Destroying Alabama’s Environment, One Power Plant at a Time
August 21, 2020
By buying and burning dirty fuels like coal and gas, Alabama Power is damaging the people and the environment right in its own backyard.
Alabama Power’s Dangerous Disregard for Public Health
August 6, 2020
Alabama Power often claims to be helping communities across Alabama, but this narrative contradicts the company’s actions on pivotal issues that impact the health of Alabama communities.
Alabama Sierra Club Elects Joi Travis as New Alabama Chapter Chairperson
August 4, 2020
The Alabama Chapter Executive Committee has elected Joi Travis as Chapter Chair and Casie Jones as Vice Chair. Joi is the first African-American to serve as Chair since the inception of the Alabama Chapter.
Sierran of the Month: Charlie Cohen
August 3, 2020
As Alabama Chapter treasurer, I promote environmental causes by handling the Sierra Club’s money. I leave the environmental education and political activity to other people who are better at those activities than I am.
Sign the petition! Mark Crosswhite, CEO, Alabama Power: Let the Public Be Heard at Public Meetings on Toxic Coal Ash
July 3, 2020
Alabama Power quietly announced public meetings starting Monday, June 29 about their plans to cap-in-place 5 coal ash dumps throughout the state, where they have been polluting groundwater for years. While the meetings are required by law, Alabama...
Alabama Power to Hold Public Meetings on Coal Ash Despite Lack of Promotion Mobile Baykeeper and State Allies Launching Petition for Postponement, Social Distancing, and Virtual Option
June 28, 2020
Contact: Casi (kc) Callaway, Mobile Baykeeper Executive Director & Baykeeper, 251-433-4229; cell – 251-209-4253, callaway@mobilebaykeeper.org
Mobile, Ala. - Mobile Baykeeper is raising a red flag about a public meeting Alabama Power intends to...
Alabama Power’s Plan to Perpetuate Injustice
June 24, 2020
In the fall of 2019, Alabama Power filed a petition with the Public Service Commission (PSC), seeking permission to charge its customers well over a billion dollars over a 40-year period for an unprecedented expansion. The company says it needs...
Alabama PSC Unanimously Votes to Force Customers to Pay for New Fossil Fuel Projects
June 12, 2020
The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously voted at its regularly scheduled June meeting to approve a new gas-fired plant called Barry Unit 8 at the Barry power plant outside of Mobile, AL. The Commission also opted to defer making a...
Our Story: Joi Travis, Vice Chair, Alabama Sierra Club
June 8, 2020
All my life, I have found myself advocating for underserved communities while involving myself with campaigns to help dismantle the egregious disparities that exist in our political, environmental, and educational arenas. Ever since I could talk, I’...
Featured Sierran of the Month: Stephen Stetson
May 29, 2020
In my professional life, I have developed a lot of interest in clean energy and the large questions around how our economy can pivot away from burning fossil fuels in the electricity sector, as well as in transportation.