Repower Georgia and the nation with solar energy
Across our nation, workers are installing solar systems that will supply clean electricity to millions of homes, schools and offices. Environment Georgia lobbied for new laws in our state to increase renewable energy use and now we’re urging President Obama and Congress to repower our country by expanding clean energy use nationwide.
Build the clean cars of the future
Imagine if cars that get better than 40 miles per gallon were the norm. Our advocacy helped push through the first increase in the gas mileage standard in more than 30 years, and by 2020.
Getting more bang for your BTU
What’s the cheapest, cleanest, fastest way to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? Make products and buildings more energy-efficient. Environment Georgia helped increase the efficiency standard for energy use in Atlanta buildings by 20%.
Protecting the Chattahoochee Forest
Our staff and members helped to win and then defend sweeping new protections for 58.5 million acres of national forests, including 63,000 acres of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
Reducing global warming and air pollution
The Fulton County Superior Court ruled in our favor when it stopped construction on a coal-fired power plant in Early County. We lobbied against the plant, and in its decision, the court citied the plant’s carbon dioxide emissions that would contribute to global warming.
Georgia’s wild rivers
From the rushing rapids of the Chattahoochee to Jacks River Falls, our staff and supporters have worked to assign highest level of protection to Georgia’s wild rivers.
Providing incentives for land conservation
To slow the rate at which development is gobbling up Georgia’s green spaces, our staff helped expand the Georgia Conservation Tax Credit in 2008, which provides a reward for landowners who choose to permanently conserve their land.
Warning the public about water pollution
Thanks to our lobbying and organizing, the Department of Natural Resources adopted new standards that require discharge pipes to be labeled with the pollutants they emit and other identification information.`
Protecting our ocean legacy
Our testimony and lobbying efforts helped convince state lawmakers to block a proposal that would allow oil and gas drilling off the coast of Georgia. Offshore drilling would put our beaches, marshes and multi-billion dollar fishing and tourism industry at risk in return for very little oil and gas.
Using water wisely
In 2008, we released research showing that water efficiency methods, including water-efficient irrigation for agriculture, could save up to 1.86 trillion gallons of water per year.
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