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In Memory of Margie Ellison – An Announcement from NC WARN
NC WARN, Chatham County and the social justice movement have lost a veteran organizer, a true leader and a dear friend.
Renewables Outpace Nuclear in US – Dept of Energy
For the second month in a row, renewable sources accounted for more domestic energy production than did nuclear power
320 Groups Press Senate For Stronger Climate Bill – Center for Biological Diversity
Faith, human-rights, social justice, and environmental groups press the U.S. Senate and President Obama.
Growing U.S. Wind Power – Department of Energy
New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market
California Sets Pace for Solar Power – The New York Times
California, the longtime national leader in solar energy, has a capacity of more than 500 megawatts of solar power at peak periods in the early afternoon — the same as a major power plant.
Climate Legislation – What a Mess! – Position Statement by NC WARN
Although national legislation isn’t usually NC WARN’s bailiwick, we’ve been closely following the long-running debate over regulating carbon emissions. It’s clear that 2,400 energy industry lobbyists have lately turned the highly complex Waxman-Markey bill into a labyrinth of loopholes. However, even before then, NASA’s Jim Hansen, environmental justice advocates and …
The Path to Clean Efficient Energy – News and Observer Oped by Dr. Blackburn, Jim Warren
Instead of risking $35 billion on new plants, there is a better, cheaper and more secure way to handle North Carolina’s energy needs.
U.S. Energy Chair Dismisses New Coal, Nukes – Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE5447HI20090505 UK U.S. utilities, regulator disagree on generation Wed May 6, 2009 12:59am BST By Eileen O’Grady HOUSTON (Reuters) – The nation’s top power industry regulator on Tuesday suggested that U.S. utilities don’t need to build big nuclear or coal-fired power plants to fill the nation’s future power supply needs. …
Black, Brown & Green Alliance in Durham – Indy Weekly
With the world awakening to economic and environmental crises, a newly emerging Black Brown and Green Alliance in Durham is organizing to seize the strategic moment to blaze a sustainable and just economic path.