President chooses five for TVA board
“I would think that you would want to populate the board with people who are knowledgeable about the mission of TVA”
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EPA Facing Suit Over Dirty Air in Southeast
“We've got an excessive amount of cities and counties violating the eight-hour ozone standards. We very clearly have a problem in the Southeast.”
Energy efficiency crucial to cutting reliance on coal
“The greenest electron is the one you never use”
Southern Appalachians' pollution found
A 10-year study by the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative concludes that local sources in the southern Appalachians cause most mountain haze, contrary to the long-held belief that pollution drifted from the industrial Midwest. The report recommends…
Critics say pollution report falls short
“an analysis by the federal Environmental Protection Agency of the toughest anti-pollution strategy considered by SAMI participants concluded that the annual increased energy cost would be about $12 for each household”
TUB customers offered option of 'Green Power'
“SACE works to offer positive solutions to the negative impacts of power production by working for clean air policies, and promoting the use of renewable energy and implementation of energy efficiency practices.”
Greener is much cleaner
TVA's Green Power Switch program, which allows customers to purchase renewable energy from wind, solar, and methane sources at a premium, has grown to serve 5,614 residential and 258 business customers across the Tennessee Valley. Stephen…
Bush submits 'Clear Skies' measure
“The clean air proposal is not enough to clean the air of the Tennessee Valley, especially for the Great Smoky Mountains”
EPA chief under attack for backing Clean Air Act exception
“This announcement basically undermines a very key foundation of the Clean Air Act. It appears to be widening the loophole to allow utilities with old, dirty plants, like TVA, to continue to prop up those plants without having to put in pollution controls.”
Environmentalists: Air pollution report comes up short
“an analysis by the federal Environmental Protection Agency of the toughest anti-pollution strategy considered by SAMI participants concluded that the annual energy cost would be about $12 per household”
Smokies backdrop for Bush: Environmental tie: Group calls leader's visit 'height of hypocrisy'
“It's the height of hypocrisy for President Bush to come to the Smokies on Earth Day”
White oak stand spared ax
An environmental activist and president of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, John Noel, purchased 35 acres of rural Tennessee property to preserve a stand of 50–100 white oak trees estimated to be 200–400 years old,…
Mercury rules won't hit TVA for 5 years
The EPA released new mercury emissions regulations for coal-fired power plants for the first time, but environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticized the rules as insufficient. TVA and other utilities do not…
TVA meets 'green power' demand
“We see that every day in our work, how little knowledge there is about where energy comes from, how we produce and consume it, and the implications on the environment and human health”
TVA gathers public opinion for proposed power line
“We firmly believe that there are other options. We think they're not being serious to try to work with us.”