Green energy’s odd couple

Green energy’s odd couple

Atlanta Business Chronicle How Ted Turner, David Ratcliffe became biz partners and pals. “Hi partner.” That’s the way environmentalist Ted Turner greeted David Ratcliffe, the recently retired CEO of Southern Co., at a meeting in Turner’s Atlanta office building...
Turner starts solar project

Turner starts solar project

Atlanta Business Chronicle One of the most highly sought-after parking lots in downtown Atlanta is being turned into a solar energy demonstration project. Ted Turner, one of Atlanta’s most notable business and philanthropic leaders, has built-out the first phase of...
Invest in clean energy

Invest in clean energy

Chicago Tribune As someone who has financially invested in solar power, I have been asked a lot lately whether the country’s economic troubles will imperil our nation’s transition to cleaner, low-carbon energy sources. The assumption behind the question,...