Articles
April 2012
April 15 - Regulation of Coal Ash Ponds like Plant Scherer's is Minimal
April 13 - Smart Energy, Jacoby Development Play 100-acre Solar Farm in Georgia
April 10 - Proposed Ben Hill Coal Plant Cancelled
April 10 - Big Moves on Coal Plant Front
April 10 - Ga. Developer Reaches Deal on Plant Washington
April 10 - Opponents, Developer Reach Deal on Plant Washington
April 10 - Gas Glut Rejiggers Industry
April 10 - Two Sides Claim Wins in Georgia Coal Plant Agreement
April 09 - Plant Scherer Under Review
April 04 - State to Study Plant Scherer's Health Effects
April 01 - A Power Plant, Cancer and a Small Town's Fears
April 13 - Smart Energy, Jacoby Development Play 100-acre Solar Farm in Georgia
April 10 - Proposed Ben Hill Coal Plant Cancelled
April 10 - Big Moves on Coal Plant Front
April 10 - Ga. Developer Reaches Deal on Plant Washington
April 10 - Opponents, Developer Reach Deal on Plant Washington
April 10 - Gas Glut Rejiggers Industry
April 10 - Two Sides Claim Wins in Georgia Coal Plant Agreement
April 09 - Plant Scherer Under Review
April 04 - State to Study Plant Scherer's Health Effects
April 01 - A Power Plant, Cancer and a Small Town's Fears
January 2012
January 26 - 7 of 9 on EMC Board Vote Down Coal Plant
January 26 - Plant Washington Loses Biggest Backer
January 25 - Cobb EMC Gets It Right on Coal-Fired Power Plant
January 25 - Cobb EMC's Withdrawl Won't Delay Coal Plant Development, Backer Says
January 25 - EMC Backs Out of Plan to Build Coal-Fired Plant
January 24 - Cobb EMC Ends Involvement in Coal Plant
January 22 - Time for Cobb EMC to Stop Plant Washington Now
January 12 - Cobb EMC's Pursuit Cools on Coal-Fired Power Plant
January 11 - EPA Data: Power Plants are Main Climate Change Culprits
January 05 - Judge: Criminal Case Against Former EMC Chief Can Go To Trial
January 26 - Plant Washington Loses Biggest Backer
January 25 - Cobb EMC Gets It Right on Coal-Fired Power Plant
January 25 - Cobb EMC's Withdrawl Won't Delay Coal Plant Development, Backer Says
January 25 - EMC Backs Out of Plan to Build Coal-Fired Plant
January 24 - Cobb EMC Ends Involvement in Coal Plant
January 22 - Time for Cobb EMC to Stop Plant Washington Now
January 12 - Cobb EMC's Pursuit Cools on Coal-Fired Power Plant
January 11 - EPA Data: Power Plants are Main Climate Change Culprits
January 05 - Judge: Criminal Case Against Former EMC Chief Can Go To Trial
December 2011
December 15 - Cobb EMC Coal Plant Plans Strike Major Snag
December 12 - Longleaf Defeat Marks End to Nation's Longest Running Fight Against Coal Plant
December 12 - Longleaf Coal Plant in Georgia Canceled
December 12 - Plans Canceled for Georgia Coal-Fired Power Plant
December 04 - Researchers Examine Clean Energy Myths in the US South
December 12 - Longleaf Defeat Marks End to Nation's Longest Running Fight Against Coal Plant
December 12 - Longleaf Coal Plant in Georgia Canceled
December 12 - Plans Canceled for Georgia Coal-Fired Power Plant
December 04 - Researchers Examine Clean Energy Myths in the US South
November 2011
November 29 - Brand New Power Plant is Idled by the Economy
November 16 - Report: Power Plants Taxing Water Resources
November 16 - Report: Power Plants Taxing Water Resources
September 2011
Sept 30 - Coal is the Enemy of the Human Race, Mainstream Economics Edition
Sept 26 - Huge Solar Power Farm Announced for Florida Panhandle
Sept 07 - Shocker: Power Demand from US Homes is Falling
Sept 26 - Huge Solar Power Farm Announced for Florida Panhandle
Sept 07 - Shocker: Power Demand from US Homes is Falling
July 2011
June 2011
June 24 - Georgia Power to Buy Up to 50MW of Solar by 2015
June 22 - Few Restrictions on Watering as Drought Drains South Georgia's Rivers, Aquifer
June 22 - Ag Disaster Request Names Ben Hill, Irwin; Others May Be Added
June 20 - S. Georgia Waterways Hurt by Drought
June 20 - Water Levels Lowest Ever
June 16 - South Georgia in Grip of "Extreme Drought"
June 08 - Drought Crippling Rural Municipal Water Systems
June 22 - Few Restrictions on Watering as Drought Drains South Georgia's Rivers, Aquifer
June 22 - Ag Disaster Request Names Ben Hill, Irwin; Others May Be Added
June 20 - S. Georgia Waterways Hurt by Drought
June 20 - Water Levels Lowest Ever
June 16 - South Georgia in Grip of "Extreme Drought"
June 08 - Drought Crippling Rural Municipal Water Systems
May 2011
May 25 - Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in China - Coal Pollution Largely to Blame
May 04 - Ochs Study Says Coal Plant Developers Don't Deliver Jobs
May 04 - Ochs Study Says Coal Plant Developers Don't Deliver Jobs
April 2011
April 15 - TVA to Retire 18 Coal-fired Units as Part of Settlement
April 13 - Citizens Tell Commission Coal Plant is Bad for Community Health
April 08 - Coal Doesn't Deliver on its Jobs Promises: It Doesn't Even Come Close
April 07 - Power Production at Dalton Solar Farm Beats Expectation
April 02 - Ochs Study: Coal-fired Power Plants Bring Few Jobs
April 13 - Citizens Tell Commission Coal Plant is Bad for Community Health
April 08 - Coal Doesn't Deliver on its Jobs Promises: It Doesn't Even Come Close
April 07 - Power Production at Dalton Solar Farm Beats Expectation
April 02 - Ochs Study: Coal-fired Power Plants Bring Few Jobs
March 2011
March 31 - Coal, Jobs, and America's Energy Future
March - Power Plant Pollution Kills People says American Lung Association
March 17 - Georgia Power Moves to Close Coal Units
March 09 - New Report Warns Against Investing in New or Existing Coal-fired Power Plants
March - Power Plant Pollution Kills People says American Lung Association
March 17 - Georgia Power Moves to Close Coal Units
March 09 - New Report Warns Against Investing in New or Existing Coal-fired Power Plants
February 2011
February 16 - Harvard Study: Coal Costs Americans up to $500 Billion Annually
February 03 - Cobb EMC...'Transparent'? Hardly
February 03 - Cobb EMC...'Transparent'? Hardly
January 2011
January 26 - Pilots Learn About Risks of Proposed Coal-Fired Plant
January 13 - Corruption Scandal Casts Shadow over Georgia Coal Plant Projects
January 09 - Coal Developer Indicted, Questionable Practices Loom in Georgia
January 07 - Corruption at Helm of Plant Washington - Dwight Brown Indicted
January 07 - Prosecutors: Cobb Energy Saga Started with Broken Promise
January 06 - Cobb EMC Leader Indicted on 31 Charges of Racketerring, Theft by Taking and Making False
Statements
Jan/Feb - Court Rejects Key Permit for Plant Washington
January 13 - Corruption Scandal Casts Shadow over Georgia Coal Plant Projects
January 09 - Coal Developer Indicted, Questionable Practices Loom in Georgia
January 07 - Corruption at Helm of Plant Washington - Dwight Brown Indicted
January 07 - Prosecutors: Cobb Energy Saga Started with Broken Promise
January 06 - Cobb EMC Leader Indicted on 31 Charges of Racketerring, Theft by Taking and Making False
Statements
Jan/Feb - Court Rejects Key Permit for Plant Washington
December 2010
December 28 - Farmers, Pecan Growers Say Coal Plant Kills Trees
December 16 - Court Rules GA Failed to Set Safe Limits on Pollutants from Coal Plant
December 06 - Coal Plant Pollution Kills Pecan Trees, Wrecks Family's Livelihood
December 16 - Court Rules GA Failed to Set Safe Limits on Pollutants from Coal Plant
December 06 - Coal Plant Pollution Kills Pecan Trees, Wrecks Family's Livelihood
November 2010
November - Updated Capital Cost Estimates for Electricity Generation Plants
November 11 - Cobb EMC Backing New Coal Plant
November 03 - Cause for Concern
November 11 - Cobb EMC Backing New Coal Plant
November 03 - Cause for Concern
October 2010
October 20 - "Mary Verner: Fitzgerald Experiences Helped Equip Her For Her Role as Mayor of Spokane" by
Sherri Butler (page 1, page 2)
October 13 - Rotary Hears About Coal Plant
Sherri Butler (page 1, page 2)
October 13 - Rotary Hears About Coal Plant