Duke Energy Rigs Rates against Small Businesses and Families
- May 1st, 2012
Our Wounded Democracy
One thread running through all our work is the anti-democratic activity by energy corporations. Duke Energy and Progress Energy consistently use deceptive public relations –and millions of ratepayer dollars – to distort the debate over important decisions. We must face this “inconvenient truth” in order to make the shift to clean, safe energy. Below are a few reflections of the influence that has, in the words of Dr. Jim Hansen, wounded our democracy.
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Duke’s Massive Rate Hikes Would Reward Rich Data Corporations on the Backs of Families and Businesses – News Release by NC WARN
- November 23rd, 2011
Speak out against Duke Energy’s 18.6% rate hike
- November 21st, 2011
Merged Utilities Would Create State’s Top Corporate PAC – Democracy NC
- October 19th, 2011
OpEd: Getting more out of the merger – The News & Observer
- September 26th, 2011
U.S. nuke regulators weaken safety rules – The Associated Press
- June 20th, 2011
Absorbing the Nuclear Fallout – Op Ed, Charlotte Business Journal
- March 25th, 2011
Large Power Plants Sit Idle in North Carolina while Duke Wants to Raise Rates to Build New Ones – News Release by NC WARN
- February 16th, 2011
Duke’s Rogers Implicated in Indiana Scandal – The Indianapolis Star
- February 2nd, 2011
U.S. Pushes, but Reactors Are Lagging – The New York Times
- January 31st, 2011
Duke, Progress to merge this year – The Herald Sun
- January 11th, 2011
NC Commission Green-lights Duke Energy Expansion in South Carolina – News Release by NC WARN
- November 19th, 2009
"Clean Coal" Lie Challenged – ABC News
- April 21st, 2009
Tell Gov. Perdue TO STOP CODDLING DUKE: Cliffside Ruling – The News and Observer, Statement from NC WARN
- March 16th, 2009
Duke's Real "Green Power" – News Release by Stop Cliffside Coalition
- February 5th, 2009
Legal Challenge vs. New Harris Reactors: Progress Energy cutting corners on safety, security – News Release by NC WARN
- August 5th, 2008
Progress & Duke Promote Wastage to Build New Plants – The News and Observer
- February 23rd, 2008
Greenscam Alert: Duke Ad Implies Elimination of Greenhouse Gases, and Op-ed in Herald Sun
- February 18th, 2008
Lip-Sticking a Pig: Easley Team Approves Cliffside by Distorting Pollution Levels – News Release by NC WARN
- January 29th, 2008
Utility $$ Corrupts Energy Bill – Report by Democracy NC
- July 24th, 2007
