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Nuclear engineer says corrosion turns “passive” emergency feature into greater accident risk – News Release by NC WARN and Partner Organizations
Groups Urge Feds to Suspend Nuclear Licensing, Loans; Westinghouse Reactor Defect Was Missed By Regulators Nuclear engineer says corrosion turns “passive” emergency feature into greater accident risk Today, twelve national and regional environmental organizations called upon U.S. nuclear regulators to launch an investigation into newly identified flaws in Westinghouse’s new …
A Banner Year for Wind Power – The New York Times
A record 10,010 megawatts of new wind capacity was installed in the United States last year, according to an industry group’s report.
Climate, Coral and Sarah Palin – The New York Times, News and Observer
Climate scientists and meteorologists disagree on warming; coral reefs are dying around the world; and rising sea levels have claimed a small island in the Bay of Bengal.
Letter to Chairman Jaczko After Private Meeting
Game-Changing Energy Freedom Bill
Don’t Let Duke Energy Block Solar Competition in North Carolina!
North Carolina House Bill 245, the Energy Freedom Act, would open up North Carolina electricity markets to third party (“no money down”) sales of electricity, but Duke Energy is lobbying furiously to protect its monopoly control over North Carolina.
N.C. utilities chief pushes for joint nuclear projects – Charlotte Business Journal
Economist and former Duke University professor John Blackburn testified on behalf of the N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network. He presented a proposal in which he contends Duke and Progress could shut down essentially all of their coal plants by 2029. And he said they would not need to build nuclear plants to replace the coal-burning operations.
Ending North Carolina’s Dependence on Dirty Coal – Facing South
As a state that depends heavily on coal-fired power, North Carolina currently dumps more climate-disrupting carbon dioxide pollution into the environment from burning fossil fuels than 186 nations.
Expert wants coal-burning plants shut – The News & Observer
N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, a Durham group that opposes nuclear power and coal-burning power plants, warned Monday that the planet could become uninhabitable for humans if we don’t put a lid on greenhouse gas emissions.