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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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“We're not talking about a technological challenge. We're talking about a political challenge. But the bottom line is people want to breathe less of the pollutants that make them sick, and these rules don't go far enough to give us clean air in Tennessee.”
“Become engaged. Become informed and vote.”
“Senator Alexander's reckless support for nuclear power completely ignores two important historical lessons: first, the massive consumer debt generated by the nuclear power industry which is still weighing down Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); and second, the homeland security issues of September 11, 2001”
“How they populate this board for the first time will set a very important precedent because this is a new way of doing it”
“He says he supports the employee bonuses but questions whether this is the utility's way of setting up the outrageous bonuses that executives may get later”
The University of Tennessee is launching an Environmental Semester in January 2005 to enhance awareness of environmental issues through interdisciplinary collaboration. The semester will include a clean energy conference in February organized by students with assistance…
“Nobody from Kentucky south or Louisiana east has done this much”
“Nobody from Kentucky south or Louisiana east has done this much”
“I think that ratepayers should be very concerned about this. I think there should be a congressional inquiry to make sure that both the ratepayers' interests and the companies themselves have been looked into more thoroughly. I have yet to be impressed with any internal action that TVA itself, in sort of self disciplinary mode, accomplishes.”
University of Tennessee students through SPEAK are campaigning for increased green power purchases from renewable sources like solar and wind. Working with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, the group aims to pass a student referendum…
“I am so disappointed that TVA is continuing to chase after this elusive dream”
MTSU students and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy organized Earth Day events to raise awareness about environmental issues, particularly mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. Nick Algee, SACE campus coordinator, discussed energy efficiency and worked…
“Get good, accurate information. Become engaged. Become informed and vote”
“There's no doubt that there's positive public relations, but when they see that there's a group out there of consumers that will respond and there's a market out there, it builds momentum for other programs”
An editorial praising recent positive developments in Tennessee, including a $240 million funding request for national parks and University of Tennessee students' approval of a Green Energy initiative funded by a student fee increase. The Southern…
