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A Union of Concerned Scientists study finds that Tennessee and Georgia spend over $1.2 billion and $2.6 billion annually respectively importing coal for electricity generation, with Georgia importing more coal than any other state. The study…
“They shouldn't be in the mode of just selling kilowatts — I agreed that he's got the proper frame for the issue. But I don't have the sense that he is leading in that in a big way as much as maybe his rhetoric would indicate.”
“To build reactors that might need to be significantly modified later and extensively backfitted in light of new post-Fukushima regulatory requirements risks wasting ratepayer dollars, causing unnecessary pollution, and even possible abandonment of the project”
Clean Air Carolina, the National Council of Churches, and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy are co-hosting a Citizen's Hearing on Carbon Pollution on June 11, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event gives Southeastern residents…
“The question is now, how do you bring TVA to justice for violating the law? I think the answer is for the administration to step in and send a clear message to TVA about what they want to do with their coal plants.”
“While it is possible under the arcane provisions of the TVA Act for three board members to impose a rate increase without the proper public hearings and third-party rate review in this day and age, it represents bad policy and an undemocratic process of a paternalistic nature. In other words, this decision is not a good move for relationships with people in the valley.”
“It doesn't take a rocket scientist to do the math”
“While TVA is not perfect, I think they have tried to find a reasonable compromise”
“He's not spending his money; he's spending our money as ratepayers”
“I think the clock is running against us. But I would appeal to people that this is not a partisan issue. It's not a political issue. It's a science issue. It's a human health and protect-our-environment issue. If you look at it through that lens, I think we can find common ground.”
Environmental groups including 1Sky, Sierra Club, and Moveon.org are mobilizing to protect EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act, staging demonstrations and lobbying moderate senators and House members. The effort counters…
“They got a lot of positive press on this. They either need to step up and show real leadership or acknowledge that they're not really wanting to be a serious player.”
Rev. Doug Hunt, executive director of Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light, argues that faith leaders have a moral obligation to address climate change alongside scientific evidence. He calls for energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, and sustainable…
“This should be a red flag for everybody. That shows a cultural breakdown at the plant relative to redundancy and safety.”
Tennessee ranks eighth among U.S. states in coal imports, spending $1.21 billion annually according to a Union of Concerned Scientists report. The TVA's Cumberland City plant is the state's most coal-dependent facility. The UCS argues that…
