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Plant Vogtle: Georgia’s shame

Patty Durand by Patty Durand

By Guest Columnist PATTY DURAND, president of Cool Planet Solutions

Georgia Power has the only nuclear plant under construction in the United States, which I call “Georgia’s Shame.” It is shameful that the timeline the utility provided to regulators, investors and the public – those of us paying for this plant – is now six years behind schedule. And it is shameful that the utility’s cost estimates for this plant were off by a shocking 100%: The original cost estimate for the two new units was $14 billion, and 2021 costs are near or at $30 billion.

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The Power of Unity to Connect Our City

by Families First

Families First supports clients at various points across the continuum of care including adoption, foster care, parenting, mental and behavioral health, supportive housing, and healthy starts. Our work is a team effort including staff, the board, supporters, and sponsors and donors.  On June 9 at 9:00 am, Unity for a Difference will bring together our supporters […]

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Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building certified as a ‘Living Building’

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By Maria Saporta It’s official. The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is one of the greenest buildings in the world. Georgia Tech announced on Earth Day that the Kendeda Building on its campus has earned the “Living Building Challenge” certification version 3.1) for being “net positive” with its use of energy and water. In […]

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MARTA Partners with State of Georgia & Delta to Provide Transportation to Largest State Run COVID-19 Vaccination Site

by MARTA

MARTA is partnering with the state of Georgia and Delta Air Lines to provide direct transportation from College Park rail station to the largest state run COVID-19 vaccination site at the Delta Flight Museum, located at the airline’s general offices near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. “We have enjoyed a long partnership with Delta that has […]

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Georgia’s new election reform law pits democracy against dollars

by Tammy Joyner

The fight over how Georgia will conduct future elections has gone straight for the wallet. Major League Baseball, the nation’s oldest professional sports league, pulled its prestigious All-Star Game and Draft out of Atlanta in protest of a new voting law. MLB’s departure will strip metro Atlanta businesses of millions of dollars in revenue. If anyone had […]

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Call it alternative energy or Patriot Power, solar energy is widening its reach

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f the subject of solar power makes you think of Birkenstocks and tofu, an advertisement currently going the rounds of conservative email lists will be a surprise. The Patriot Power Generator, sold by a small company in Tennessee, is a solar-powered generator with a continuous output of 1,800 watts, enough to keep the refrigerator running and the lights on for several hours.

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