Ala. PSC’s Twinkle "Queen of Coal" Cavanaugh intentionally misleads public on television interview
There is a famous saying by the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." This morning, Twinkle Cavanaugh, chair of the Alabama…
TVA Considers Retirement of Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis, TN
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) outlining its plans to retire the Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis and to replace it with a new natural gas-fired…
A Mother's Missive: Asthmatic Children, Bad Air Days and Carbon Pollution
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Alabama Voices: Coal ash a threat to state's waters
This guest post is written by Cindy Lowry, Executive Director of Alabama Rivers Alliance and was originally published in the Montgomery Adviser on February 18, 2014. It is reposted here with permission. If the…
Five year since Kingston: A December to Remember
This opinion piece was written by Ulla Reeves, SACE's High Risk Energy Program Director, and was published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on December 22, 2014. This is the final post in…
Five years since Kingston: Perry County, Alabama's Toxic Tragedy
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. In the weeks leading up to the anniversary, we have been posting a series…
Five years since Kingston: Cane Run, Kentucky still waiting for solutions
Two weeks from now marks the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. In the weeks leading up to the anniversary, we are posting a…
Five years since Kingston: Juliette, Georgia still waiting for solutions
Four weeks from now marks the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Leading up to the anniversary we are posting a series of blogs…
Sounding The Moral Trumpet for the Environment
This post is written by Reverend Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus, Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA and consultant for SACE. As we celebrate Earth Month and reflect on bringing awareness…
Global Warming Makes Allergies Worse
Spring seems to finally be here! The birds are chirping, the bees are humming, and depending on who you ask, the pollen is floating in the air like a thick fog of…