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2010 Articles

Reed & Snowe Restore Additional $1.25 Billion for LIHEAP

EPA Regulations May Result in Coal Plant Retirements

Chu urges Congress to look to nuclear power

Gus Mayer and Renewable Energy

Wind may be knocked out of Obama's climate agenda

EPA Issues guidance on greenhouse gas permits

Obama drops plan to limit global warming gases

PowerSouth prepared to meet summer electric demand

Solstice on the Yukon Ushers in the Dawn of In-Stream Hydrokinetic Energy for AP&T in Eagle Alaska

Solar industry challenges Georgia Power

TVA hit with $11.5M penalty for '08 coal ash spill

Experts Offer Tips to Keep Summer Energy Bills Under Control

Green Energy Myths

Alabama Voices: Warming claims getting cooler reception

Miss. Power wants rehearing on coal-fired plant.

Georgia Power: Judge's ruling won't affect power plant construction

WDHN's "Top of the Morning" host honored in Montgomery.

Climate bill could be harmed by Gulf spill

Renewable energy bill passes in Fla. House.

Obama asks businesses to get behind climate bill

Wal-Mart says environmental initiatives about money, not brand image.

Sen. John Kerry is preparing legislation to release a new energy plan by Earth Day.

Discussion of Rare Earth Metals is stunningly rare

Nuke advisory panel says no to blocking Bellefonte.

Bennet: Rural Energy Savings Program Enlists Colorado Electric Co-ops In Effort to Save Money and Create Jobs in Colorado's Rural Communities

Cost of smart-grid projects shocks consumer advocates

Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995

US Chamber Challenges EPA CO2 Endangerment In Federal Court

Obama says energy policy must some old, some new

Obama Says Senate May Drop Cap and Trade, Pass Energy-Only Bill

Wind energy job growth isn't blowing anyone away

Citing deteriorating regulatory environment, FPL halts billions of dollars in capital expenditures in Florida

 

2009 Articles

 

Dr. John R. Christy on global warming

State Climetologist and UA-Huntsville professor Dr. John R. Christy offers a different view on climate change. Click here for Dr. Christy's interviews.

Rising energy costs

(PowerPoint)

Increasing energy costs

(PowerPoint)

 

Geothermal project in California is shut down -- 12-11-09

L.A. utility shelves plans for solar farm near Salton Sea -- 12-16-09

EPA chief: Obama to work with Congress on climate -- 12-9-09

From Copenhagen to Congress -- 12-9-09

Clean Coal: AEP ups expectations for carbon capture and storage -- 12-8-0

Fewer Americans Believe in Global Warming, Poll Shows -- 11-25-09

Nuclear Power Regains Support -- 11-24-2009

California May Add 365MW of Renewable Capacity in 2009, Still Short of 20% Mandate -- 11-2-09

WDHN-18 Dothan First -- Raising the Rates -- 10-7-09

Executives urge lawmakers to pass climate bill -- 10-7-09

Global Warming tax costs revealed in FOIA Treasury Dept documents, CEI Analysis confirms massive tax on energy -- 9-17-09

PACE Opinion -- 9-15-09

New Senate Ag Chairman Lincoln casts doubt on Climate Bill -- 9-9-09

Browns Ferry leads way in innovations -- 8-23-09

Waxman-Markey Bill -- Gary Smith, CEO PowerSouth Energy Cooperative -- 8-6-09

Broad action on climate needed to achieve cuts -- 8-3-09

Over eight million smart meters deployed in U.S., with millions more to come -- 7-14-09

Hatch lashes out at Cap-and-Trade legislation -- 7-20-09

New poll "foreshadows massive consumer rejection of Cap-and-Tax Plans" -- 7-20-09

News article -- Congressman Bright signs bipartisan letter expressing concern over energy legislation

Full Letter on energy legislation from member of Alabama's Congressional Delegation

WDHN-TV18 report on Climate Bill -- 7-2-09

Waxman-Markey opposition letter

Energy legislation will hurt, not help, Alabama's economy -- 7-15-09 -- Birmingham News

Court reverses coal plant ruling -- 7-7-09 -- Associated Press

Roundtable interview with Obama on Climate Bill -- 6-28-09 -- Wall Street Journal

Governor Riley awards $9.26 million in grants for weatherization

U.S. House passes carbon legislation -- 6-2009 -- PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Climate change bill: Is it really about the environment? -- 6-2009 -- PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Obama administration launches new energy efficiency efforts -- 6-29-09 -- Washington

State climatologist says federal regional climate report's alarming message overlooks the data --6-23-09

Alabama climatologist responds to U.S. government report on regional impacts of global climate change -- 6-23-09

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-20090171 - Response to Federal Register by Dr. John R. Christy

Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Chapter 1 -- Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act

U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change

California sees big costs to renewable power plan -- 6-12-09 -- San Francisco (Reuters)

House GOP offers nuclear-loaded energy bill -- 6-10-09 -- Washington AP

Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals -- 6-10-09 -- Washington AP

Construction begins on new McIntosh Power Plant units -- 6-8-09 -- PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Southern Company to Operate Department of Energy's National Carbon Capture Center -- ATLANTA, May 27 /PRNewswire

Decatur Utilities faces $1.1M deficit -- May 21, 2009 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Catherine Godbey, The Decatur Daily, Ala.

Alabama Power to pump carbon dioxide underground -- May 21, 2009 -- By BEN RAINES, Staff Reporter, Mobile Press Register

Southern Company to Demonstrate Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Electric Generating Plant -- ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall

Alabama House Delegation Cites Negative Impact of Cap-and-Trade -- May 19, 2009 -- PACE News Release

Alabama House Delegation Letter 5-19-09

House vetoes bill to keep TVA money in north Ala -- Associated Press - May 15, 2009

Yucca Mountain is dead, long live Yucca Mountain, LAS VEGAS (The Associated Press) - May 13 - By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated Press Writer      

White House memo challenges EPA finding on warming -- WASHINGTON (The Associated Press) - May 12, 2009 - By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writer      

US Rep Waxman Announces Deal On Climate-Change Bill -- ( Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) - May 12, 200

WDHN-TV18 (4-27-2009) PowerSouth Energy's Damon Morgan addresses Dothan Rotary Club about wholesale power issues.

Support for Nuclear Energy Remains Near Historically High Level, New Survey Finds-- WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 25, 2009

PowerSouth signs contract to add renewable biomass to energy portfolio -- ANDALUSIA, ALA. – March 9, 2009

Capitol power plant dims clean energy hopes -- By DINA CAPPIELLO – March 1, 2009

New-age energy? Coal burner seeks state loan -- Feb 24, 2009 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Spencer Hunt The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

NRC OKs new work at Bellefonte (Feb 20, 2009)- McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.

Coal-Fired Electricity Under Attack, but Alternatives Seem Distant ( Feb 16, 2009) - International Herald Tribune

Study pinpoints the cost of upgrading the electrical transmission grid (2-14-09) -- by Rebecca Mowbray, The Times-Picayune

Florida co-op aims to cut illegal 'grass' houses (1-2009) -- Electric Co-op Today

TVA: Tests show no major problems from Ala. spill (1-12-09) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (by JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer)

Alabama Power wins PSC OK to offer customers $20 to cut air conditioning for brief periods (1-6-09) -- Montgomery

Energy Bills Expected to Top Alabama Legislature List (1-5-09) -- The Associated Press

  

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