N.C. State Treasurer Janet Cowell says the state, as a Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) shareholder, will vote against the re-election of a Duke board member in response to the Dan River coal ash spill.
Coal & Coal Ash
Due to its size, Duke Energy is pivotal in the fight over coal vs climate. NC WARN and allies blocked the first of two Cliffside units Duke wanted to build – by proving it wasn’t necessary — and continued to struggle against the second unit. We have been protesting Duke Energy’s toxic coal ash spill into the Dan River, and working to ensure that North Carolina electricity customers do not foot the bill for the cleanup of the Dan River and Duke’s other coal ash sites.
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Duke Energy ash spill needs outside investigator, state treasurer says — The Charlotte Observer
Duke Energy shareholders will gather Thursday for an annual meeting framed by investors critical of Duke’s response to a Feb. 2 coal ash spill into the Dan River. State Treasurer Janet Cowell’s office said Wednesday it will vote to oust one director, and urged Duke’s board to seek an outside probe of the “corporate decisions that led to the Dan River spill.”
Duke Energy CEO offers stock answers during shareholder’s meeting — Creative Loafing Charlotte
Many regulators charged with answering that question have ties to utility industry — INDY Week
NC WARN: Treasurer Should Act on Coal Ash — Letter to State Treasurer Janet Cowell
What CCAAP Can’t Do: Protect NC from Duke Energy Coal Ash
A movement emerges against the Duke Energy-Progress monopoly — Indy Week
Wouldn’t North Carolina be better off, and have lower electricity rates, if we allowed competition in the market and stopped protecting Duke’s monopoly? NC WARN and the John Locke Foundation, two groups vastly different in their political philosophies, have been asking that question of each other, each believing the answer to be yes.
Duke’s Toxic Coal Ash: Do No More Harm — News Release from NC WARN
Duke Energy’s recent coal ash injustice, a tragedy for nearby and downstream communities, has now expanded into an enormous toxic waste challenge… The goals should be to prevent further harm to people and wildlife; to detoxify the rivers, ground and groundwater; and to ensure that Duke Energy – not its customers – pays the full cost after poorly managing its toxic waste for so many years.