Nuclear Secrecy - Plant Vogtle Federal Loan Guarantee History
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
SACE in the News: Declining Demand for Energy Impacts Planning for Utilities
A recent article in The Tennessean highlights one emerging reality for energy companies: people are consuming less energy. The excellent long-form piece by reporter Anne Paine, “TVA bets on rising demand: Less…
Hold Solyndra to Higher Standards than Oil and Nuclear Energy?
As more details about the Solyndra bankruptcy and governmental support for the now-defunct solar manufacturer emerge, an important question is going to have to be addressed: What now? Renewable energy is wildly…
Round 3 - Florida Paying for Risky Nuclear Costs
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
Hurricane Irene and its Impact on Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power
This is the first in a three part series of blogs examining how natural disasters like hurricanes impact our energy generation. Traditional energy resources (nuclear, coal, oil and natural gas) appeared to…
A Perspective On Helping Japan Disaster Victims
Note from SACE High Risk Energy Choices program director, Sara Barczak: SACE Intern Jeannie McKinney authored this guest blog. She is working in our Knoxville, TN office on energy efficiency policy. Prior…
TVA Gambles on Bellefonte Nuclear Reactors
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has long been concerned with the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) push to add more nuclear reactors to their energy mix in spite of readily available energy efficiency…
SACE in the News: Construction Underway at New Nuclear Plant in Georgia and Wind Power Gets Off the Ground in South Carolina
Safety questions post-Fukushima have created a significant amount of uncertainty regarding the future of nuclear power in the US, as other countries such as Germany move to ban nuclear power. Construction costs,…
August 4: Japan Update-Coping
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.
July 14: Japan Update-Considering Phaseout
This blog was co-authored by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Mandy Hancock, SACE's former High Risk Energy Organizer.