NC WARN News Releases

NC Governor Heeds Duke Energy Instead of Climate Science — News Release from NC WARN

October 4, 2021

Deal over controversial energy bill leaves Duke on track to keep building 50 gas-fired units despite pleas by world scientists, new revelations on methane.

Doomed: Duke Energy’s Massive Gas Expansion — News Release from NC WARN

September 28, 2021

President Biden joins scientists’ call to cut methane emissions as fastest way to slow the climate crisis … “could be huge” says top Duke University expert.

Will Utilities Commissioners OK Duke Energy’s 50 Fracked-gas Power Units? — News Release from NC WARN

September 21, 2021

Upcoming “technical conference” is poor substitute for making Duke Energy officials answer questions under oath.

Duke Energy Scandal, Ruling Over Influence Spending — News Release from NC WARN

August 16, 2021

Duke Energy “Influence Spending” Addressed in Mixed Ruling by NC Utilities Commission. Order comes as “worst-ever” scandal shows energy giant poured money onto state legislators in lead-up to ongoing, controversial energy bill.

More Trouble for Duke Energy’s Methane/Gas Expansion, Climate-wrecking Biz Plan — Statement from NC WARN

August 9, 2021

The NC Utilities Commission told our attorney and other intervenors late Friday that it will conduct a two-day technical session to take a deeper look into Duke Energy’s hotly contested 15-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on September 30 and October 1.

Regulators Deal Major Blow to Duke Energy Gas Expansion, 15-year Biz Model — News Release from NC WARN

June 29, 2021

The NC Utilities Commission just announced that it will conduct additional proceedings to take a deeper look into Duke Energy’s hotly contested 15-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This is yet another major problem for the nation’s worst climate-polluting electricity provider.

Major Gift to Duke Energy Introduced in the NC Legislature — Statement from NC WARN

June 16, 2021

By supporting Duke Energy’s plans to build fossil fuel power plants, H951 clashes wildly with climate science and economics. Just weeks ago, Duke University’s Drew Shindell was lead author of an unprecedented United Nations-backed methane report calling for a halt to the expansion of gas infrastructure

Pressure Builds Against Duke Energy Solar Scheme — News Release from NC WARN

May 19, 2021

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.

Breakthrough UN Report Shows Stopping New Natural Gas is Key to Averting Climate Chaos — NC WARN News Release

May 14, 2021

Dr. Drew Shindell of Duke University is lead author of an unprecedented United Nations report showing that curbing methane (natural gas) emissions is essential to averting climate chaos.

“Very Scary Indeed” … New Science Reaffirms Duke Energy’s Huge Gas Expansion is Fueling Climate Calamity — News Release from NC WARN

April 20, 2021

New federal data show global atmospheric concentrations of methane at a record high just as a separate Harvard study shows the US oil and gas industry is emitting far more methane than earlier estimated.

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