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Compass Knox Climate Council
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announced the membership of her Mayor's Climate Council, formed to identify strategies to meet the city's goal of reducing community greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2050. Dr. Stephen Smith of the Southern…
KUB Challenges Charter Change
“We're not asking Council to make these reforms. We're asking you to put in on the ballot for the voters to decide.”
KUB Reforms Proposed
“We think KUB has drifted from its public mission. These reforms are targeted at the board structure.”
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.”
Haney to TVA: You're wrong about Bellefonte, pushes to finish nuclear plant his way
“This is not a time for political and parochial deals”
Solar experts gathering at ORNL for summit
Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the first Southeast Solar Summit on October 24-25, 2007, co-hosted by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The event brought together solar energy experts, researchers, and industry leaders from across the…
TVA lets in more sunshine
“But unless some more significant changes are made between now and when the TVA board approves its budget on Aug. 22, I think we're looking for a continued train wreck and further economic impact for what was a growing and vital industry for our region”
Obama tries again with TVA nominee Marilyn Brown, drawing TN senators' criticism
“TVA needs a fully functional board of highly qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds as the agency makes critical decisions about how energy is produced and consumed in the Tennessee Valley while protecting the region's natural resources”
Marble Alley waits; LMU's set to start, Radical Inclusion, Christmas in the City comes early and more!
A Compass Knoxville news digest reports that SACE is criticizing TVA for ending its Green Power Providers program, which has allowed customers to install solar panels and sell renewable energy back to the utility since 2003.…
Obama tries again with Brown nomination to TVA
“If you are not going to allow it (the nomination), you owe it to the people of the Tennessee Valley. This doesn't make any sense.”
More aging Tennessee Valley Authority coal plants may be shuttered
“We believe that TVA should and will ultimately close many more of its coal units. There are huge environmental and health benefits that come from shutting down these units, but there are also economic benefits of letting those units go rather than spending so much on pollution controls and staffing to keep these old and inefficient plants going”
TVA's Coal Retirement Announcement Signals Big Steps Forward for Clean Energy in the Tennessee Valley
“We applaud TVA's difficult but correct decision to retire these plants from their generation mix. It's the right decision economically, environmentally and for the health and well being of the Valley”
South's New Power Push: Natural Gas and Tiny Nukes
“We're kind of where, for some of the utilities, they're going to be looking at what the digital camera did for Kodak — we're seeing this kind of accelerating pace of transformation (which is) really going to define how we produce and consume energy in this country”
Federal Court Orders EPA to Move Forward on Coal Ash Regulations
“The impacts of coal ash pollution are being felt across the country. Our groups represent millions of Americans who want clean water, clean air and healthy living. We turned to the courts to force the EPA to set long overdue protections from this toxic menace. This decision marks the first step towards federally enforceable safeguards from coal ash.”