Anti-science NC Utilities Commission tragically sides with Duke as usual
The utilities commission gave Duke essentially everything it wanted – as usual – in its order issued late Friday.
They’re expanding fossil fuels and suppressing renewables – exactly backward from the demands of climate scientists.
Duke and the commission seem anti-science – and they’re planning to take this state in the wrong direction for decades to come … despite continuing opposition by most parties.
It’s no wonder that Duke Energy’s tickled with the order (beware Duke’s weasel-wording in its summary).
The commission remains a rubber-stamping regulator. For decades they’ve been under the control of Duke Energy’s undue influence.
It’s a PRO-Carbon Plan. Yet Duke Energy has the corporate gall to claim it “is executing an ambitious clean energy transition.”
And it’s tragic … especially with so much misery already resulting from climate disasters.
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Now in its 36th year, NC WARN is building people power in the climate and energy justice movement to persuade or require Charlotte-based Duke Energy – one of the world’s largest climate polluters – to make a quick transition to renewable, affordable power generation and energy efficiency in order to avert climate tipping points and ongoing rate hikes.
