After election, questions remain about Plant Washington
While candidates Kaye Shipley, Cheryl Mathis, and Ab Roesel were edged out yesterday in board elections at Snapping Shoals EMC, an Atlanta-area utility co-op, we congratulate them on a hard-fought campaign to…
Fukushima Report Conclusion: Man made Disaster
Earlier this month, the Japanese Independent Investigation Commission released its report on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, concluding that collusion between regulators and the industry, including the utility TEPCO, was a primary factor…
Solar and Wind Energy Subsidies Should Continue Forever
This blog, written by Zachary Shahan, was originally posted on Cleantechnica and can be found here. It seems that every day I’m reading (or even writing) about solar and wind energy’s prices…
Duke Leadership Hearing Veers Into Substance
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
The Devil We Know: Visionary Jim Rogers Meets Southeastern Skepticism
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Co-ops withdraw from coal plant with Orwellian twist
On Wednesday morning, July 11, the Newton Citizen reported that three candidates were running for the board of Snapping Shoals EMC, motivated in part by their opposition to the proposed coal-fired Plant…
Working Together for a Nuclear Free, Carbon Free Energy Future
A version of the below blog was originally posted by Southern Energy Network's Florida Organizer, Jacquie Ayala. Find more of her blogs here. She was joined at the SE Nuclear Summit by…
Fossil Fueled Extreme Weather and the Executives of Climate Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0NrS2L6KcE “Welcome to the rest of our lives.” This is a quote from an interview with Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, as he describes the extreme weather we are experiencing with rapidly…
Senator Udall Shines a Light on South Carolina and Wind Energy
Yesterday, Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) made a speech on the floor of the Senate to save American wind energy jobs. As the seventh in a series of speeches focusing on wind energy…
Extreme Energy, Extreme Weather
The following is an editorial authored by Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The editorial was initially published in the Baltimore Sun on Thursday, July 5, 2012. …