000 in 2001 to lobby his former agency on behalf of Southern Co. and Enron Corp., raising concerns about the revolving door between federal service and private industry. A…
Nashville homeowner Tommy Pinkston wants to participate in TVA's Green Power Switch: Generation Partners program to install solar panels on his home, but Nashville Electric Service has declined to participate, blocking his access. Gil Hough of…
