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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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“TVA's past massive debt from its incomplete or rehabilitated nuclear plants and to terrorists' interest in damaging nuclear plants as two big reasons not to complete more nuclear plants. He estimates that more than 75 percent of TVA's $24 billion debt has been caused by nuclear plant construction.”
“We're not supportive of the restart of Unit 1, and we're certainly not supportive of the relicensing”
“Here they are begging for more subsidies. I really don't think the federal government needs to be spending more on the failed experiment of nuclear power.”
“Nuclear power is an outdated technology that generates toxic wastes for centuries and should not be pursued any longer”
Kristina Shands of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy responds to a guest column advocating nuclear power, arguing that nuclear energy has failed to deliver on its promises and that clean air can be achieved through…
Tennessee state and county officials met to discuss EPA requirements for fine particle pollution (PM2.5) standards across nine counties. Valerie True of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticized local leaders for attempting to avoid EPA…
A study titled "Dirty Air Dirty Power" commissioned by environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy found that Tennessee has the nation's third-highest death rate from power-plant pollution, with coal-fired boilers causing 950 premature…
“The case against TVA was one of the strongest of those filed in 1999 against all of the utilities. We're back to ground zero, and EPA has got to start all over again, if they're going to start at all.”
The article reports on Blount County legislators' environmental voting records as evaluated by the Tennessee Conservation Voters 2003 Legislative Scorecard. SACE is mentioned as one of the constituent groups in the Tennessee Conservation Voters coalition that…
Red Jasper Spa is organizing an inaugural Earth Day in the Park fundraiser at Delano Park in Decatur, Alabama on Saturday, April 13, 2004, with proceeds benefiting the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The event will…
Maryville College's Community Conversations Committee is hosting a panel discussion on April 21, 2004, addressing pollution, growth, and the global economy. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, is listed as one…
“Our analysis is that there isn't any economic justification for nuclear power. There are some vexing, real world issues regarding storage of waste and security that haven't been resolved.”
“We're heading for a real mess the first few months of next year”
A new report titled "Dirty Air, Dirty Power" released by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and the American Lung Association of Tennessee finds that fine particle pollution from coal-fired power plants causes over 950 premature…
“There's no doubt that we're seeing improvements in the air and significant reductions are being made in sulfur dioxide and other emissions. But while we're making progress, we still don't have healthy air in many counties in Tennessee. We need to do more, and frankly the Bush administration has only continued the steps begun in the past, not pushed for more progress.”
