Urging Nuclear Accountability in Washington
Last month, I joined theAlliance for Nuclear Accountabilityin Washington, D.C. for their annual DC Days. I was one of nearly a hundred concerned citizens and activists from across the nation that converged in…
Steady Breeze Brings Jobs to North Carolina
This blog was co-authored by former SACE staff Katie Stokes & Glenn Mauney. There's wind in the North Carolina desert! OK, it's not really a desert. An area in Perquimans and Pasquotank…
April 22: Japan Nuclear Disaster Update
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.
TVA settlement will bring benefits to the Valley without raising rates
The recently announced settlement between TVA, the Environmental Protection Agency, several states and public interest organization should provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the Tennessee Valley. And no, it won't raise…
While the Gulf Still Gently Weeps
Co-authored by Simon Mahan and Toni Reale It seems like yesterday when the airwaves were filled with the horrifying news that an exploratory oil rig had exploded in the Gulf of Mexico…
Wind Study Started in Sewanee
Not everybody gets the opportunity to watch a crane lift people 100 feet in the air and call it work. I recently had such an opportunity on a trip to Sewanee, Tennessee…
In like a Lion, out like a Lamb?
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
New Deepwater Drilling Permit Provides Platform for Perpetuating Myths
On February 28th, the Obama Administration issued its first deepwater drilling permit since the Gulf of Mexico disaster in April of last year. Noble Energy Inc. has been granted permission to continue…
TVA final Integrated Resource Plan leaves key decisions for Board of Directors
On Friday, the Tennessee Valley Authority released its final Integrated Resource Plan (IRP): TVA's Environmental and Energy Future. It marks the culmination of 18 months of analysis, public engagement and stakeholder review…
Onshore Oil Infrastructure Could Change our Coasts Forever
It is hard to believe that it's been just 10 months since the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed an estimated 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Yet the mantra…