Media lawyers vetted the message; News directors and editors must put Governor on record about aligning with Duke Energy instead of scientists, solar power companies Scores of scientists and solar power companies, along with thousands of other North Carolinians, have pressed for his genuine action instead of pretense. Thousands of …
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Is Gov. Roy Cooper a Climate Change Pretender? — NC WARN News Release
Watchdog group tells NC Governor to walk his talk, stop a leading climate polluter from expanding fossil fuels and suppressing renewables The North Carolina state motto is “To be, rather than to seem.” But Governor Roy Cooper continues to support a years-long pretense that Duke Energy is transitioning to a …
Powerful New Challengers Question Duke Energy’s $10 Billion Grid & Land Seizure Scheme — NC WARN News Release
Attorney General, regulators’ Public Staff among skeptics of Duke’s inflated cost projections and failure to consider cheaper alternatives that can help immediately with climate crisis It’s no wonder that Duke Energy hid plans to waste billions on new and expanded power line corridors, but forces are already aligning against the …
Investigate Duke Energy’s $10B Land Seizure and Grid Scheme, Group Tells Gov, AG — NC WARN News Release
NC WARN says Duke Energy has been hiding aggressive plans to waste billions on new and expanded, high-voltage transmission corridors that would target vulnerable communities while limiting large and local solar power projects for years.
Pressure Builds Against Duke Energy Solar Scheme — News Release from NC WARN
NC WARN said today that 23 other nonprofit organizations are backing its challenge to a pending Duke Energy proposal they say would limit rooftop solar to the affluent, stifle the growing solar market and amplify the global climate crisis.
Duke Energy Seeks to Undermine Solar Growth in NC – Yet Again — News Release from NC WARN
NC WARN, allies to challenge deal they say would limit rooftop solar to the affluent and lock in constant rate hikes for a massive expansion of climate-busting gas-fired power.
Watchdog Coalition To Hold Duke Energy Accountable for Environmental and Economic Injustice — News Release from The Environmental Working Group
A coalition of public interest, environmental and economic justice organizations will convene the first-ever hearing to examine Duke Energy’s policies and practices, which have polluted and financially punished its low-income ratepayers and communities of color throughout its vast six-state service area.
FERC: Developers submit plan to undo $8B pipeline — E&E News
Developers of the now-canceled Atlantic Coast pipeline have submitted a plan to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for dismantling the $8 billion natural gas project, which would have crossed West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
Energy Democracy Leadership Institute Launches in Eastern NC — News Release
NC Climate Justice Collective and NC WARN launched a new collaborative project–the Energy Democracy Leadership Institute (EDLI)–on Saturday, June 27th. Debuting virtually, EDLI is an energy and climate justice grassroots organizing and leadership program. It will run for 6 months with an intergenerational and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) cohort of emerging leaders from eastern North Carolina. The 8 counties represented are all counties where chronic disinvestment, climate disasters and pollution from energy corporations are pervasive issues.
Unequal Impact: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change — Yale Environment 360
Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre has long focused on the connections between racial injustice and the environment and climate change. In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the outsized impact of Covid-19 on communities of color, she hopes people may finally be ready to listen.