In the run up to the U.S. House of Rpresentatives vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) in June, we asked our supporters and allies to call their members of Congress and urge them to support America’s clean energy future and vote “yes.” We heard from several folks across the Southeast who [...]
In the weeks leading up to the House vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), we learned that opponents to the bill spent $79 million on efforts to weaken/defeat this important legislation. Now more information has come to light. The Center for Public Integrity recently revealed that Southern Company, the Atlanta-based utility, [...]
Today the House of Representatives took advantage of an historic opportunity to open the valve on clean energy jobs and economic opportunities, save consumers money and establish a legal limit on global warming pollution by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act by a vote of 219 to 212. Click here to find out [...]
The House of Representatives is scheduled to open debate on the American Clean Energy and Security Act tomorrow. While detractors want to make cost appear to be a major sticking point, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) both released reports saying the cost to American households will be small. Back [...]
It is widely recognized that human activity is causing dramatic changes to our climate, and today the Obama Administration released a new comprehensive assessment of our nation’s vulnerability to climate change. Experts from more than a dozen government agencies and researchers from several major universities and research institutes contributed to the U.S. Global Change Research [...]
In a press conference today, Senator Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, revealed some startling information about coal ash storage sites across America. Forty-four have been identified to pose a “high hazard” to nearby communities, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can’t disclose the locations of those sites. Nearly six [...]
It wasn’t an easy journey, yet the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) cleared a first hurdle yesterday evening as the House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved it by a vote of 33 to 25. While there is still a long road ahead to realize effective climate legislation that reduces America’s [...]
In a preview of this Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes,” which will feature Duke Energy’s CEO and Jim Hansen (NASA’s top climate scientist), Sue Sturgis over at the Institute for Southern Studies reminds us that energy companies that cling to dirty energy are under increasing pressure. Watch a preview of the 60 Minutes segment here. [...]
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Stan Wise has already demonstrated that he is uninformed about the state’s renewable energy potential, and I guess today he thought he would remind us. Commissioner Wise’s pessimistic outlook on a clean energy future shows that he doesn’t have the vision necessary to bring our energy infrastructure into the 21st Century, [...]
Senator Alexander opened the TVA Congressional Caucus forum on renewable energy last week with a doctored photo criticizing wind energy….
