How can the ocean help power your air conditioner?
The dog days of summer are here. As we crank up our air conditioners to beat the heat, utilities struggle to provide enough power to serve our communities. When electricity demand soars,…
Southeast River Runs Part 8: Coal ash on the Savannah River
This is the eighth blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Tonya Bonitatibus, Savannah Riverkeeper,…
Southeast River Runs Part 5: Coal Ash on the Waccamaw River
This is the fifth blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Christine Ellis,…
South Carolina On-Bill Financing Gives Homeowners More Freedom!
As we celebrate our nation's Independence Day, we would like to take the opportunity to highlight another successful independence tale: The story of South Carolinians regaining control of their energy spending! In…
Southeast River Runs Part 2: Coal ash on the Catawba River
This is the second blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Rick Gaskins,…
City of Charleston Embraces Offshore Wind, Welcomes Opportunity
Last night, Charleston, South Carolina's City Council passed a resolution in support of wind energy as an economic driver for our region. The resolution acknowledged that wind energy manufacturing currently employs nearly…
GOP Tactics Delay Confirmation of EPA Administrator
UPDATE: On Thursday, May 15, the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee voted along party lines to approve Gina McCarthy's nomination (every Republican, including all four Republican Senators from the Southeast opposed McCarthy's nomination).…
Why We Should Not Drill Offshore the South Atlantic
Today, April 20, marks the 3rd anniversary of the tragic Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil disaster. In spite of how apparent it seemed three years ago that offshore drilling is a bad idea…
2012 Utility Efficiency Savings Goals Met by TVA, Georgia Power and Duke Energy
The Southeast utilities are starting to step up their game in energy efficiency. I am pleased to report that three of the major utilities here in the Southeast not only met their…
EPA: Coal Plants Still #1 Source of U.S. Carbon Emissions
There's nothing like a heaping serving of data to really drive a point home - and that's exactly what the Environmental Protection Agency does with its most recent report of plant-by-plant emissions…