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President Obama Takes On the Anti-Science Crowd
I had the great pleasure of joining our Board President, John Noel, and his wife, Melinda Welton, at his table at the League of Conservation Voters’ Annual Capitol Dinner on Wednesday, June…
Climate Knoxville Brings People Together to Support Climate Action
This post was written by SACE Communications Intern, Taylor Lyon, and SACE Communications Coordinator, Jeannie McKinney. On July 12, a coalition of environmental, social justice and faith-based groups gathered at the Climate…
In Case You Missed It, There’s a Clean Energy Jobs Boom in Tennessee
Clean energy means different things to different people. Some might picture suburban rooftops adorned in sparkly solar panels on a bright summer day. Others might envision an idyllic green-grass, blue-sky pasture framing…
Natural State Benefits from Wind Power
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
New nuclear reactor designs and concepts are expensive, challenging - New GAO report
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Climate Champion Sen. Whitehouse Discusses Climate Change with TN Advocates
Last weekend, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) visited SACE's Knoxville office to sit down with clean energy and environmental advocates from Tennessee to discuss work done to combat climate change in the state.…
Monopoly Utilities Orchestrate Solar Opposition Before Sunshine State Supreme Court
Florida's utilities, led by Florida Power & Light, are orchestrating a well-coordinated attack on solar power in the Sunshine State. By cashing in on political connections and donations, monopoly utilities have recruited…
We Need to Support All Types of Solar: Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Community, and More
This guest blog was written by Jim Marston, the founding director of the Texas office of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The original post was posted on May 20 and can be found here. Solar energy is…
New DOE Report on Enabling Wind Power in the Southeast and Nationwide
This blog is the second in a series from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy staff attending the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2015 Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida. This post is re-posted from…
Electric vehicles lose out in Georgia
Earlier today, Governor Nathan Deal signed Georgia’s new $900 million transportation funding bill into law. The bill, HB 170, is little more than a “roads and bridges” funding bill, but does includes…