NC WARN: Waste Awareness & Reduction Network NEWS RELEASEContact: Jim Warren February 9, 2009919-416-5077 The Southeast has a large surplus of electricity supply, but power companies want to build more plants – on the backs of customers, says watchdog group DURHAM, NC – More industry data was released today showing …
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Case for Cliffside & New Nukes is Dead – News Release by NC WARN
The Case for Cliffside and New Nukes is Dead The news media must connect the dots on why Duke and Progress are risking up to 40 billion public dollars for power plants that are not needed Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren: DURHAM, NC – For three years Progress Energy …
Duke Struggles to Justify New Plants – News Release by NC WARN
Duke Energy Struggles to Justify Risky New Power Plants Utility is grilled at hearing over adding new customers outside its service area Statement from NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren: DURHAM, NC – Attorneys for consumers, environmentalists and even a rival power company argued this week that Duke Energy is …
Duke’s Con Job + Bad News on Climate – News Release by NC WARN
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.
Southern Scam: Duke solicits outside customers – Opinion in The News and Observer
Further proof that NC could quickly turn to energy efficiency: Please urge your regular news source to investigate these issues as explained in this NC WARN-CCAC letter, which The News & Observer’s editorial page ran on August 15th. To the Editor: Your Aug. 6 article “Duke Energy aims for new …
Industry data prove new coal & nuclear plants are not needed – Statement From NC WARN
Speak out for climate protection. Duke Energy, Progress Energy and their political allies want to gamble tens of billions of public dollars to build (lucrative) coal and nuclear power plants. That path is already squandering our chances to avert climate catastrophe. Continuing disclosures prove that energy efficiency, cogeneration and renewable …
NC Poll: Public Prefers Clean Energy to Cliffside – The Civil Society Institute
N.C. SURVEY: PUBLIC WOULD PULL PLUG ON DUKE ENERGY’S PROPOSED COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN CLIFFSIDE Survey of 600 N.C. Adults Shows Strong Preference for Clean Energy, More Conservation & Energy-Efficiency; About 6 in 10 State Residents Would Be More Likely to Support Political Candidate Who Opposes Cliffside Plant. RALEIGH, N.C.///April 22, …
SE Oversupply of Power – NC WARN Motion to Utilities Commission
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Cliffside is Too Costly – News Release by NC WARN
Ruling could spell end of Cliffside project since Duke Energy admits it’s too costly to build a single coal-fired unit.
Progress & Duke Promote Wastage to Build New Plants – The News and Observer
“Leave the lights on – what the heck!” The article below describes only one of several utility programs that encourage maximum electricity usage. Both Duke Energy and Progress Energy “are aggressively recruiting new customers for their programs” before the Utilities Commission bans them. Note that these “leave the lights on” …