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A KnoxNews perspectives column mentions that the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is challenging U.S. Senate candidate Lamar Alexander over his support of President Bush's "Clear Skies" bill. The article appears in a section covering various…
“air quality could soon have "significant" political implications for both states and the nation”
“Most people don't know that TVA peaks out at about 29,000 megawatts, and 16,000 megawatts of that comes from coal. Because these coal-fired power plants are so big and large, they run them as base load units, which means they will keep them going to keep the pipes from cooling down, which could cause them to shrink and then expand.”
EPA Administrator Christie Whitman visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the invitation of Senator Bill Frist to assess air quality problems, particularly ozone and haze. Protesters from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy demonstrated against…
EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Senator Bill Frist visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park on July 1, 2002, where they were met by environmental protestors opposing the Bush administration's Clean Air Act policies. Stephen Smith,…
“The devil is in the details”
Two opinion letters published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel criticize the Bush administration's Clear Skies initiative and proposed weakening of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review provision. Liz Albertson of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
“We are not supportive of the president's plan because we don't feel the timeline or reduction of pollutants are enough to get the clean air we need now”
“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.”
“It is misleading to the public for Lamar Alexander to represent that Bush's Clear Skies proposition is going to meet the air quality reduction guidelines we need to protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park”
“Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the crown jewel of this region. It serves as an economic engine for tourism in East Tennessee. It's time for federal representatives to move beyond talk to action.”
“he doubted TVA and EPA officials could reach an agreement through mediation”
“The real losers again are children with asthma, public health and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park”
“extending the rate freeze could "delay the commitments to clean air."”
“We need technology to generate necessary services more cleanly and efficiently and to clean up out-dated, dirty power plants.”
