The State and Duke Energy seem to be working in tandem to put lipstick on a pig, based on their coordinated announcements today. Despite their withering campaign of distortion, building the Cliffside power plant is a losing strategy for the climate crisis, air quality and mercury poisoning of the North Carolina public.
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Feds Must Take Permit From State Control – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Warren January 17, 2008 919-416-5077 Feds urged to take control of pollution case at Cliffside plant State has failed to heed EPA; feds should deny the permit, NC WARN says DURHAM, NC – The US Environmental Protection Agency should withdraw state authority over a …
Oxfam: Weather Disasters Soar, IPCC Demands Action – A Statement from NC WARN
The global scientific community just redoubled its warning that climate change is accelerating, and the world’s top experts are calling for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gases.
Hansen, Climate Expert Joins Fight In NC – News Release by NC WARN
Dr. James Hansen, the nation’s foremost climatologist, will bring his urgent message against corporate influence over energy-and-climate decisions to North Carolina at a pair of forums in Charlotte and Chapel Hill hosted by the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition and NC WARN. Mike Nicklas, an internationally recognized green architect and leader in renewable energy, will join Dr. Hansen.
Harris Nuclear Plant Fined for Security Violations – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Warren August 30, 2007 919-416-5077 Penalty closes two-year scandal after 9 charges were confirmed Statement by NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren: Federal investigators today levied a $65,000 penalty against Progress Energy, owner of the Shearon Harris nuclear plant, ending a wide-ranging security scandal that began …
NC Energy Bill, Sorry Process Send State Backward – News Release by NC WARN
Energy Bill S-3 Sends NC Backward Utility influence & sorry process leads to damaging legislation STATEMENT BY JIM WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NC WARN: North Carolina has been harmed by a disreputable process that gives powerful corporations even more control over our energy and environmental future – at the worst …
GAO to Study N-Plant Fire Reg Enforcement per Rep. Price – News Release by NC WARN
NC WARN: Waste Awareness & Reduction Network PRESS STATEMENT July 11, 2007 Contact: Jim Warren 919-416-5077 GAO Will Study Enforcement of Nuclear Plant Fire Regulations Statement from NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren: Today, Congressman David Price announced that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has accepted his request to study …
“No Meltdown Yet” – NC WARN Report on Harris Problems
“No Meltdown Yet” is too high a threshold to judge a nuclear power plant’s safety record An NC WARN report on new and continuing problems at Shearon Harris The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent its annual Assessment Report to Harris officials on March 1, 2007. It listed …
Shifting New Plant Risks to Ratepayers: Duke Pushes Commission – News Release by NC WARN
NEWS RELEASE February 15, 2007 Duke Energy Continues Push to Shift New Plant Risks to Ratepayers Customers were burned by utilities’ mistakes in the 1980s; “CWIP” should remain abolished STATEMENT FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM WARREN: The NC Utilities Commission received legal briefs this week on a request by Duke Energy …