Time for Rick Scott to take climate change seriously
This blog is a guest post written by Kristin Jacobs and Cindy Lerner and was originally published in Florida's Sun Sentinel on May 23, 2014 and can be viewed here if you have…
EPA Finalizes Power Plant Water Intake Rules To Save Billions Of Aquatic Animals Every Year
This guest piece was written by Ari Phillips and originally published on ThinkProgress' Climate section on May 20, 2014. On Monday [May 19, 2014], the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized standards to try…
Georgia Power has Gone with the Wind
This morning, the Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the state's first wind farm proposal. About a year ago, Georgia Power announced that it signed a power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables…
A Mother's Missive: Asthmatic Children, Bad Air Days and Carbon Pollution
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
5 Ways Tennessee Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions
This guest blog was written by Michael Obeiter, Kristin Meek and Rebecca Gasper of the World Resources Institute (WRI). The original post can be found here. A new WRI analysis finds that Tennessee can…
Climate Change Takes Center Stage on Earth Week in Miami
Climate change impacts, including sea level rise, were front and center in South Florida - paying true respect to Earth Week. While environment-focused events were occurring across Florida, Miami-Dade County was home…
Energy Grants Available Now for Farmers and Small Rural Businesses
This morning USDA announced they are inviting applications for grants for rural energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The REAP grant program supports installation of EE and RE equipment on farms and…
Shady attacks on renewable energy in North Carolina
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
Power Outages, Extreme Weather, and Climate Change: How Smart Energy Choices Will Help Keep the Lights On
On April 29, SACE's High Risk Energy Program Director, Ulla Reeves presented on the topics covered in this blog to the first-ever Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference in Charlotte, NC. This blog post…
Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds EPA's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule!
After a trip through the United States' court system that brought it all the way to the Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) friendly ghost of interstate air pollution is alive…