Cleaner Smokies would boost tourism
“It is a logical assumption that it would be affecting our economies. Now we can actually quantify it.”
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Two letters to the editor address environmental and land-use concerns in Tennessee. The first letter connects coal mining disasters (citing the Martin Coal Corp. sludge spill in Kentucky) to TVA's reliance on coal-generated electricity and calls…
Watchdog group says TVA plant emissions are killers
“It is irresponsible for the public utility industry to say that they do not contribute to the problem”
Frist vows to keep close eye on Clear Skies
“In general, 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”
Board of directors brings business approach to running TVA
“The Southeast is awash in energy if we use it wisely. TVA has never finished any nuclear program on budget or on time, and there's no reason to believe they can at Browns Ferry.”
TVA decides not to build gas-fired plant
“It looks like the decks are being cleared for TVA to once again proceed down its failed nuclear path. It's simply irrational for TVA to give up on a natural-gas plant they could finish for a couple hundred million dollars in the next 18 months in favor of a very risky nuclear plant that may or may not eventually generate only 2½ times more power but cost at least six or seven times more money.”
Ex-TVA director lobbied agency for Enron
“My fear was what intelligence did Hayes have that he may have been giving to Enron for a fee that could have potentially been detrimental to TVA's well being?”
Power surge eases in valley
“Some of these merchant plants that use natural gas might be better for the environment than TVA's old coal plants. But there are a lot of environmental issues surrounding a power plant, and we certainly don't want to pollute the valley to provide electricity for other parts of the country”
TVA: Board takes business approach
“The Southeast is awash in energy if we use it wisely. TVA has never finished any nuclear program on budget or on time, and there's no reason to believe they can at Browns Ferry.”
Group files suit over power plant pollution
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy joined seven other environmental groups in filing legal action against the EPA over a new clean air rule that they believe allows old coal-fired power plants to operate with replacement…
Southern's new fuel is uniquely 'green'
“We think they can be providing significantly more leadership.”
TVA's future mission debated
The article discusses competing proposals in Congress to reshape TVA's mission and budget as the agency faces political pressure to reduce or eliminate federal funding for nonpower programs. TVA Chairman Craven Crowell proposed ending taxpayer support…
Developers want to buy Tellico Lake land
“TVA should not be making land available for private developers. That land was taken and condemned years ago for the public good. It stinks to high heaven.”
Environmentalists say TVA pays for lobbying
Eleven environmental and health groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, urged TVA to resign its $15,000-per-month paid membership in a utility coalition that employs Republican lobbyist Haley Barbour to influence clean-air law changes. TVA…
Cleaner air could boost Smoky Mountain economy, study says
A study commissioned by environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, finds that cleaner air could boost tourism around Great Smoky Mountains National Park by up to $300 million. The report examines how pollution…