Climate deniers take the stage at GOP debate
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
President Obama Abandons Clean Air Standard
President Obama announced today that he is tossing aside a long-anticipated plan to strengthen air quality standards for ozone. In this disappointing move, the Administration claims that rejection of this human health safeguard…
Extreme Weather: What is in Store? Who is to Blame?
This blog was co-authored by Amy Vaden. It certainly seems that extreme weather events are becoming more commonplace. Scientific American recently reported that 2011 saw the sixth-highest number of tornado-related deaths ever…
Utility CEO Speaks Truth
I wanted to share with you an article I read by Don Shelby of minnpost.com. The piece, “Rising from meter-reader to CEO, Xcel’s Dick Kelly has sound perspective on the environment,” is…
NC Court Ruling on Biomass is Bad Policy
Last week the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming the N.C. Utilities Commission ruling that Duke Energy (and others) can get renewable energy credit by using any forest biomass…
Climate at the Crossroads
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Want to pay an extra $258 per year for Plant Washington coal power?
Me neither. Unfortunately for ratepayers, a report published by consumer advocate Georgia Watch on June 22 suggests that customers of Power4Georgians member EMCs (Cobb, Central Georgia, Snapping Shoals, Upson and Washington EMC)…
Washington and the Media Fiddle While the World Burns
This week I spent time in the Florida Keys SCUBA diving the coral reefs. As I glided over Sombrero Reef near Marathon, marveling at the biologically rich rainbow of tropical sea life, a…
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Highlights the Importance of EPA Climate Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency is imbued with significant authority to limit climate pollutants, according to the United States Supreme Court, but it must remain vigilant against political pressure lest we lose our…
Koch Brothers Invest in Climate Change Denial
Over the past year, industrialists Charles and David Koch have garnered considerable media attention for their extensive funding of conservative infrastructure. In August of 2010, The New Yorker magazine published an in-depth…