Evidence mounts that Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers is trying to pull a massive con job on Carolinas electricity customers concerned about rising power bills, air quality and brand new data about ominous climate tipping points.
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Arctic Sea Ice Drops – Associated Press
This article is even more evidence that our society must finally – and immediately – begin to rapidly cut greenhouse gases. For NC, that means cancelling Cliffside and new nukes, and quickly adopting NC SAVE$, the new independent energy efficiency program proposed by 14 public interest groups. Arctic Sea Ice …
Govt Report Links Weather Extremes, Climate Change – ABC News
20-Year Intense Downpours to Occur Every 6 Years By CLAYTON SANDELL, BILL BLAKEMORE and BARBARA PINTO June 19, 2008 — In Burlington, Iowa, the rain-swollen Mississippi has swallowed part of downtown. It’s the second record-breaking flood in the past 15 years and the second time Dennis Standard’s riverfront restaurant has …
Climate Crisis, New Nukes & Progress Energy – News and Observer Op-ed by NC WARN
Melting Methane in Siberia, It’s Happening – Spiegel
MELTING METHANE A Storehouse of Greenhouse Gases Is Opening in Sibera By Volker Mrasek Researchers have found alarming evidence that the frozen Arctic floor has started to thaw and release long-stored methane gas. The results could be a catastrophic warming of the earth, since methane is a far more potent …
Forecast For Big Sea Level Rise: U.S. Media Fails on Another Big Climate Story – BBC
Jim Hansen, the Big Ice Melt, and the U.S Media – Truth Out
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/040908EA.shtml By Bill Henderson t r u t h o u t | Perspective Wednesday 09 April 2008 Imagine you have a choice between two scenarios on the future impact of climate change: Scenario A: Climate change is real and human-caused, a gradual increase in global temperature that we have …
Jim Hansen’s Letter to Duke CEO Rogers: A Plea for Leadership
March 25, 2008 To: Mr. James E. Rogers, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy From: Jim Hansen, Columbia University Earth Institute Subject: A Plea for Cooperation and Leadership Dear Mr. Rogers, I was glad to see you attend my talk on climate change in Charlotte last November. I …