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.
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Expert wants coal-burning plants shut – The News & Observer
NC Can, Must Phase Out Coal – News Release by NC WARN
Is nuclear necessary? Duke study touts power of renewables – USA Today
How necessary is nuclear power? Renewable energy, including solar, wind and hydroelectric, can provide all but 6% of North Carolina’s electricity, finds a new Duke University study. “Critics of renewable power point out that solar and wind sources are intermittent. The truth is that solar and wind are complementary in …
Solar, Wind Can Power NC – Groundbreaking Study – Report by Dr. John Blackburn Published by IEER
On Thin Ice – Summer Arctic Ice Melting – The Economist
Watchdogs to Climate Expert: We’re Willing to be Persuaded About 4th Generation Nuclear Power – News Release by NC WARN
NASA’s James Hansen is calling for development of “next generation” power reactors as insurance against runaway climate change; it’s an understandable position that must be openly discussed Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren: In his new book, Dr. James Hansen further demonstrates that humanity has very little time left to …
Clarifying Nuclear Waste at Shearon Harris – Independent Weekly
Thanks to the many of you who contacted us regarding the Independent Weekly’s late 2009 article about Shearon Harris. Many of you remember this five-year campaign, and as several noted, the nuclear waste shipments have ended. The following letter appears in the current edition of the paper. (You can see …