Spring has sprung early – potentially record early – in much of the United States, bringing celebrations of shorts weather mixed with unease about a climate gone askew.
Court of Appeals hears arguments on nonprofit that is selling solar energy to Greensboro church — News & Record
A North Carolina advocacy group argued before the N.C. Court of Appeals Thursday that it should be allowed to sell solar energy to a church in Greensboro. The court allowed oral arguments to be offered after the N.C. Utilities Commission banned NC WARN, an advocacy group, from selling energy to Faith Community Church.
Duke Energy Executives Count on Climate-Wrecking Fracked Gas & Captive Regulators – but Little Solar or Wind – for Years to Come — News Release from NC WARN
If the NC Utilities Commission approves Duke Energy’s latest 15-year Integrated Resource Plan, it risks bankrupting North Carolina’s economy through costly overbuilding of high-risk power plants. And the utility will continue fouling our air and water while escalating the global climate crisis as one of the world’s largest carbon polluters.
Californians are paying billions for power they don’t need — LA Times
Duke-Dominion Withheld Gas Pipeline Data, Groups Charge – News Release from NC WARN
Will Duke University Rise to Become a Climate Hero? — WCHL
Commentary by Jim Warren. Duke University can help slow the climate crisis – or make it worse at a critical time. Listen to audio. Read text.
Earth sets heat record for third straight year — The Boston Globe
Duke Energy Sidestepping Pollution Controls at Duke University Project – News Release and Letter from NC WARN
Duke Energy is attempting to save money by avoiding standard pollution controls at the fracked gas-fired power plant it proposes to build on the Duke University campus. This would allow a key respiratory pollutant to be emitted at a rate ten times higher than allowed at most other facilities – and the plant would be disastrous for the climate.
Scientists watch growing Antarctic crack but aren’t alarmed — Naples Herald
Scientists are watching, but not alarmed by, a growing crack at the edge of a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica. The long-watched rift in the Larsen C ice shelf grew 11 miles in the last few weeks. The crack is now about 60 miles long and about 300 feet wide. If it grows another dozen miles, a Delaware-sized iceberg could break off and float away.
Re Ignore Liberal Anger — Letter to Charlotte Observer
By Nancy Bryant. Yes, Mr. Rogers is correct in saying, “Many….approach climate change with a near-religious zeal.” That would be me, my loved ones, and many I know. But Mr. Rogers simply doesn’t get the “why.” Christians and other people of faith worldwide are called to be stewards and caretakers of our fragile Earth.