TVA is using its already-obsolete 2020 Integrated Resource Plan as an opportunity to cut funding for energy-saving technologies that it claims are driving down revenue. [ Read More ]
How can TVA claim to support energy efficiency and renewables even as they implement policies that discourage them?
Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 | Posted by Nina Levison | No Comments
Tennessee legislature weakens coal mining oversight
Thursday, April 19th, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | 1 Comment
If Gov. Haslam allows the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee to become law, it will erode community protections and become an unnecessary burden on Tennessee taxpayers. [ Read More ]
Six lives a day: Energy efficiency could result in tremendous public health benefits
Friday, March 9th, 2018 | Posted by Brianna Knisley | No Comments
A recent report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy highlights why energy efficiency should be a key part of the conversation about public health. [ Read More ]
TVA’s “New Pricing Paradigm” is a bad deal for communities and clean energy
Thursday, March 8th, 2018 | Posted by Rory McIlmoil | No Comments
Appalachian Voices attended TVA's February board meeting to oppose rate reforms that would burden on low-income residents and thwart future investments in clean energy. [ Read More ]
Sharing and listening: Holston Electric Co-op looks for member input
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 | Posted by Nina Levison | No Comments
In East Tennessee, Holston Electric Cooperative is listening to its member-owners and responding with new services, like high-speed internet and an opt-out program for herbicide spraying near power lines. [ Read More ]
Get to know the Energy Savings team and what drives our work
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 | Posted by Rory McIlmoil | No Comments
Our Energy Savings campaign works to expand energy efficiency and empower members of electric cooperatives. Learn about our campaign and why each member of our team is passionate about this work. [ Read More ]
Energized by Efficiency: SOCM members and their dedication to reducing energy waste
Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 | Posted by Brianna Knisley | No Comments
Over the last two years, SOCM's Cumberland County Chapter has advocated for on-bill financing program for energy efficiency at their electric co-op, Volunteer Energy Cooperative. [ Read More ]
Massive mountaintop removal mine threatens Clearfork Valley
Thursday, September 14th, 2017 | Posted by Willie Dodson | 4 Comments
The Clearfork Valley of Tennessee has been intensely surface-mined going back decades. Now, Kopper Glo Mining is moving forward with a nearly 1,500-acre mountaintop removal mine on nearby Cooper Ridge. [ Read More ]
White House halts review of mountaintop removal health impacts
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 | Posted by Erin Savage | No Comments
The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered the National Academy of Sciences to halt its review of the links between mountaintop removal coal mining and human health impacts. [ Read More ]
In Tennessee, Powell Valley Electric Co-op members speak out
Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 | Posted by Nina Levison | 3 Comments
Electric co-ops are governed by boards who are democratically elected, and therefore supposedly responsive to their customers, who are also co-owners of these utilities. The Powell Valley Electric Cooperative in east Tennessee has stirred grave concern with its herbicide spraying policy, and members are speaking out. [ Read More ]
Mountaintop removal limited — not stopped — in Tennessee
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 | Posted by Elizabeth E. Payne | No Comments
The Obama administration has approved a petition from Tennessee to designate some 75,000 acres of mountain ridges off limits for surface coal mining. The move protects mountain streams, wildlife habitat, scenic views and eco-tourism assets of the iconic Cumberland Plateau. But other mountains in Tennessee are still threatened with mountaintop removal mining. Take action today. [ Read More ]
America’s miners deserve better than this; time to do your part
Thursday, December 8th, 2016 | Posted by Thom Kay | No Comments
America owes a debt to the nation’s coal miners. The Miners Protection Act would begin to pay that debt, but the opportunity for Congress to pass the bill is quickly slipping away. [ Read More ]
