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2,441 mentions for advocacy area: Utility Decarbonization
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An editorial endorsing two pieces of energy legislation: the federal American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) and North Carolina's HB 1050 (NC SAVE$ ENERGY). Both bills focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation as…
An Asheville Citizen Times editorial praises Rep. Heath Shuler's vote in favor of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap-and-trade legislation). The editorial argues that cap-and-trade has proven effective, citing the successful SO2…
“We think a weak climate bill is a slippery slope”
“The low-carbon clean energy technology revolution will be the next great economic engine of prosperity”
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition on behalf of four environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, asking North Carolina regulators to rescind Duke Energy's air-quality permit for a proposed 800-megawatt coal-fired…
Louise Weber, chair of Environmental Studies at Warren Wilson College, argues that reversing climate change requires comprehensive, wide-scale solutions targeting major emission sources—utilities, transportation, and industrial sectors—rather than focusing solely on household behaviors. She advocates for…
South Carolina Democrats gathered at the 132nd Annual Galivants Ferry Democratic Stump Speaking on May 12, 2008. Conservation groups, including the Coastal Conservation League and Pee Dee Sierra Group, used the event to oppose a proposed…
An op-ed urging Senator Lamar Alexander to support carbon emissions controls and lead Republicans toward clean energy policy. The author advocates for a carbon tax as the most direct and fair mechanism to address climate change,…
Op-ed by Tampa City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena urging public participation in energy policy decisions at federal, state, and local levels. The piece highlights Rep. Castor's work on climate and energy, Florida's renewable energy goals, and concerns…
Thomas C. Larson, Florida Energy Policy Manager at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, writes an op-ed supporting Florida's Renewable Portfolio Standard and urging the legislature to adopt it. Larson argues that renewable energy is the…
“We're thrilled with the time line and targets. We think those targets will drive renewable energy in Florida and create green jobs in Florida.”
“Policies that promote smaller distributed renewable generation, like solar and bioenergy, will allow more players into the market, create jobs and provide more competition to the big power companies that force them to be more innovative.”
Colin R. Hagan, Federal Policy Associate at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, writes a letter to the editor arguing that natural gas drilling presents similar environmental risks to oil drilling and should not be promoted…
A collection of reader opinion letters published in The Tennessean discussing the EPA's new ozone standard and air quality in the Nashville area. The letters debate the merits of stricter air quality standards, with one writer…
“We've got a $15 billion tourism economy sitting right in that zone. When you look at the potential for home-grown energy and the jobs we can create, you match that against the tremendous economic losses we stand to suffer here in South Carolina. We can't afford to not address this.”
