Jim Warren

Shocker: Power demand from U.S. homes is falling – The Associated Press

September 7, 2011

Over the next decade, experts expect residential power use to fall, reversing an upward trend that has been almost uninterrupted since Thomas Edison invented the modern light bulb.

Defense at US Nuclear Power Plants – A Statement by NC WARN

September 6, 2011

As 9/11 anniversary approaches, the industry still wags the NRC.

Nuke licensing delays sought – Chattanooga Times Free Press

August 15, 2011

Legal motions filed Thursday by 25 environmental and anti-nuclear groups claim the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is legally required to slow down the licensing and relicensing of U.S. nuclear reactors after NRC’s own review of the Fukushima disaster and resulting recommendations.

Toshiba Reactor Advances as Fukushima Proves No Obstacle at NRC – Bloomberg

August 15, 2011

Critics such as the North Carolina Waste Awareness & Reduction Network say action on nuclear plants, including the AP1000 design, should be delayed until the NRC learns the safety lessons of Fukushima and puts changes in place.

Fukushima triggers challenges of nuclear licensing by 25 groups

August 11, 2011

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is legally required to slow down reactor licensing and relicensing in order to address major changes urged by the agency’s own experts who have reviewed the Fukushima accident, according to 19 separate legal challenges filed today by a total of 25 public interest groups.
Also see this article about the legal challenges:
Groups step up call for NRC delay after Fukushima – Reuters, August 11, 2011

Regulators Slash Duke Nuclear Spending Request – NC WARN Press Release

August 9, 2011

NC Utilities Commission questions viability of Lee construction project

MUSE Benefit Concert: August 7, 2011 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre

August 7, 2011

Thanks to everyone at MUSE for putting on and inviting NC WARN to a great event!
Read Rolling Stone’s coverage
of the event
Visit the MUSE website

Heat Waves and Climate Change – The Associated Press

July 26, 2011

NOAA: In general, both daytime and nighttime temperature increases “are consistent with what we would expect in a greenhouse-warmed world.”

Storm Warnings: Extreme Weather is a Product of Climate Change – Scientific American

July 5, 2011

In North Dakota the waters kept rising. Swollen by more than a month of record rains in Saskatchewan, the Souris River topped its all time record high, set back in 1881. The floodwaters poured into Minot, North Dakota’s fourth-largest city, and spread across thousands of acres of farms and forests. More than 12,000 people were forced to evacuate. Many lost their homes to the floodwaters.

Great solar news, but NC utilities impeding the shift – An Update from NC WARN

June 30, 2011

The first two items show that we can get our energy primarily from clean, renewable sources and that solar PV will be cost competitive with traditional fossil fuels soon – even without government subsidies.
The third item relates how Duke Energy and other electric utilities are blocking the transition to clean energy in NC.