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Stephen A. Smith

@sas.cleanenergy.org
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Executive Director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) www.cleanenergy.org Veterinarian by training practicing “Good Trouble” in defense of our home Earth/Gaia 🌎 Born at 318 ppm CO2| Being/Becoming| Panexperientialist| Process Relational Verb|

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 27/09/2026
From repurposed wind turbines to Costcos going solar, the #CleanEnergyGeneration is making progress every day here in the Southeast. Take a look at just six of the many signs of progress 👇
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Disney World Goes Solar and 5 Other Exciting Signs of Progress in the Southeast - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
Take a look at just six of the many signs of clean energy progress we've seen in the Southeast over the past few months.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The birth of a dolphin [📹 Mark Peterson] Original post
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 26/09/2026
Duke Energy wants to build massive, dirty gas plants and an "enhanced" LNG facility in Davie and Davidson Counties, NC. We've got the answers to all your questions 👇
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A Q&A About Duke Energy's Gassy Plans for Davidson and Davie Counties - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
Duke Energy wants to build massive, dirty gas plants and an "enhanced" Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Davie and Davidson Counties, NC - which would pollute the community and ruin the last serene...
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 23/09/2026
Power play! Mercedes-Benz Stadium's solar panels generate enough electricity annually to power the Falcons’ nine home games, story via @solarindustry.bsky.social 🔌💡
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From the Gridiron to the Grid: Five Solar Stadiums Powering NFL Sundays – SEIA
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is leading the transformation to a clean energy economy. Learn more at seia.org
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 21/09/2026
I can not believe we are still killing whales, there is no justification a modern country to kill these creatures…It changes my perspective on Iceland and its people to allow this.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 21/09/2026
Ok 157 degrees on the field 🫪🔥🫪 nothing to see here…
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 21/09/2026
What trends in EV manufacturing have we seen across the Southeast over the past 12 months? ⚡ Despite cancellations and delays, the Southeast remains the nation’s leader in EV manufacturing investment and employment (1/4)
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 18/09/2026
Fun clip on Plug in Solar in GA with PSC commissioner Peter Hubbard. Let the ☀️lower your electric bills 🙂🔌💡
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Plug-In Solar 101 With Peter Hubbard, GA Public Service Commission
YouTube video by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 18/09/2026
Great to be with Peter Hubbard, GA Public Service Commissioner Nick Palumbo, Savannah City Alderman Bodua Gordon, Savannah ratepayer discussing climate disruption and energy affordability in Savannah, GA
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‘Too hot to ignore’: Savannah leaders, activists push clean energy as summer heat drives up power bills
City leaders joined the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Climate Action Campaign to address climate change and its impact on power bills.
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 16/09/2026
Right after the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the EPA just abandoned limits on power plant pollution. Why 1.6 million moms are saying enough is enough. www.momscleanairforce.org/power-pla…
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EPA’s Zeldin Guts Rules to Cut Power Plant Pollution: Moms Tell Congress He’s Got to Go
Another win for polluters. Another loss for our children’s health and future. Moms are fighting back.
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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 🗣U.S. Senate NC: As your former governor, @roycoopernc.bsky.social helped enact hundreds of bipartisan bills & secure bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid. He’s the best-qualified candidate. roycooper.com/about/
Candidate: U.S. Senate NC: 
As your former governor, Roy Cooper helped 
enact hundreds of bipartisan bills & secure bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid. 

He’s the best-qualified candidate.
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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 🗣U.S. House NC11 ✅ @jamie.agerforcongress.com, a farm and meat company owner His priorities: lower costs, higher wages for workers' families, Hurricane Helene recovery funding, and more. See his platform. agerforcongress.com/platform
His priorities: lower costs, higher wages for workers' families, Hurricane Helene recovery funding, and more.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 15/09/2026
🫪CA coast is going to be hammered this Fall…
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/09/2026
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
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How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 11/09/2026
Don't forget to RSVP!
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Forbes @forbes.com · 11/09/2026
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s board voted unanimously to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, though says the vote was just the “first step in a multifaceted process.”
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Nashville Airport Board Votes To Rename Airport After Dolly Parton
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s board voted unanimously to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, though says the vote was just the “first step in a multifaceted process.”
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 12/09/2026
It's election season 🗳️ Find out where Jamie Ager, candidate for North Carolina Congressional District 11, stands on clean energy, data centers, and affordable utility bills
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Jamie Ager on Climate & Energy: Where the Candidates Stand - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
Find out where Jamie Ager, candidate for North Carolina Congressional District 11, stands on clean energy, data centers, and affordable utility bills.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11/09/2026
Happy #CloudAppreciationDay! ☁️✨ Today is the perfect excuse to look up and admire the skies above us. From fluffy fair-weather cumulus clouds to towering, dramatic cumulonimbus, they do more than shape our weather. They spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and connect us to the natural world.
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good morning with good news: US solar deployment surged 45% to 11.4 GW in Q2 2026. Solar, wind & batteries were 91% of new capacity in H1 2026. Wind was 21%, its best H1 since 2022. EIA says solar will be 51%, battery 28%, wind 14% & gas 7% for 2026! pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/09/10/s... #energysky
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 10/09/2026
When asked whether state governors and legislatures in the South have an appetite for data center regulation, Smith said, “We’re about to find out,” adding that there may be consequences for politicians who don’t pay attention to constituents’ concerns over the facilities.
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Most Data Center Bans Are in Metro Areas, Despite More Facilities Heading for Rural Areas | The Daily Yonder
Building data centers is broadly unpopular across the political spectrum, but so far, banning new development is a mostly metropolitan area phenomenon.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 10/09/2026
We the People…
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Justin J. Pearson at the annual Tennessee Democrats Three Star Dinner 2026 (Full Speech)
YouTube video by JustinJ. Pearson
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 10/09/2026
Growing resistance…
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TVA welcomes data centers, but at a price -
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which covers seven states in the Southeast including a portion of Western North Carolina, just passed a new rate for data centers. At the latest quarterly board m...
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 10/09/2026
Proud to be with Sylvia Woods “Godmother of the Tennessee Democratic Party at the Knox County Dems Truman Day Dinner…🫏
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 09/09/2026
I was in studio today with @wpln.bsky.social @thisisnashville.bsky.social team talking data centers in the southeast. Here is the raw YouTube view. 🔌💡🤖
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This is Nashville - Connecting the dots as data centers come to town
YouTube video by WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 08/09/2026
Will reality may indeed be making a come back… Photo of Road Runner Snagged by Coyote Shows That Cartoons Were a Lie Here’s some bad news: Sometimes the coyote does win. NYT
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Mamabird @jaybirdnest.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Humans need water for survival NOT data centers!
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 03/09/2026
Good resource on data center expansion in the SE
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The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Presents: When Data Centers Come to Town
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You don’t see toxic data centers near Mar-a-Lago or at Elon Musk’s house. Why? Because they think they are the only class of people that deserve clean land, air, & water. Memphis needs a data center moratorium until proper regulations are passed to protect our communities.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Flock cameras have no place in Texas. They can piece together an exact map of your behavior — the places you went and how long you were there. Flock calls this “pattern-of-life” mapping. Texans call it something else: government overreach.
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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Independence MO council member John Perkins was ousted yesterday in a recall election focused $6B in tax breaks he offered to a data center developer with minimal consultation with his constituents.
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Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support
Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 01/09/2026
After a secretive process, the Georgia Public Service Commission staff approved the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI to power a 3.2 gigawatt hyperscale data center – without a direct vote from the commission itself. Read the full statement ➡️ ow.ly/nfKu50ZHX1x 🔌💡
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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
☀️ California is making plug-and-play solar available to renters and apartment residents. You shouldn’t need a giant rooftop to generate some of your own electricity. The renewable future may be built one balcony at a time. ⚡ #Solar #CleanEnergy www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/08/cali...
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California sends balcony solar bill to governor for signature
The California legislature has passed a bill that would allow residents to install balcony solar systems. It now waits for the governor's signature.
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Why do I plead nonstop for more people to talk about global warming and its relationship to the choice to burn fossil fuels on social media? This is why: Five fossil fuel lobbyists spent $553,000 on Meta ads in August, the renewables industry just $3,090. reneweconomy.com.au/outgunned-fi...
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Outgunned: Five fossil fuel lobbyists spent $553,000 on Meta ads in August, the renewables industry just $3,090
Fossil fuel lobbyists are flooding social media with ads, outgunning the minimal effort of the renewables industry, which is leaving the work to cash-strapped NGOs.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 27/08/2026
"This seems magical to me," Smith said… "If this is a proven technology, why isn't anybody else doing it? Can they point to a 500-megawatt biomass plant that is spinning off enough water to supply a gigawatt gas-fired plant and a major data center? I just don't think that is credible."
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Bradley County officials urge open-mindedness toward $11.3B data center campus proposal | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Bradley County officials urged residents Wednesday not to make snap judgments about Project River, the Wright family's $11.3 billion proposal to build an industrial campus for a data center over five ...
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 27/08/2026
And so it begins, the mass marketing of AI agents…this is a Salesforce ad in the NYT. Total 💩 but they are going to pump the hell out of this.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 27/08/2026
There are good reasons to slow this madness down…
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4 Reasons the Southeast Should Pause the Data Center Gold Rush - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
SACE is calling for an 18-month moratorium on new large data centers across Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 22/08/2026
Yup….👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A rooftop wind turbine that could change the way we think about home energy Imagine generating electricity from the wind without needing a massive tower, a huge plot of land, or a traditional wind farm. The technology shown here is designed to bring small-scale wind generation directly onto rooftops
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 22/08/2026
No independent regulatory has seen any of these details, because TVA is a self regulated monopoly 🙄
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TVA's Data Center Rate: Talk is Cheap, Until it Isn't - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 21/08/2026
The set up is bad for the global economy and food supplies in the coming months, a historic El Niño, the Iran war disrupting fertilizer production and increasing diesel cost and a stupid US president surrounded by a class of clowns who do not believe in science nor climate change.i
maritime-executive.com
Panama Canal Begins Reducing Daily Transits Due to Declining Water Levels
The Panama Canal Authority is expanding what it is calling “temporary modifications to the lock’s transit capacity” as the forecasts for a worsening d...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On the left: Oliver North, convicted for his role in illegally selling missiles to Iran during the Reagan administration. On the right: Fox News “military analyst” Oliver North, who thinks Iran shouldn’t have missiles. Same guy. Same Oliver North.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This was our technology, until Donald Trump pulled us out of the renewable energy market. Another stupid economic choice by the enemy within.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 20/08/2026
Who pays….
wate.com
Data center growth raises questions over East Tennessee power demand, who pays for expansion
As data centers become larger electricity users across the Southeast, an energy advocacy group is calling for an 18-month pause on new large facilities. KUB says safeguards already require its exis…
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 19/08/2026
Dr. Enid Sisskin (SACE Board member) on Data Centers from the Florida panhandle perspective.
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EcoMinutes: The environmental impacts of data centers
Dr. Enid Sisskin discusses the environmental impacts of data centers and ways to mitigate harm.
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 19/08/2026
Innovative approach to AI data center water consumption 🤣🤖💡🔌
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Liquid Death x Garage Beer x Jason Kelce Want Your Pee
YouTube video by Liquid Death
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Stephen A. Smith @sas.cleanenergy.org · 19/08/2026
😂🤣😂
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Liquid Death x Garage Beer x Jason Kelce Want Your Pee
YouTube video by Liquid Death
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