Jim Warren

With new Duke natural gas plant, new concerns — Asheville Citizen-Times

January 25, 2016

A reworked Duke Energy natural gas plant proposal isn’t drawing protests as an earlier version did, but some area residents and groups are raising concerns ahead of a North Carolina Utilities Commission meeting on the utility’s plans.

2015 Was Hottest Year in Historical Record, Scientists Say — New York Times

January 20, 2016

Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in the historical record by far, breaking a mark set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world. “The whole system is warming up, relentlessly,” said Gerald A. Meehl, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.

Duke gas plant plans released to criticism — Asheville Citizen-Times

January 16, 2016

Duke Energy Progress is touting plans for a natural gas-fired facility that will replace the coal-powered plant at Lake Julian, but some environmental groups are criticizing a fast-tracked approval process that leaves little time for public scrutiny.

Duke Energy Applies to Build Controversial Gas Plant — News Release from NC WARN

January 15, 2016

Duke is pressing North Carolina regulators for a fast-track, rubber-stamp approval to build a huge gas-fired power plant in Asheville that isn’t even needed, a project that would accelerate the climate crisis and cause statewide electricity rates to jump. North Carolina needs careful and open review, not secretive, fast-track approval of a climate-wrecking, high-dollar power plant that would add to regional glut of supply.

Neighbors of Coal Ash Invite Gov. McCrory to Dinner — News Release from ACT Against Coal Ash

January 14, 2016

Members of ACT Against Coal Ash gathered this morning in Raleigh, across from the Governor’s Mansion, to highlight the failure of Governor McCrory and his administration to act with transparency regarding coal ash. They invited McCrory to dinner at their homes near Duke Energy’s coal ash dumps.

Duke Energy Presses for Fast-track Approval of Controversial Gas-fired Plant — News Release from NC WARN

January 13, 2016

Duke Energy responded to our insistence for careful examination of the need for a large gas-fired power plant near Asheville by pressing the NC Utilities Commission to fast-track its approval of the controversial project. The Utilities Commission shouldn’t cut itself off at the knees by letting Duke avoid a full-blown review process.

McCrory’s wining, dining of Duke — Letter to the N&O

January 11, 2016

In hosting the executives of Duke Energy and his own chief of staff and appointed environmental officials at a dinner at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Pat McCrory clearly demonstrated that his allegiances are with his benefactor and former employer, Duke Energy.

Faith in Solar (a short documentary on our climate justice work)

January 6, 2016

A short documentary film about NC WARN’s partnership with Faith Community Church in our Emergency Climate Response and Solar Freedom campaigns.

Sharing Solar with Affordable Housing Tenants

January 1, 2016

Through the Sharing Solar fund, NC WARN’s Solarize programs help low-income homeowners and renters benefit from solar. In 2015, we put solar on land trust apartments in Durham. It’s expected to save the 4 tenants $1,700 per year. Read more.

As planet warms, the world’s lakes are heating up even faster — The Washington Post

December 29, 2015

Lakes around the world are growing rapidly warmer, according to a new scientific study that warns of potential consequences ranging from depleted fisheries to harmful algae blooms that kill fish and contaminate water supplies for cities large and small.