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Transmission lines.
August 27, 2014

Digging Out of the Money Pit to Create a Smart Grid

By Abigail Dillen  /  Northeast Office

Our aging electric grid is in need of a major renovation to deliver electricity reliably into the next century, and one way or another, that overhaul will cost us a lot of money. The question is whether we throw more money at propping up the old architecture that is designed to deliver electricity from big fossil-fuel fired power plants, or make the forward-looking investments necessary to harness the clean energy that our future requires.

The Cheswick coal fire power plant in Springdale, PA.
July 14, 2014

Carbon Nation: Upping the Ante on EPA’s Carbon Cutting Goals

By Abigail Dillen  /  Headquarters Office

The EPA recently proposed the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants, but more must be done to avoid catastrophic climate change.

A coal-fired power plant.
October 14, 2013

Getting Our Nation's New Climate Rules Right

By Abigail Dillen  /  Policy and Legislation Team & Washington, D.C. Office

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cements the urgency for U.S. leaders to move boldly and quickly on climate change, and the most logical place to start is the nation’s fleet of power plants.

The TVA Allen Fossil Plant.
June 25, 2013

President’s Climate Plan is Common-Sense

By Abigail Dillen  /  Northeast Office

President Obama’s Climate Action Plan promises, at last, a meaningful step toward controlling our carbon pollution.