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Vote Clean Energy, Vote Community

Guest blog by Dr. Gerald Durley, minister of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia As we head to the polls tomorrow, each of us plans to support the candidates we…

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Tennessee Coal Ash Hearing Sends EPA Strong Message

On Wednesday, October 27th, EPA held an 8th and final public hearing on proposed coal ash regulations in Knoxville, TN.  EPA nearly left Tennessee off the list of public hearing sites, but…

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What is a Florida TV station hiding when it comes to climate? (VIDEOS)

re-posted from 1Sky's Skywriter Blog on October 29, 2010 Post from Andrea Cuccaro, 1Sky Florida and South Carolina organizer We need five minutes from our friends in Florida to write a letter…

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Duke Energy Welcomes Energy Code Officials

This post was authored by former SACE staffer, Glenn Mauney. Why would a company that builds power plants host a reception at an event that is likely to help reduce the use…

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South Carolina Blazes Energy Independence Trail

This blog was co-authored by Toni Reale and Simon Mahan The atmosphere at Clemson University's groundbreaking ceremony for their new Drive Train Testing Facility yesterday was truly electric. Roughly 300 elected officials,…

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Support Offshore Wind Power

Even though the Southeast can play a major role in the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry, our region tends to play second fiddle to the Northeast or even the Great…

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A Pope of Climate Denial

This blog is a repost from Facing South: The Online Magazine for the Institute for Southern Studies. Find the original blog post by Sue Sturgis here. There's broad agreement among scientists nowadays…

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SACE Releases TN Coal Ash Report in Advance of EPA Public Hearing

Just a few weeks after the December 2008 Kingston coal ash disaster, on January 7, 2009, SACE Executive Director, Dr. Stephen A. Smith, traveled to Washington, D.C. with five residents of Harriman,…

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The Good and The Bad on Biomass News in North Carolina

Rumor has it that Duke Energy plans to convert the Dan River power plant from coal to biomass fuel. However, the NCUC reached its decision when considering the relatively insignificant amount of…

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Successful Solar Weekend in Knoxville

  Knoxville's solar community shone even brighter than usual this past October 1st and 2nd when the city's annual Solar Tour took place throughout the greater Knoxville area. On Friday, October 1st,…