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Globally Warming Oceans Are Killing Coral Reefs
The third-ever global coral bleaching event is killing coral reefs and the many creatures that rely upon them worldwide. Hot global temperatures are heating up the oceans, and are compounded by a…
Pope Francis: Substitute Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy
This post is part of the “Prelude to Paris” series highlighting updates and analysis on international climate negotiations in the lead up to the United Nations climate change conference – the 21st…
Guest Post: Big Rigs, Big Benefits; How Strong Rules Will Clean Up the Road
This blog was originally published on Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) blog, The Equation, by Kenneth Kimmel, president of UCS. SACE's clean fuels team works to support UCS' Half the Oil vision…
Final Clean Power Plan Safeguards Public Health and Spurs Clean Energy Growth
On Monday, President Obama announced the release of the finalized Clean Power Plan, our nation's first regulations to limit carbon pollution from existing fossil-fueled power plants. The Clean Power Plan, as crafted…
North Carolina Legislators Need to Keep Feeling the Heat to Support Solar Energy
As another long legislative session drags on in North Carolina, once again the state’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) – which requires the state's investor-owned utilities to meet up…
Another hurdle for “dormant” Plant Washington
Katherine Helms Cummings leads the fight to stop Plant Washington from her home in Washington County, Georgia. She is Executive Director of the Fall-Line Alliance for a Clean Environment (FACE) and writes…
EPA's Huge Water Pollution Decision and Why They Need to Get it Right
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an enormously impactful decision to make. By the end of September 2015, EPA is set to update its 30-year-old guidelines for how much pollution states can permit…
Solar Petition Shines in Oral Argument at Court
Solar advocates likely came one step closer yesterday to allowing third party retail solar sales in Florida. The Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) legal team went before the Florida Supreme Court to…
How Do I Go Solar?
This is a guest post by John Rogers, senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists. John has expertise in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and policies, and he co-manages…
South Carolina Citizens Say No Offshore Drilling
An overflow crowd of more than 300 coastal South Carolinian citizens gathered at Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday night to stand up to protect the coast from offshore drilling. The…