On back to back days earlier this month, the Tennessee Valley Authority reversed course on plans to close two massive coal-fired power plants, and the Trump administration abandoned federal regulation of greenhouse gases. The double whammy clearly illustrated the impact of the administration’s aggressive insistence on fossil fuels, regardless of the local and global cost. To get a handle on the implications, this week we visit again with Steve Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. He accuses the administration of an Orwellian denial of the reality of climate change.
Also: Attacks on tenure in Tennessee, a move to restore voting rights to people convicted of felonies in Kentucky, and a remembrance of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s South Carolina roots. Plus: a historical exhibit of Black Southern crafts at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.
Show Notes:
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Compass Points podcast
“Coal Reversal” Compass
“How reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death led to Tennessee bill targeting tenure” The Knoxville News Sentinel
“Restoration of Voting Rights for Felons” National Conference of State Legislatures
“KY Senate committee backs bill to restore voting rights to some with felony convictions” Kentucky Lantern
“Jesse Jackson: A voice that rose from Greenville and echoed across America” South Carolina Daily Gazette
“Middle of Somewhere” International African American Museum