http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:06:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/30/ga-supreme-court-wont-hear-longleaf-coal-plant-case/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/30/ga-supreme-court-wont-hear-longleaf-coal-plant-case/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:23:45 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=25605 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/30/ga-supreme-court-wont-hear-longleaf-coal-plant-case/feed/ 2 Sierra Club: 'This fight for clean air is not over' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/04/letter-to-editor-about-georgia-reservoirs-hilariously-suburban/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/04/letter-to-editor-about-georgia-reservoirs-hilariously-suburban/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:40:36 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23285 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/04/letter-to-editor-about-georgia-reservoirs-hilariously-suburban/feed/ 10 'I have always thought it ridiculous to use treated water to wash cars, water lawns and golf courses' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/29/greenwire-jim-powell-former-psc-candidate-on-shortlist-for-epa/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/29/greenwire-jim-powell-former-psc-candidate-on-shortlist-for-epa/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:17:34 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23060 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/29/greenwire-jim-powell-former-psc-candidate-on-shortlist-for-epa/feed/ 0 Democrat lost runoff last year to Bubba McDonald — but won residency challenge against Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:23:46 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22885 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/27/southern-co-pondering-another-new-nuke-plant-in-2011/feed/ 1 No location selected yet http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/perdue-no-to-conservation-legislation-yes-to-water-wars-appeal/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/perdue-no-to-conservation-legislation-yes-to-water-wars-appeal/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:22:55 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22789 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/perdue-no-to-conservation-legislation-yes-to-water-wars-appeal/feed/ 1 Appoints Georgia Power CEO as "quarterback" in multi-pronged approach to use Lake Lanier http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/atlantas-green-building-ordinance-to-be-tough-on-smokers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/atlantas-green-building-ordinance-to-be-tough-on-smokers/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:01:25 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=22731 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/23/atlantas-green-building-ordinance-to-be-tough-on-smokers/feed/ 10 Committee meets Tuesday to give energy-efficiency construction standards first read http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/07/georgia-court-of-appeals-reverses-coal-plant-co2-ruling/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/07/georgia-court-of-appeals-reverses-coal-plant-co2-ruling/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:29:53 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21964 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/07/georgia-court-of-appeals-reverses-coal-plant-co2-ruling/feed/ 2 Case gets sent back to Superior Court and administrative law judge http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/06/georgia-power-slams-brakes-on-solar-power-initiative/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/06/georgia-power-slams-brakes-on-solar-power-initiative/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:35:30 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21879 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/06/georgia-power-slams-brakes-on-solar-power-initiative/feed/ 2 Utility's 'green power' program is out of cash http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:22:57 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21802 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/02/southern-co-crowds-dc-lobbying-scene-on-global-warming-bill/feed/ 1 Center for Public Integrity reports Atlanta-based utility company has more than 60 lobbyists twisting arms in Washington, D.C. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/27/us-house-passes-cap-and-trade-global-warming-bill-moves-to-senate/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/27/us-house-passes-cap-and-trade-global-warming-bill-moves-to-senate/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:37:29 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21568 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/27/us-house-passes-cap-and-trade-global-warming-bill-moves-to-senate/feed/ 24 Controversial — and potentially game-changing — climate bill clears first hurdle