Georgia Power is Going With the Wind
Georgia Power has just joined other southern electric utilities by announcing a decision to buy wind energy. If the Georgia Public Service Commission agrees to the deal, the Peach State will be…
After 30 Years EPA Proposes New Coal Water Pollution Standards
On Friday, April 19, the Environmental Protection Agency met a court-ordered deadline and released long-awaited draft Coal Water Pollution Standards (also known as Effluent Limitation Guidelines or ELGs). These standards, originally scheduled for…
Who opposes the Florida nuclear tax? Florida seniors!
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Repeal of the REPS will hurt North Carolina
UPDATE: A proposal to end North Carolina's renewable energy program was defeated by a surprisingly wide margin on Wednesday, April 24 in a legislative committee chaired by the bill's sponsor, Rep. Mike…
Pull plug on Florida nuclear tax
This guest post, originally published here by the Tampa Bay Times, was written by Mark Cooper, an economic analyst with the Vermont Law School's Institute for Energy and the Environment. He is…
Google pressures largest US utility company to put renewable energy on the menu
This guest blog was authored by Gary Cook, senior policy analyst at Greenpeace, USA. Google's own blog can be found here. Thanks to some pressure from Google, the largest utility company in the…
Hints of Impropriety Raised During TVA Board Meeting
Today, the 8 Directors who sit on the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority gathered in Columbia, TN for one of its quarterly board meetings (the 9th Director seat remains open after the failure…
Duck River EMC Offers You a Piece of the Sun
Do you want to invest in solar, but you can’t? Maybe your roof doesn’t point south, or it’s shaded most of the time. Maybe you rent. Maybe you just can’t come up…
More Delays from EPA on Final Carbon Rule for New Coal Plants
Saturday, April 13, was set to be the day for the Environmental Protection Agency to release final regulations limiting carbon pollution from new power plants. April 13 came and went, however, with no final…
Adapting to change in the Rural South
Here in the South, farming and forestry are major contributors to our economy. Farmers and foresters face new challenges from the effects of changing weather and climate. In the rural South, we have…