Publications / Reports
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SACE Publications / Reports
Bringing Clean Energy to the Southeastern United States
Achieving the Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard
11/07
SACE developed an analysis of renewable energy potential for each southeast state we cover, click here to review.
SACE Analysis of TVA Renewable Energy Standard Impacts
09/28/07
SACE analyzed the renewable energy potential for the state of Tennessee and with independent numbers and data we have countered the Tennessee Valley Authority's claim that renewable energy is not feasible for the state. Click here to read our rebuttal.
| Why a Future for the Nuclear Industry is Risky
By Peter Bradford and David Schlissel 07/01/07 |
| This report is a synopsis of a presentations given to Wall St. investors to highlight the economic risks of nuclear power. Peter Bradford is the Former Chair of NY State Public Service Commission and Maine Public Utilities Commission and Former Commissioner of the U.S. Regulatory Commission. David Schissel is with Synapse Energy Economics, Inc.
The report and presentations were sponsored by a coalition of environmental, health and public interest organizations concerned about the impacts of nuclear power including Friends of the Earth, GRACE Policy Institute, North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN), Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS), Public Citizen, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and U.S. Public Interest Research Group. To download the transcript of the telepress conference click here. |
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| Climate Change Implications for GA's Water
03/27/07 |
| Georgia faces growth management risks associated with global climate change that are important for water and energy specialists and planners to address. Georgias existing energy infrastructure, especially electricity production, already draws heavily from the states water supply sources. Current impacts from existing electricity supplies include degradation of water quality and reduction of available water supplies. Climate change, population growth, and economic development will have variable impacts on rivers and reservoirs. These impacts need to be integrated into decision-making about the location and choice of new energy technologies in the state. |
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| A Homeowner's Guide to Clean and Efficient Energy
02/01/07 |
| This guidebook will help you save money on your electric bill, and help move the United States towards a future relying on American energy, protecting the American environment. The guidebook focuses on homeowners in East Tennessee, but is relevant to any homeowner. It was made possible with funding from The Alcoa Foundation. |
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| A Case for the Healthy School Bus
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 01/17/07 |
| The report, authored by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Carolinas Clean Air Coalition, summarizes the results of a school bus cabin air quality demonstration project and provides tangible solutions for improving air quality on and around school buses. The demonstration project was part of a five-city study conducted by the national environmental group Clean Air Task Force to study cabin exposures to diesel particulate matter (diesel soot) and the effectiveness of pollution control devices (or retrofits) to reduce diesel soot on school buses. |
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| Comments on Georgia's Energy Strategy Draft
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 07/05/06 |
| Comments submitted to the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority based on their initial draft of the State Energy Strategy by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Learn more about the Georgia Energy Strategy at www.georgiaenergyplan.org. |
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| A Call to Action for Clean Air in Georgia
Georgia Air Coaltion 04/04/06 |
| SACE and seven other environmental groups in Georgia announced a partnership in 2006, the Georgia Air Coalition. The Coalition issued a report, A Call to Action for Clean Air, that outlines the Coalition's priorities and recommendations for cleaning up Georgia's air. The goal of the coalition is "clean and healthy air for all Georgians." |
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| Initial Comments on Georgia's Energy Strategy
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 03/31/06 |
| Comments submitted to the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority as initial recommendations for the State Energy Strategy by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Learn more about the Georgia Energy Strategy at www.georgiaenergyplan.org. |
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| Water Conservation & Energy Efficiency in GA
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 04/25/05 |
| Initiatives to advance water conservation through energy efficiency measures are an essential part of any sound water management plan. Energy efficiency and conservation practices provide significant and well-documented net water savings. Incorporating sound energy planning policies, with an emphasis on "incentivizing" energy efficiency and energy conservation, into state water policy guidelines in Georgia would provide valuable water quality benefits for Georgians and at the same time save money for commercial and residential electricity consumers. |
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| Water Quality Implications of Bio-Fuels in GA
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 04/25/05 |
| Georgia's energy for electricity comes mostly from fossil fuels and nuclear power plants, and the energy for transportation comes almost solely from petroleum. Negative impacts of conventional fuel based systems include pollution of water resources, excessively high volumes of water intake in electric power plant operations, and large water consumption. There is a strong need to advance less water intensive energy technologies such as clean, renewable forms of energy, including various bio-fuels, wind, and solar technologies. These energy sources can offer substantial water quality benefits in contrast to Georgia's current energy mix and at the same time offer local economic benefits. |
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| Safer Ride to School: How to Cleanup School Buses
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 01/01/05 |
| SACE staff members Anne Gilliam and Ulla Reeves along with the Clean Air Task Force and partnering with DeKalb County Schools and Emory University, conducted a study designed to monitor and characterize the air quality inside a school bus during a daily ride of a child to school. The interior air was monitored for fine particles, black carbon and particle mass on a typical bus burning regular #2 diesel fuel. This same bus was then retrofitted with a particle filter and run on ultra low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD) provided by Nalley Bus Group. |
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| Code Red Alert: Confronting Nuclear Power in GA
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 06/01/04 |
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| Energy Efficient Florida
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 07/01/03 |
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| Georgia Water Report
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 04/01/03 |
| This report highlights how Georgias current electricity system threatens state water resources and discusses the need for both statewide water policy and energy policy to support a shift toward sustainable energy practices that conserve rather than squander limited water supplies. With significant state policy debate underway to determine how to manage Georgias water resources and increased attention on how to meet the states future energy needs, this topic is timely. |
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| Blueprint for Breathing Easier
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 05/01/02 |
| Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Environmenal Defense and the Southern Environmental Law Center wrote this report to provide Southeastern governors, lawmakers and regulators recommendations on the most important actions that they can take to ensure a healthy environment and cleaner energy supply. |
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| Getting the Dirt on Alabama's Coal-fired Plants
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 03/01/02 |
| Alabama Power Company's coal-fired power plants are harming public health and the environment in Alabama. The air pollution from these plants is a major contributer to poor air quality int he state. Fine particulate matter air pollutio from power plants causes approximately 1,100 premature deaths and 20,600 asthma attacks each year in Alabama. Clearing the Air: Getting the Dirt on Alabama's Coal-fired Power Plants focuses on the environmental and health risks associated with Alabama's coal plants and introduces the most effective approach to cleaning up these plants for the safety of Alabama residents. |
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| Clearing the Air: TVA's Coal-fired Power Plants
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 05/01/00 |
| The second edition of Clearing the Air: Getting the Dirt on TVA's Coal-fired Power Plants focuses on air pollution and health risks from TVA's 11 coal-fired power plants and the major loophole in current pollution standards that TVA and other utilities across the country continue to enjoy. |
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Additional Publications/Reports from Other Organizations
| Diesel Health In America: The Lingering Threat Clean Air Task Force February 2005 For the first time, using EPA's methodology, Abt Associates for the Clean Air Task Force, estimates that diesels are responsible for heart attacks, cancer and over 20,000 premature deaths. Between now and 2030, 100,000 premature deaths could be avoided by an aggressive but feasible national program to clean up today's dirty diesels. |
