Eight states sue Southern Co., others over global warming
“Southern Co. is aggressively thwarting efforts to promote policies and actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions”
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High court refuses to review TVA case
“Why should TVA get off the hook if Southern, AEP and other investor-owned utilities are having to meet these new source standards?”
Lawsuits seen as positive by environmental group
“TVA's track record on reducing greenhouse gas emission is poor. The agency does not have a serious commitment to energy efficiency, and only an anemic effort to promote renewable energy. TVA has refused to embrace new technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Solar Power In The Tennessee Valley Featured
The article announces two upcoming Tennessee Valley solar power events in March 2004. SACE and the Tennessee Solar Energy Association are co-hosting the Second Annual Tennessee Solar Stakeholders Meeting on March 27th in the Knoxville area,…
UT: Back Clean Energy
A University of Tennessee student op-ed advocates for the Clean Energy Initiative, a student-led proposal in collaboration with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to fund clean energy production through a student fee. The initiative, supported…
Going Green
University of Tennessee students passed a referendum for an $8 per semester clean energy fee, with support from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy campus coordinator Nick Algee. The article covers the dispute between student government and…
Nuclear Power is NOT the Answer
SACE published a paid sponsorship advertisement in Hellbender Press arguing that nuclear power is not a clean, safe, or economical energy solution. The piece critiques nuclear waste storage, safety risks including potential accidents at Plant Sequoyah…
Southern named in suit attacking emissions
“Southern Co. is aggressively thwarting efforts to promote policies and actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions”
U. of Tennessee students vote for green power
University of Tennessee students at the Knoxville campus voted to raise fees to purchase renewable energy through TVA's Green Power Switch program, potentially making UT-Knoxville the region's largest purchaser of clean energy. The initiative, supported by…
Nuclear waste storage changing
“They've gone round and round about Yucca Mountain, and science shows it's an unacceptable facility. They're (TVA) stacking up all this radioactive garbage outside their reactors on the banks of the Tennessee River.”
E.P.A. Lists 'High Hazard' Coal Ash Dumps
“It's still unclear to me what the E.P.A.'s ultimate goal here is to do. Are they really going to aggressively regulate this material like they need to, or are they taking more of a hands-off approach?”
Report: TVA reactors inefficient
“I think it underscores what we've been saying about Browns Ferry 1 and 3”
Officials study environmentally friendly energy sources
“Renewable (green) power is actually cheaper than electricity from fossil-fueled plants”
TVA adding scrubbers to reduce pollution
“We applaud this important step and voluntary commitment to cleaning TVA's plants, but we recognize the continued need for federal legislation, such as the Jeffords bill”
Tennessee finds place in the sun
“Gov. Bredesen is talking about creating 'green-collar' jobs, and he is making it happen. But ironically and sadly our delegation and primary utility (TVA) isn't doing much to promote renewable energy.”