Where Pres. Obama Stands on Energy
This blog is the first in a series of blogs examining the energy positions of Presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. SACE staff Chris Carnevale (as well…
How Cheap Is Coal?
Remember when coal was king? Just a few years ago the consensus was that coal was cheap and abundant and would remain that way for the foreseeable future. Today, though, coal prices…
Where Gov. Romney Stands on Energy
This blog is the first in a series of blogs examining the energy positions of Presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Jill Stein and Gary Johnson. SACE staff Chris Carnevale (as well…
Energy and Water Collisions: Drought Implications
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
After election, questions remain about Plant Washington
While candidates Kaye Shipley, Cheryl Mathis, and Ab Roesel were edged out yesterday in board elections at Snapping Shoals EMC, an Atlanta-area utility co-op, we congratulate them on a hard-fought campaign to…
Co-ops withdraw from coal plant with Orwellian twist
On Wednesday morning, July 11, the Newton Citizen reported that three candidates were running for the board of Snapping Shoals EMC, motivated in part by their opposition to the proposed coal-fired Plant…
Extreme Energy, Extreme Weather
The following is an editorial authored by Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The editorial was initially published in the Baltimore Sun on Thursday, July 5, 2012. …
Concerned Citizens Speak Out for Clean Air
This blog was written by Anne Kingsbury, SACE Intern. On June 11, 2012 concerned citizens gathered in Charlotte, NC to offer their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to…
Loss of Life from Coal Pollution Outweighs Value of Electricity
A new study from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) finds that in many cases, the value of lost life from a coal plant's pollution outweighs the value of the electricity that the…
Wind Turbines and Hurricanes
This blog is part of a four-part series by Simon Mahan, Chris Carnevale and Jennifer Rennicks on hurricanes and energy. The blogs include Hurricanes and Climate Change, Hurricanes and Wind Farms, Hurricanes and Coastal Adaptation, and Hurricanes…