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Renewables surpass coal in U.S. power generation throughout the month of April 2020 — IEEFA

May 4, 2020

In a first for any month, renewables generated more electricity than coal on every day in April, new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

As the cost of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline soars, renewable energy is the better option for NC — News & Observer

March 16, 2020

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a long way from being constructed, but it’s already proving a leaky conduit for cash.

Duke, Dominion, Southern won’t hit clean energy targets at current pace — Utility Dive

March 10, 2020

Duke Energy, Dominion Energy and Southern Company are not making investments consistent with their clean energy goals, according to a report released Monday from Synapse Energy Economics.

More Science Shows Duke Energy’s Huge Fracked Gas Expansion is Disastrous for Climate — News Release from NC WARN

March 5, 2020

A new study published in the British journal Nature has dramatically boosted earlier evidence that the accelerated use of “natural” gas by U.S. electricity corporations is a key driver of the climate crisis that has belatedly gripped the public’s attention.

Is Natural Gas Really Helping the U.S. Cut Emissions? — Inside Climate News

January 30, 2020

Can natural gas be part of a climate change solution? That’s what the American Petroleum Institute argues in a new campaign it has launched ahead of this year’s elections, pushing back against some Democratic candidates who support bans on new development of oil and gas.

Slow Burn: Wood pellets, climate change and North Carolina — News & Observer

January 3, 2020

This series on the wood pellet industry and the different views on the role of North Carolina forests in combating climate change took six months to put together, but drew on years of experience and reporting. It was produced in partnership with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Local Leaders Call for Solar Schools Partnership with Duke Energy

December 9, 2019

NC WARN is delighted to be working with some courageous local leaders on an exciting new initiative. Read today’s news release from Durham County Board of Commissioners Chair Wendy Jacobs. Then encourage your local officials and school board members to support the NC Solar Schools Initiative.

Advocates say the state is allowing environmental harm in low-income, minority counties — News & Observer

November 20, 2019

The state is failing low-income communities with large African-American and Native American populations by allowing polluting industries to concentrate in their counties, a group of residents said Wednesday as they demanded that an environmental justice advisory board do more to advocate for them.

‘We’re nearing a tipping point’ for renewable energy, legislators say — Greensboro News & Record

November 12, 2019

Legislators from North Carolina and South Carolina told a clean energy group Tuesday the two states should work together in developing new, better and more innovative ways to distribute the benefits of solar power and other forms of renewable energy.

North Carolina approved one pipeline. Why is it now questioning another? — N&O and Charlotte Observer

November 6, 2019

From the Editorial Board. When it comes to approving natural gas pipelines, North Carolina’s environmental regulators apparently can’t keep their standards straight.

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