http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:08:35 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11032 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/16/angela-speir-joins-georgia-watch/feed/ 4 Her term at its end, Georgia Public Service Commissioner long considered agency's most vocal consumer advocate joins...state's most well-known consumer advocacy group. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:58:53 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/09/18/angela-speir-endorses-jim-powell-for-psc/feed/ 2 Angela Speir, the Public Service Commissioner who’s stepping down after her current term ends and is widely considered an advocate for everyday Georgians, is endorsing Democratic candidate Jim Powell for her soon-to-be-open seat. “In this time of skyrocketing energy costs and with the elimination of the Consumers Utility Counsel, it’s more important than ever to [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/gov-sonny-perdue-signs-landmark-renewable-energy-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/gov-sonny-perdue-signs-landmark-renewable-energy-bill/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 21:19:06 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/gov-sonny-perdue-signs-landmark-renewable-energy-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/14/gov-sonny-perdue-signs-landmark-renewable-energy-bill/feed/ 0 I hope that Grant Park couple kept their receipts. Gov. Sonny Perdue put the pen to the paper today and signed what one environmental lobbyist says is the first renewable energy bill with teeth that the state has seen. HB 670, sponsored by Rep. Chuck Sims, R-Ambrose, would offer income tax credits for energy-efficient and clean energy [...]