(APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, Monday, August 03, 2015, President Barack Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final Clean Power Plan, or rule that is intended to turn the tide on climate change. It will cut U.S. carbon pollution from the power sector by 870 million tons, or 32 percent below 2005 levels, in 2030. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Power plans to shut down its dirty coal-fired Unit 3 at Plant Mitchell in Albany, Georgia. The company is also cancelling its proposed conversion of the unit to biomass after analysis deemed it not cost effective for customers. If the decertification request to the Public Service Commission is approved, it will be retired by April 16, […]
Read more(APN) DECATUR — The Green Tea Coalition (GTC) was launched Tuesday, August 06, 2013 at the Atlanta Friends Meeting House, 701 West Howard Avenue in Decatur, Georgia. Over one hundred people attended from the right, left, and middle of the political spectrum, from all around the State of Georgia, from Savannah in South Georgia to Ringgold in […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/u-s-sees-greatest-reduction-in-co2-emissions/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 30 2012 (IPS) – According to a recent report by the International Energy Agency, the U.S. has seen the greatest reduction in carbon dioxide pollution within the past six years in comparison to any other country, even as global carbon dioxide pollution has reached record highs. […]
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