EPA Agrees to Deadline for Coal Ash Rule
This week the Environmental Protection Agency agreed to finalize first-ever federal regulation for the disposal of coal ash, by December 19, 2014; settling a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on behalf of SACE and…
Save Weiss Lake, Build a Wind Farm
Weiss Lake (located in Cherokee County and near Etowah County, Alabama) has the noble distinction of "Crappie Fishing Capital of the World" and is the lifeblood of Northeast Alabama's tourism. The lake…
Fukushima nuclear disaster's political impacts...not only in Japan
Earlier this month we gave a brief technical update of the ongoing effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster that began nearly three years ago. The situation continues to spiral out of control, as…
Wind Energy Worth the Investment
This Opinion Column was written for and published by the Burlington, North Carolina, Times-News on January 24, 2014. The full article is available here. Wind energy is good for North Carolina, and…
Solar Deserves a Shout Out!
Today marks the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) 40th anniversary, and the nation’s first “Shout Out for Solar” day! And there are many reasons to “shout out” for solar. Over the past…
Update on How the Coal Processing Chemical Spill Continues to Disrupts Life in West Virginia
UPDATE: Ten days later, as of January 23, my mother-in-law is still not using her water. The ban was lifted for her area about 3-4 days after my original post on January…
Sounds like a Wind Farm Ban
Recent polling shows that over 70% of Americans support wind energy; yet the small number of wind energy opponents can be loud. Very loud, in fact. One way those anti-wind activists attack…
Part 3: Improving the health and efficiency of our Asheville office
This is the third post in a three-part series detailing energy efficiency upgrades to SACE’s new Asheville office. Read the rest of the series here or watch this video for a virtual tour! While upgrading…
Efforts to Regulate Interstate Air Pollution Move Slowly Forward
Recently we've seen several developments in the never ending fight for cleaner air. Along with newly proposed regulations limiting carbon emissions from new coal-fired power plants, and pending carbon emission limits for…
Bioenergy and Biodiversity in the Southeast: Like Speeding in a Crowded Neighborhood?
The following guest post by our friend Ben Larson was originally posted by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) on 12/5/13. The blog profiles a recent report highlighting potential impacts from one of…