Op-Ed by Anthony Ingraffea. Many concerned about climate change, including President Obama, have embraced hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. In his recent climate speech, the president went so far as to lump gas with renewables as “clean energy.” As a longtime oil and gas engineer who helped develop shale fracking techniques for the Energy Department, I can assure you that this gas is not “clean.” Because of leaks of methane, the main component of natural gas, the gas extracted from shale deposits is not a “bridge” to a renewable energy future — it’s a gangplank to more warming and away from clean energy investments.
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You can’t deny global warming after seeing this graph — Washington Post
The period 2000-2010 was the warmest decade on record since modern meteorological records began around 1850.
NC WARN Highlights: The First 15 Years
Video: Learn about NC WARN’s first 15 years of successful grassroots activism.
Climate Convergence on Raleigh
Video: NC WARN staff participates in the Climate Convergence on Raleigh in April of 2013.
Green-energy groups slam Duke Energy in ad — The Charlotte Observer
Greenpeace and NC WARN, a Durham advocacy group, attacked Duke Energy’s environmental record Wednesday in a full-page Observer ad the day before Duke’s annual shareholder meeting. Protests focused on Duke’s contributions to global warming are expected at Thursday’s meeting.
Greenpeace, NC WARN challenge Jim Rogers’ climate legacy with ad on eve of his final shareholder meeting — News Release from NC WARN
On the day before Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers’ final shareholder meeting, environmental groups published a full-page advertisement in the Charlotte Observer asking whether Rogers wants to be remembered as a hero or villain in the increasingly urgent fight to combat global warming. The groups also sent an open letter to Rogers and Duke’s Board of Directors explaining the risks to the company if it does not move toward clean energy.
Duke Energy’s Climate Legacy
Duke Energy’s business model is a dinosaur. Help press Dukeasaurus to stop using its monopoly status to block clean, affordable energy.
Why Climate Change Matters: A Three-Minute Analogy — Moyers & Company
Those who think single-degree climate changes on Earth don’t matter… should think again. Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication offers a striking analogy, making the case in less than three minutes.
How Climate Change is Destroying the Earth
Climate Change is real. Thanks to extensive research and noticeable changes in weather and storm prevalence, it’s getting harder to turn a blind eye to the reality of climate change. Check out this new infographic by LearnStuff.com.
How Duke Energy can change the climate game – News & Observer
Op-Ed by Jim Warren, NC WARN. North Carolina has a unique opportunity and duty to help avert runaway climate change and repair our wounded democracy. Because the world’s second-largest electricity generator, Duke Energy, is headquartered here, North Carolina can make a huge difference – one that also makes economic sense.