Embracing and Integrating Diversity at SACE
To bring the Southeast closer to a clean energy future, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy recognizes that this critical transition must be equitable and afford all people and communities access to…
EPA: Coal Plants Still #1 Source of U.S. Carbon Emissions
There's nothing like a heaping serving of data to really drive a point home - and that's exactly what the Environmental Protection Agency does with its most recent report of plant-by-plant emissions…
Gov. McCrorys Disconnect on Beaches and Offshore Drilling
This is a guest post by Institute for Southern Studies Editorial Director, Sue Sturgis. This piece was originally posted on the Institute for Southern Studies' blog, Facing South. In his first State…
Duke to Close Buck and Riverbend Plants Ahead of Schedule
Duke Energy recently announced that it would retire two of its oldest coal-fired power plants in April 2013, two years ahead of schedule, which is welcome news to many in the state…
Offshore Wind Progressing in North Carolina
Update, January 28 - The deadline for comments has been extended to March 7. Submit comments here. Things are moving in the realm of offshore wind energy in North Carolina. The Bureau…
Obama Administration Advances North Carolina Offshore Wind Energy Areas
“The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy applauds the Obama Administration for extensive work to promote offshore wind energy development off North Carolina’s coast. Including North Carolina in the Bureau of Ocean Energy…
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Mountaintop Removal Coal
Those fighting for the mountains and those who make the mountains their home have won a crucial victory. On Thursday, November 15, 2012, Patriot Coal became the first U.S. operator to stop…
Can We Reinvent Fire in the Southeast?
Here at SACE, we have been investigating new clean energy ideas that we can build on. These efforts have lead us to Rocky Mountain Institute's most recent publication, Reinventing Fire: Bold Business…
Many Coal Plants in the SE are Ripe for Retirement
Today the Union of Concerned Scientists released an important new report entitled "Ripe for Retirement: The Case for Closing America's Costliest Coal Plants", which highlights the financial uncertainty of many coal plants around the…
Florida Resident Demands No New Nuclear Reactors in Levy County
This guest post was originally published in the Gainesville Sun on October 29, 2012. Francine Robinson chairs the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility for the Florida League of Conservation Voters. SACE's high risk energy…