Woman tapped for TVA board
“I like the idea of breaking the white stranglehold white men have had on the board since 1933. I think diversity is appropriate.”
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Utility Decarbonization
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Program designed to help stop pollution problems in Smokies
“For the cost of a few fast food meals a month, you could know you're not contributing to the air quality problems in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.”
TVA director resigning to be finance chair in Gore campaign
“it does raise some big questions about the future of the agency”
Alabama Power fighting EPA rule
“I think people need to be aware that their utility company is out there throwing this kind of money around in Washington in order to undermine protections that are good for Alabama”
Knoxville is 9th in nation for dirty air
“Although TVA has committed to cleaning up the ozone-creating pollutants from many of its plants, we need a national approach to reducing pollution from plants everywhere because TVA plants aren't the only problem.”
Mississippian McCullough named TVA chairman
“We certainly respect Mr. McCullough and have appreciated his listening to our views. But we are troubled by his support for the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council, which is hiring Republican operatives like (former Republican National Committee Chairman) Haley Barbour and (former National Committee Chairman) Mark Racicot to fight EPA's efforts to enforce the U.S. Senate's clean air laws.”
TVA to install scrubbers at 5 of its power plants
“This is a significant move. It is really good news for the people of the Tennessee Valley.”
30 years of earth day: Daunting as it is, global warming is a solvable crisis
An Earth Day 2000 op-ed by John Noel (SACE board member) and Robert Pregulman argues that global warming is a solvable crisis through clean energy alternatives. The piece highlights TVA's poor emissions rankings and advocates for…
TVA disputes report linking coal-fired power plants to deaths in Tri-Cities
TVA officials dispute a report by the Tennessee Clean Air Task Force and Clean the Air claiming that coal-plant emissions cause 154 deaths annually in the Tri-Cities area. TVA environmental policy manager John Shipp argues the…
Court asked to clear the air
“TVA tried to make an end run on the Clean Air Act. They have profited from their pollution at the expense of our lungs and lives, and now it is time for them to clean it up.”
Group proposes ideas for clean air
“We took the governors last year at face value when they said they wanted to look at comprehensive principles for cleaning up the air. If they want a policy, here's what we recommend.”
The Winds of Change
“We've got some concerns [with their approach], but as a general rule, it's a good thing that they're taking a look at this”
State and local briefs for Feb. 25
A brief news item announces that Dr. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and member of TVA's Green Power Steering Committee, will be a guest speaker at a Land Owners and…
Officials study environmentally friendly energy sources
“Renewable (green) power is actually cheaper than electricity from fossil-fueled plants”
TVA works to keep nuclear plants cool
“Summer has only now arrived so I'm afraid the problem could get even worse”