Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Duke Energy and Dominion Resources want to build this 550-mile pipeline to bring natural gas from fracking fields in West Virginia and Pennsylvania to power plants in North Carolina. The project is part of a major shift to make gas “the backbone” of Duke Energy’s future, according to Duke CEO Lynn Good. NC WARN is part of the Alliance to Stop the Pipeline, which includes groups in both North Carolina and Virginia. Learn more here.

Keystone XL Ruling Has ‘Sweeping’ Impacts for Other Projects — Bloomberg

April 16, 2020

A federal court’s decision striking down a critical Keystone XL permit has broad implications beyond the embattled oil pipeline.

Methane Levels Reach an All-Time High — Scientific American

April 12, 2020

New NOAA analysis highlights an alarming trend; experts call for curbing pollution from oil and gas wells. A preliminary estimate from NOAA finds that levels of atmospheric methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, have hit an all-time high.

As the cost of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline soars, renewable energy is the better option for NC — News & Observer

March 16, 2020

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a long way from being constructed, but it’s already proving a leaky conduit for cash.

More Science Shows Duke Energy’s Huge Fracked Gas Expansion is Disastrous for Climate — News Release from NC WARN

March 5, 2020

A new study published in the British journal Nature has dramatically boosted earlier evidence that the accelerated use of “natural” gas by U.S. electricity corporations is a key driver of the climate crisis that has belatedly gripped the public’s attention.

Duke Energy Grid Scheme and Stealth Construction of Gas-fired Power Units Challenged in Rate Case — News Release from NC WARN

February 19, 2020

A prominent energy engineer [Bill Powers] is contesting Duke Energy Carolinas’ request for billions of dollars in rate increases, showing in written testimony that the corporation is trying to pad investors’ pockets through pre-approval of grid projects that are either unneeded or could be better handled with solar-plus-storage investments.

Renewables Beating Gas — NC WARN Letter to Gov Roy Cooper

January 29, 2020

This letter continues the flow of evidence that Duke Energy’s massive expansion of fracked gas is a reckless waste of money that’s harming humanity’s chances of averting runaway climate chaos. Today we are urging North Carolinians to tell Gov. Cooper to stop Duke Energy’s climate-wrecking gas expansion – starting with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

North Carolinians battle the $7.5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline –Grist Documentary

December 10, 2019

Residents living in the rural parts of Eastern North Carolina are no stranger to environmental hazards. Various industries have pinpointed the region — where the environmental justice movement was born — for projects, such as coal ash dumps, liquid fertilizer plants, and concentrated hog farms. Local grassroots activists have fought off many …

North Carolina approved one pipeline. Why is it now questioning another? — N&O and Charlotte Observer

November 6, 2019

From the Editorial Board. When it comes to approving natural gas pipelines, North Carolina’s environmental regulators apparently can’t keep their standards straight.

A warning for NC on the climate cost of natural gas — Editorial

October 17, 2019

From the editorial boards of the News & Observer and Charlotte Observer. It sounded good a few years ago: natural gas, cleaner than coal and better for the environment. But now burning more natural gas is sounding like the wrong turn at the wrong time.

Duke scientist: Stop building natural gas infrastructure now — WRAL

October 10, 2019

A climate scientist at Duke University, in a letter backed by two dozen former officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, called Thursday for a halt to natural gas development in North Carolina.

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