Earthjustice: BIG COAL CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP
Lisa Evans is an attorney specializing in hazardous waste law. Ms. Evans has been active in hazardous waste litigation and advocacy for over 25 years. Since 2006, she has been a senior…
The Supreme Court, the Mercury Rule and Chicken Little
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), set to go into effect next month.…
Sierra Club: Duke's Asheville coal plant exceeding safe sulfur dioxide levels
This guest blog was written by Emma Greenbaum, who is the Sierra Club's Organizing Representative for North Carolina Beyond Coal in Asheville, NC. For the past several years, the Asheville Beyond Coal campaign has been speaking…
The Natural Gas Gamble: New UCS Report Highlights Dependence Concerns
The Natural Gas Gamble Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a new analysis, which shows that instead of aggressive over-reliance on natural gas by utilities as they phase out coal…
New Report: Alabama ratepayers are "Left in the Dark" by PSC
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Gulf Power = Green Power? Utility leaps forward
Updated at 4:40pm ET, on February 16 to reflect correct solar capacity planned for military bases in Georgia Power's service territory. Gulf Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company and one of the smallest…
1 year since Dan River: 3 ways to prevent another coal ash disaster
One year ago today, Duke Energy dumped nearly 39,000 tons of coal ash and 24 million gallons of wastewater into the Dan River near Eden, North Carolina. That's a total of 140,000 tons…
Engaging on Energy: SACE Promotes Clean Energy Opportunities in Memphis
Memphis is Tennessee’s largest city and is unique both geographically and demographically. Memphis is the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) western-most hub and home to TVA’s largest distributor utility, Memphis Light, Gas and…
Yes, America wants solar and wind, not nukes
This guest blog was originally published by Michael Mariotte, president of the Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) in GreenWorld on January 16, 2015. Find the direct post here. The post references the…
TVA Approves Shawnee Pollution Controls Instead of Retirement
On Dec. 30, during a special session of the Tennessee Valley Authority board, a decision was finalized to invest significant resources into retrofitting two units at its older, Shawnee coal plant in…