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       New Coal Plants, Duke Energy

            Speeding into Climate Crisis -  Duke Energy Hits the Gas

        Duke Energy's actions should match its public relations

   Dr. William Schlesinger, a leading climatologist and past Dean of Duke University's
School of the Environment, told the Commission recent studies
"add a new twist of alarm" to the need to reduce in abundance the CO₂ from power plants.

  Cliffside:

NC Poll: Public prefers clean energy to Cliffside: 4/08

Countering Duke Energy's Deception

Jim Warren debates Duke Energy on Cliffside & Climate -WUNC's The State of Things:

Melting Arctic Ice Model (Video Clip)

Top Climate expert joins fight in NC: 10/15/07

• Note to Editors explaining three items below:
       Greenscam Alert - a Myth Fact handout
       Duke' ad implying elimination of greenhouse gases
       Oped column by NC WARN in Herald-Sun

• NC WARN calls for 'Truth Squad' to scrutinize Duke Energy: letter to ed. N&O 1/26/08

• "Eleven groups urge CEO Rogers to cancel Cliffside due to worsening climate disruption."

• Dispelling Duke's Deceptions

• Basics: Duke Energy's Cliffside Power Plant

• How Cliffside would negate efforts to slow g/warming

• Environmental Attorney: Duke Energy Air Permit Illegal: Charlotte Observer 3/5/08

• Lipsticking a pig: Duke gets Cliffside approval: 1/29/08

• Feds must take plant permit from state control:1/17/08

• Statewide ads target Duke CEO's contradictions:1/08

• Ads target CEO, media and pols. re Cliffside: 1/08

• AG Cooper should avoid expensive litigation over power plant: 12/19/07

• NC WARN Challenges water usage, reliability for new Cliffside Plant: 11/10/07

• Toxic emissions projected to increase dramatically from Cliffside expansion: 10/30/07

• CEO Rogers' blatant contradictions: 10/25/07 ltr to N&O

• Top Climate expert joins fight in NC: 10/15/07

•  US coal plants defeated in recent years (list as of 10/12/07 ....). Click here for list

• Motion to Reconsider Cliffside: 5/31/07

• Groups Appeal Power Plant: 4/23/07

• Ruling Could Spell End of Cliffside Project: Statement by NC WARN 2/28/07

• Duke Energy's Corp. PR Harming N Carolina: 2/23/07

• Duke Pushes Commission on $4B Coal Burners: 1/22/07

• Hearing laced with uncertainties over plant costs: 1/07

September 2006 Hearings:
 Hearing Synopsis - Duke Energy Ignores Climate Crisis
 Duke Insists on New Plants: 9/21/06
 Testimony Schlesinger NCUC 9-13-06
 Testimony Blackburn NCUC 9-13-06
 NC WARN Motion for Continuance

 Duke Energy's Greenwashing Strategy...Read About It

   News Articles:
   Duke Rethinks Coal Plant: N&O Article: 11/18/06
   Finley Ethics Evaluation Analysis pdf: Jan. 2007
   Letter to Gov. Easley re Edward Finlay a/ment to NRC: 2/07
   Power Plant Cost Soars Higher than $2 Billion Est: 10/26/06
   Proving New Coal and Nuclear Plants Are Not Needed:
   NC Utilities Evidentiary Commission Hearing June, 2006