Developer Admits to Plant Washington Scheme
It’s official: Dean Alford, developer of Plant Washington and spokesman for Power4Georgians (P4G), admitted on the record that he never planned to use the $27-million-plus he's finagled from customers of Georgia's Electrical Membership…
Largest Remaining Investor Still Stuck In Plant Washington Boondoggle
At the February 16 meeting of its Board of Directors, Snapping Shoals EMC had a chance to do the right thing and end its involvement in developing two new coal-fired power plants…
Victory: Cobb EMC Pulls Out of Coal-fired Power Plants
Late on the evening of January 24, the board of directors at Cobb EMC made an unprecedented about-face, and voted to freeze the EMC’s funding for two coal-fired power plants: Plant Washington…
New Leadership Signals Trouble Ahead for Plant Washington
Board of Director elections held Saturday, November 12 at Cobb EMC raised the profile of member dissatisfaction with the Atlanta-area utility co-op’s decision-making and leadership to a new level. New board members…
Citizens take charge of their health, test for toxic mercury
This blog was written by Eriqah Foreman Williams with input from Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
In Ga Revised Air Permit Fails Again to Protect
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Co-op members confront EMC on Plant Washington
This post was authored by Eriqah Foreman Williams, former Georgia Coal Diversity Organizer, with input from Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Plant Washington: Coal Job Promises Overblown?
Communities where coal plants are proposed, like Sandersville, GA often feel divided between protecting their environmental health and creating jobs. Now, with the release of a new report by the Ochs Center…
Corruption at Helm of Plant Washington - Dwight Brown Indicted
UPDATE: On Jan. 8, the Marietta Daily Journal published an article including SACE and others' on responses to the indictment. On Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 Dwight Brown, CEO of Cobb EMC, was…
Plant Washington Air Permit REJECTED by Georgia Court
In welcome and exciting news, the Georgia state court Judge, Ronit Walker, ruled Thursday that the proposed coal-fired Plant Washington air permits are inadequate to protect public health and the environment. According…