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Georgia Review on Energy and Water in a Warming World Report
John Rogers of UCS presents at the University of Georgia in Athens To follow our recent blog post about activities in North Carolina last week surrounding the release of the Energy and Water in a...
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Japan Update End of Year Review
Organizers say 60,000 attended this protest and march held in Tokyo on September 19, 2011. Reuters photo. SACE’s High Risk Energy Organizer, Mandy Hancock, co-authored this blog. As 2011 comes to an...
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Vogtle Loan Guarantee Update: Nuclear Power Secrecy Continues
After nearly two years of stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) continues to press ahead with our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
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NRC Approves Vogtle License, Chairman Only Vote for Safety
Jaczko says he can't proceed as if "Fukushima never happened." | AP Photo The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted 4 to 1 today to issue the Combined Operating License for Vogtle units 3 and 4...
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FL PSC Approves Nuclear Humpty Dumpty Settlement
Nuclear power proponents have long billed the atom-splitting energy technology as reliable, cheap power. But if you take a look at Progress Energy Florida’s (PEF) existing and proposed nuclear projects...
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Energy and Water Collisions: Drought Implications
As we enter the dog days of summer, much of the Southeast region has once again succumbed to drought conditions, especially Georgia and neighboring Alabama. And nationally, drought is plaguing much of...
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Florida Nuclear Debacles: Throwing Even More Good Money After Bad
Once again the Tampa Bay Times hits the nail on the head with their blistering editorial on the continued debacle at the Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida. Their continued investigative reports...
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Duke Energy Merger: Glimpsing a Nuclear Future for Florida
Several weeks ago, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s John D. Wilson wrote about the continuing drama of the Duke – Progress utility merger that reflects an ongoing struggle for the future of...
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Before the Court: SACE Protecting Consumers by Challenging Florida Nuclear Tax
SACE appears before the FL Supreme Court In early October, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy appeared before the Florida Supreme Court to support our argument that Section 366.93, Fla.Stat., which has...
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And The Award for Biggest Taxpayer Ripoff Goes To?
Jeannie McKinney, SACE Communications Coordinator, contributed to this post. Whether or not you joined in the hype surrounding the Oscars earlier this week, we’ve got one award show we promise you...
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Who opposes the Florida nuclear tax? Florida seniors!
Did you know that, according to a recent poll by the Florida AARP of its members (see page 3), a majority of seniors agreed that raising electric rates for new nuclear reactor proposals that may never...
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Nuclear renaissance in Florida crumbles, meets economic reality
This blog was co-authored by SACE staff Sara Barczak and George Cavros. Has the so-called “nuclear renaissance” finally met economic reality? The nuclear industry recently experienced their “worst...
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What is the news on nukes in Florida?
Photo from Davis Exporters Over this past week, the news in Florida has been all nuclear, all the time. And another headline for this blog could be, “Another one bites the dust” as the much-touted,...
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FPL wins, Floridians lose and why is FPL still pursuing new nuclear reactors...
Yesterday the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) staff issued their recommendation in the 2013 nuclear cost recovery clause docket and it unfortunately reflects business-as-usual despite an...
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What can nuclear power deliver? Not what Pandora’s Promise claims…
Image from IMDb You may have noticed a recent media blitz spurred on by nuclear power proponents in advance of CNN’s showing of the documentary film, “Pandora’s Promise,” which airs tonight. Though the...
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Who made Georgia’s Dirty Dozen list? Coal and nuclear plants, that’s who!
Last week Georgia’s leading water protection group, the Georgia Water Coalition, of which Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is an active partner, announced the “Dirty Dozen” for 2013,...
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Want to learn more about the Fukushima nuclear disaster? Read this book, come...
Just a month before the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan and led to the still-ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear complex, a new book...
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Thirsty Vogtle nuclear reactors would guzzle more water from the Savannah River
Southern Company’s water-hogging Plant Vogtle aims to get even thirstier if the proposed two new nuclear reactors under construction receive approval from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division...
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Taxpayers in the dark and at risk from Vogtle nuclear loan guarantees
SACE’s High Risk Energy Choices program director, Sara Barczak, contributed to this blog post from Whitney Rappole, 2014 graduate of Emory Law School and former Turner Environmental Law Clinic student....
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What do all nuclear reactors under construction in the U.S. have in common?
Hint: this isn’t a hard question to answer if you look back at the nuclear power industry’s track record. And the answer is? Drum roll please… All five nuclear reactors presently under construction in...
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