Wind power pays $222 million a year to rural landowners
This is a guest post from the American Wind Energy Association. You can view the original post here. U.S. wind farms now pay $222 million dollars a year to farming families and other…
Honoring 40 Days of Lent and 40 Faith Organizations Using Clean Energy
Kailie Melchior, Communications intern with SACE, co-wrote this blog. In the spirit of Lent, SACE has reflected on the past 40 days of Lent by showcasing 40 places of worship that put…
Video and Petition: Florida Power and Light in Hot Water with Turkey Point Contamination
Heard the news about Florida Power and Light's (FPL) Turkey Point nuclear reactors' contamination of Biscayne National Park and the public drinking water resource? Spoiler Alert: The news is not good. A…
How Communities Can Welcome Wind Farms
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
Guest Post: Rural Electric Cooperatives Improve Energy Efficiency with On-Bill Financing
This post was written by Marilynn Marsh-Robinson, Partnership and Alliances Manager at the Environmental Defense Fund, and originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog on March 9, 2016. You can view the…
How Much Solar Was Installed in 2015 and Where?
Don’t stop us now! After another record breaking year for the industry, hopes are high for solar, despite being faced with challenges and setbacks throughout the country. 7,260 megawatts of solar were…
Megawatt Madness: Top picks for wind energy for the Southeast
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…
SCOTUS Nominee Merrick Garland and Environmental Regulation
Today, at a live event in the Rose Garden, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, currently the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Reminding everyone…
Another Option in the Toolbox for National Climate Action is Being Targeted by Industry
If climate change deniers see it as a threat to their efforts to stymie climate action, then you know it's a powerful tool. Clean Air Act Section 115, which has never been used…
A tragic anniversary: Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster - 5 years later
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.