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North Carolina and Duke Energy Far Ahead of Southeast in Energy Efficiency
North Carolina is the only Southeastern state to surpass the national average for utility annual efficiency savings and Duke Energy Carolinas finally cleared the 1% energy savings mark.
Lessons from the Road in Coastal North Carolina
In late August, I embarked on a trip to coastal North Carolina to meet business-owners, citizens and local decision makers to involve them in the regional climate and energy work that we…
A year since the Kingston disaster and still no coal ash regulations
How long will it take before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lives up to its responsibility to protect human health and the environment? With respect to coal combustion waste, apparently a little…
Georgia Review on Energy and Water in a Warming World Report
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Round 3 - Florida Paying for Risky Nuclear Costs
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
Protect Families: Stop Toxic Coal Ash From Polluting the Federal Transportation Bill
The following post was authored by Sandra Diaz of Appalachian Voices and originally published on "The Front Porch" on April 24, 2012. West Virginia Rep. David McKinley is a man on a…
The Tides They Are A-Changin
This is a guest post by Alden Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy for Union of Concerned Scientists, originally published on the UCS blog, The Equation, on October 11, 2012. Even as…
Establishing a Wind Powered Economic Zone: North Myrtle Beach Reaches for Offshore Wind
On November 19, the City of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina officially became a "wind-powered economic zone" by proclamation of a City Council resolution. This resolution represents true leadership in the realm…