Kala Hunter

1 month ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kala Hunter

Daniel Blackman, speaking to reporters in January at the Capitol building in Atlanta about the Public Service Commission and Georgia Power's lack of investment in 100% clean energy. Columbus native, environmental justice and clean energy advocate Daniel Blackman could be ineligible to run in this year's Public Service Commission election, a judge has ruled.

1 month ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kala Hunter

Last year was one the most destructive and costliest hurricane seasons in the U.S., with 230 deaths and over $500 billion in damage and economic loss. Georgia was not spared - 37 deaths were in Georgia and $6.46 billion in damage occurred in the Peach State. These mainly came from two storms: Tropical Storm Debby and Hurricane Helene. This year is supposed to be just as active as last year in the Atlantic basin, according to the director of the National Weather Service, Ken Graham.

1 month ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Kala Hunter

Since the 1960s, a special swath of land in Talbot County, 25 minutes east of Columbus, has been in the hands of timber companies managed for profit, in an area known as the Upatoi Ravines. But away from scars of timber production, tucked in the ravines and creeks, is a rare and endangered plant that has protected parts of the land from any industrial threat.

1 month ago | northwestgeorgianews.com | Kala Hunter

Nearly every corner of Georgia has a manufacturing factory enabling a clean energy economic transition. From Dalton to Savannah and West Point to Pendergrass, manufacturing plants are being built, with some producing an end product that Georgians can drive away in. Assembly lines are churning out electric vehicles at Kia in West Point, and hydrogen vehicles are incorporated at Hyundai’s megaplant near Savannah.

1 month ago | macon.com | Kala Hunter

Nearly every corner of Georgia has a manufacturing factory enabling a clean energy economic transition. From Dalton to Savannah and West Point to Pendergrass, manufacturing plants are being built, with some producing an end product that Georgians can drive away in. Assembly lines are churning out electric vehicles at Kia in West Point, and hydrogen vehicles are incorporated at Hyundai’s megaplant near Savannah.