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(IPS) Southern US States Inch Towards Renewable Energy

October 29, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/10/southern-u-s-states-inch-towards-renewable-energy/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct 29 2012 (IPS) – With the U.S. East Coast virtually shutting down Monday with the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the broader debate over transitioning to cleaner energy sources and slowing, if not halting, climate change is taking on ever greater urgency. While some parts of the […]

APN Endorses Staples, Ploeger for PSC

October 15, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA – The Board of Directors of Atlanta Progressive News is pleased to announce that APN is endorsing David Staples and Brad Ploeger for the General Election for Public Service Commission Districts 5 and 3, respectively. Staples and Ploeger are both Libertarian nominees. This marks only the second and third time in APN’s nearly seven year history that we […]

(IPS) Legal Challenges Counter Plans for New Nuclear Reactors

April 24, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107557. ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24, 2012 (IPS) – Until this past February, the last time new nuclear power construction was approved in the United States was in 1978. But when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved two proposed nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia, on February 9 […]

Bill Would Promote Solar Power in Georgia by Breaking Utility’s Monopoly

February 23, 2012 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Senate Bill 401 is a new, bipartisan bill introduced in Georgia’s State Senate would encourage private investment in solar power, stimulate the economic growth of Georgia, and enhance the continued diversification of the energy resources. The bill would overturn two existing laws which are standing in the way of meaningful development of solar power alternatives in Georgia. […]

AP1000 Design for New Vogtle Reactors a Problem for Georgia Power

December 25, 2011 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA – The AP1000 Oversight Group, the North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN), and Friends of the Earth filed a petition November 10, 2011, to require the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to resolve design issues on the Westinghouse-Toshiba AP 1000 prior to certification. Proposed new reactors for two sites in the US South rely […]

Georgia PSC Can’t Silence Nuclear Power Debate

July 10, 2011 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) Doug Everett, Member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, attempted to limit the scope of public remarks at a recent meeting of the PSC, on Wednesday, July 06, 2011, but could not prevent citizens from stating they do not want two new nuclear power reactors in Georgia at Plant Vogtle. The nuclear disaster at Fukushima is a wake-up […]

Georgia Power Charging Late Fees on LIHEAP Payments

February 28, 2011 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Power is assessing late fees to customers across the State of Georgia who are approved for heating assistance through the federal Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) program, during a six week processing time that it takes for the government funds to post. APN has previously reported on the LIHEAP program in Georgia, where Cobb County […]

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