Solar Valley Coalition
Natural Gas / Fuel Cells

Lifecycle assessment of GHG emissions comparing coal and natural gas.  
R. W. Allmendinger.  Dean of Geology, Cornell University.

Frack Attack. Drilling Technique Under Scrutiny.  An industry view.  Center for
American Progress.  June 25, 2009.

OIG Review of TVA's Decision to Construct a Gas Plant in Northeast
Tennessee.  November 24, 2009

Who Needs the Grid?  A new fuel-cell technology promises to revolutionize
access to cheap, clean energy. by Lane Wallace Atlantic Monthly.  12/09.

Fuel-cell maker didn't choose site by accident. By Larisa Brass.  Knoxville
News Sentinel.  June 15, 2009

TVA urged to consider gas to replace old coal.  Dave Flessner.  Chattanooga
Times Free Press.  Nov. 17, 2009.

Natural gas plant touted for East Tennessee.  Trade group leader says it will
bring economic progress.  By Liz Engel  Knoxville News Sentinel.  August 6, 2009

TVA to build natural gas power plant.  By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated
Press June 4, 2009

Mining technique leads to pollution.  Wastewater from natural gas a problem
MARC LEVY and VICKI SMITH Associated Press February 4, 2010


Bloom Energy Shifts Power via Fuel Cells.  Breakthrough technology from a richly
funded Silicon Valley startup could revolutionize the energy business, especially in
the developing world.  Business Week.  Dec. 7, 2009.

Piedmont Gas asks savers to pay more.  Proposal went to regulators after
lawmakers rejected it  By Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • January 21, 2010

Guest editorial: Environment must be guarded.  By Mark Quarles • Nashville
Tennessean.  January 15, 2010

Guest editorial: Gas has key role in TVA's fuel mix.  By William R. McCollum •
Nashville Tennessean.  January 15, 2010