A seven-year study published Tuesday by the National Audubon Society warns that the migratory routes and habitats of more than half of the birds in North America are now or soon will be threatened by climate change.
CO2 levels in atmosphere rising at dramatically faster rate, U.N. report warns — The Washington Post
AG fights Duke Energy rake hikes before NC Supreme Court — WCNC
NC Supreme Court to Hear Duke Energy Rate-rigging Cases — News Release from NC WARN
Drought Conditions Wreak Havoc On Latin America — NPR’s Morning Edition
California drought: Drilling deeper in the hunt for water — BBC
8,000 Gallons of Oil Spill Into Ohio River From Duke Energy Coal Plant — EcoWatch
By Anastasia Pantsios This one’s not a big one in the scheme of things. But to those impacted—especially in Ohio, where algae bloom recently caused the water supplying nearly a half million people in the Toledo area to be undrinkable for several days—it’s bad news. Monday morning, reports the Columbus Dispatch, the Coast Guard …
McCrory’s mishandling of his Duke stock — Charlotte Observer
Rather than owning the mistake, McCrory issued a defensive statement and said he broke no rules. In May, a spokesman pointed to the now-discredited disclosure report and said it “eliminates the often repeated, ridiculous and false, partisan left-wing attacks challenging the intent of our decisions and policies.” That reminds one of Hillary Clinton dismissing probes into her husband as just a “vast right-wing conspiracy.”