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2,441 mentions for advocacy area: Utility Decarbonization
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Op-ed by Robert F. Stonerock Jr., president of the Florida Renewable Energy Association, arguing for the importance of Clean Air Act regulations and EPA authority to regulate carbon emissions. The piece criticizes Senators Rubio and Webster…
A letter to the editor from Brad Baugh criticizes Congressman John Barrow's vote to block EPA updates to clean air standards, arguing that his position favors polluters over clean energy and public health. The letter contends…
A letter to the editor by Maryann Palazzolo, Policy Intern for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, argues that clean air regulations are a worthwhile investment despite corporate opposition. Palazzolo contends that the health benefits and…
Florida Power & Light has increased the estimated cost of nuclear reactor uprates at its St. Lucie and Turkey Point plants to $3 billion, up $600 million from last year's estimate. James Whitlock, an attorney for…
“reckless interference. He said they don't understand the "risk of rushing nuclear technology before it's ready for prime time both economically and safety-wise."”
“To gouge the residential customer and the small business customer while reducing the rate for large wealthy industrial customers is grossly unfair”
“TVA should be wary of the Haney offer. He said there is no demand for additional power in the Southeast.”
“If we make significant investments in new, clean technologies, people are going to make money off of that ... eventually it's going to have a huge payback.”
Gov. Charlie Crist hosts a second climate change summit in Miami while facing criticism over his endorsement of offshore drilling and nuclear energy. Melissa Meehan of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy praises Crist's climate leadership…
Architect Edward Mazria presented a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing building energy efficiency and eliminating coal dependence. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy hosted a day of global-warming awareness in Miami featuring Mazria's…
Florida's legislature approved a comprehensive energy bill that would require utilities to use renewable energy sources, mandate 10 percent ethanol in gasoline, and improve building efficiency codes. The bill also streamlines transmission line construction and allows…
The article examines the environmental and economic risks of offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, focusing on potential impacts to Florida's beaches and tourism industry. It contrasts Florida's pristine beaches with the tar-ball-covered…
“Let's have an active, robust conversation about retiring coal-fired power plants. That's exciting, bold and forward-thinking. But it is not a foregone conclusion that we have to build this nuclear plant now.”
“The urgency of global warming requires that we look at retiring coal-fired power plants”
“What I heard for the first time is two Tennessee senators standing up and in essence both saying they want to do something about global warming.”
