Join us at the Powershift 2011 conference in DC!
This post was authored by Dan Cannon, Florida Organizer for the Southern Energy Network, a program of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. On April 15th – 18th, I will be surrounded…
SACE Launches New Video: Southern Solutions to Gulf Oil Drilling
Today the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy launches a new video highlighting the ways that we can drill for clean energy solutions in our region and not for oil. Our video comes out…
In-Valley renewables missing from TVA draft Integrated Resource Plan
TVA's draft Integrated Resource Plan is missing something: a serious commitment to developing the Valley's renewable energy resources. With significant solar, bioenergy and wind resources available throughout the TVA territory, these resources,…
Ready to vote for clean energy at the ballot box?
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
SACE grades TVA draft Plan, calls for public input to move TVA to the head of the class
The Tennessee Valley is at a critical crossroads for its energy and economic development. Whether our future is one where efficiency and renewable energy drive a strong clean energy economy or one…
TVA Announces Old Coal Retirements
Last Friday the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced a new vision for its energy portfolio at their August Board meeting. (We will be blogging on this in more detail soon.) TVA CEO…
Dysfunctional politics continues to stall confirmation of TVA Board nominees
Nearly a year after President Obama nominated four people to fill vacant seats on TVA's Board of Directors, and 6 months after the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unanimously approved…
Gulf Gusher Tentatively Plugged, Residents Left With Oily Sludge and Distrust
BP and government officials state that the "static kill" procedure used to stop oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for over 3 months is a tentative success as of Friday, August…
Clean Energy Gulf Challenge FINALIST Webinar Series begins today July 6th - 8th
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's (SACE) "Clean Energy Gulf Challenge" Finalist Webinar Series begins today. SACE, along with a panel of expert reviewers, have chosen three Clean Energy Gulf Challenge finalists…
The Saddest Thing: First-hand Encounter of Oil on Florida and Alabama Beaches
On Monday, June 28, I walked the once pristine beaches of Perdido Key, Florida and was sickened by what I saw. Until recently, these beaches were arguably the whitest sugar-sand beaches in…