Over two years ago, Duke began plans for construction of two 800 megawatt coal-fired units at its Cliffside, NC power plant west of Charlotte. The units would use conventional, pulverized coal technology that does not allow for controlling carbon dioxide nor mercury emissions. Five smaller and older coal furnaces now operate at Cliffside, mostly on a limited basis… An alliance of public interest groups argued before the NC Utilities Commission and in the public arena for over a year, that new generation capacity is not needed,.. In a rare denial to a NC power company, in February the Commission approved only one unit.
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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 …
More Problems with Energy Bill – Letter to House Speaker from Jim Warren
More Problems with Energy Bill: Letter to Speaker Hackney July 26, 2007 Speaker Joe Hackney North Carolina House of Representatives Raleigh, North Carolina Subject: More problems in energy bill S 3 with serious ramifications for the public Dear Speaker Hackney, As various public interest attorneys and others continue analyzing Senate …
Utility $$ Corrupts Energy Bill – Report by Democracy NC
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Jim Warren 919-416-5077 Bob Hall 919-489-1931 July 24, 2007 Energy Bill Corrupted by Utility Money “Is this still Jim Black’s legislature?” groups ask as utilities invest in key lawmakers Durham, NC – A clean elections watchdog group reported today that two power companies pushing a controversial …
African-Americans Hit Harder by Climate Change – Inter Press News Service Agency
Inter Press News Service Agency Eli Clifton WASHINGTON, Jul 23 (IPS) – The impact of climate change in the United States is felt disproportionately by African American communities, so that measures to mitigate the trend would also benefit that group more than others, says a groundbreaking new report. The study, …
CWIP: Transferring Risks to the Customer – Statement from John Blackburn and John Runkle
Power Plant Financing in Senate Bill 3 Shifts Risks to Customers By John Blackburn and John Runkle July 16, 2007 CONSTRUCTION WORK IN PROGRESS (CWIP) Senate Bill 3 has two main sections: the first is the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (REPS) and the second is the treatment …
Will we pay, again, for nuclear folly? — News and Observer
Op-Ed by Jim Warren. Despite a propaganda offensive depicting nuclear power as carbon free and safer than ever, resuscitating the failed technology would be a huge, unnecessary gamble for our climate, economy and safety.
Serious Problems with Energy Bill S3 – Statement from NC WARN
NC Needs Clean, Economical Energy – Not a Consumer & Public Health Rip-off Energy bill has fatal flaws: Fix it or nix it Despite the efforts of many dedicated people to address concerns with Senate Bill 3, more problems have emerged after continuing scrutiny. The electric utilities have laden this …
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 …