Al Gore calls pollution a moral, ethical issue
“We hope that Sen. Frist will respect the bipartisan committee opposition and not attempt to bypass the committee to take the bill to the floor”
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New faces empanelled to hear permit appeal
A new state panel has been appointed to hear an appeal of a permit allowing Tate & Lyle and DuPont to build an $80 million plant in Loudon County, Tennessee. The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board…
EPA issues new rules to reduce smog
“the new haze rules do not guarantee the modernization of outdated power plants, and rely on average improvements rather than establishing concrete benchmarks for local communities and national parks”
Coalition outlines criteria for hiring new head of TDEC
A coalition of 10 environmental organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, sent a letter to Governor Phil Bredesen outlining five criteria for selecting a new Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation commissioner to replace…
Environmentalists say Southeast vulnerable to global warming
“The Southeast will be disproportionately hurt by global warming, and we need our senators and congressmen to stand up and lead the fight against this threat”
Clean Energy
An op-ed discussing global warming impacts on Tennessee and the need for state-level pollution reduction goals. The article highlights SACE's work organizing global warming citizens groups across Tennessee and collaborating with the Sierra Club to raise…
Professor at MTSU looks to sun for power
“I think it's significant because he's using truly renewable resources to get clean energy”
Bye-Bye Outer Banks
“People on the Outer Banks can't keep their heads in the sand regarding climate change because the sand's washing away”
Couple shares own 'Green Power' story
“The industry is booming. Solar and wind power usage is increasing by about 60 percent every year.”
Wind turbine backers blast bill
“Sen. Alexander's bill is the most direct assault on wind power and other renewable energy sources that we've ever seen”
Community Shares goal: $475,000
Community Shares, a Knoxville-based workplace giving organization, kicked off its annual fund-raising campaign targeting $475,000 for 50 Tennessee nonprofits. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is among the beneficiary groups, using Community Shares contributions to support…
UT Hosts Environmental Conference
Approximately 300 students from eight southeastern states gathered at the University of Tennessee for an Environmental Semester conference focused on renewable energy and climate action. Nick Algee, a campus organizer with the Southern Alliance for Clean…
Southern students rally for clean energy
“they are feeling the power to make a difference”
Earth Week draws MTSU students to alternative fuels
An Earth Week event at MTSU featured Students for Environmental Action promoting biodiesel as an alternative fuel. The article highlights biodiesel's environmental and economic benefits, including lower emissions and fuel costs. SACE is referenced for data…
Alexander windmill bill stirs storm
“the most direct assault on wind power we've ever seen by a United States senator”