Tag Archives: Cobb EMC

Political Notes – Barge addresses concerns over plunging grad rate

State school Supt. John Barge tries to calm concerns about the state’s declining graduation rates . . .

Tags: ALEC , Cobb EMC , dredging , Earl Ehrhart , Facility Group , federal prosecution , graduation rates , John Barge , Nan Orrock , port of Charleston , solar energy , South Carolina

Coal-fired power plant in Ben Hill cancelled

A coal-fired power generation plant that had been proposed for Ben Hill County has been cancelled, the latest setback for coal generation in Georgia . . .

Tags: coal-fired power plant , Cobb EMC , Greenlaw , Justine Thompson , Plant Ben Hill , Plant Washington , Power4Georgians

Political Notes – Don Parsons may have a bullseye on his back

A Cobb County newspaper goes after Rep. Don Parsons (R-Marietta) over the issue of EMC transparency . . .

Tags: ADL lawyer awards , Cobb EMC , Don Parsons , Go Fish , Marietta Daily Journal , Sonny Perdue

Political Notes – Good news from Caterpillar

Caterpillar will open a new manufacturing plant in the Athens area; CNN, however, drops a planned GOP debate in Georgia after Mitt Romney and Ron Paul cancel . . .

Tags: ACCG , cnn , Cobb EMC , debate , Georgia Humanities Councilk , Georgia primary , Mark Hamilton , Mitt Romney , Ron Paul , Sue Everhart , telephone subsidies

Political Notes – Lemons could get a little more expensive

It may cost vehicle purchasers a little more money to enforce the state’s “lemon law”; former senator Jeff Chapman returns to politics as head of a new Tea Party spinoff . . .

Tags: Butch Miller , Cobb EMC , Emanuel Jones , insurance licenses , Jason Shaw , Jeff Chapman , Johnny Gresham , lemon law , Peach Tea Party , Plant Washington

Cobb EMC pulls out of Plant Washington project

Cobb EMC votes to abandon the proposed Plant Washington coal-fired power plant, leaving the future of the coal-fired power plant in doubt . . .

Tags: Chip Nelson , coal-fired power plants , Cobb EMC , Dean Alford , Plant Washington , Power4Georgians

Ga. Power plants are still largest greenhouse gas sources

The latest numbers from the EPA show that two of Georgia Power’s coal-fired plants are the largest producers of greenhouse gases in the U.S. . . .

Tags: Cobb EMC , EPA , Georgia Power , greenhouse gases , Plant Bowen , Plant Scherer , Plant Washington

Political Notes – Deal wants to consolidate some small agencies

Gov. Nathan Deal will propose eliminating or consolidating several smaller state agencies in his next budget . . .

Tags: Chip Rogers , Cobb EMC , consolidation , Dwight Brown , Hank Huckaby , Judge Robert Flournoy , Nathan Deal , roy barnes , Tom Graves

Political Notes – Bad news for Deal on Asian trip

South Korean tire company kills plans to build a manufacturing plant in the Macon area for at least two more years; Cobb EMC board members don’t fare well in elections . . .

Tags: board elections , Cobb EMC , Deal appointments , Kumho Tire Co. , Macon , Nathan Deal

Wise stays on PSC as Cobb EMC picks new CEO

Stan Wise is not the pick for the CEO’s position at Cobb EMC, meaning he will remain as chairman of the Public Service Commission . . .

Tags: Chip Nelson , Cobb EMC , Dwight Brown , Public Service Commission , Stan Wise