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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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
NC Commission Green-lights Duke Energy Expansion in South Carolina – News Release by NC WARN
Last week the NC Utilities Commission approved Duke’s wholesale contract with five electric cooperatives in South Carolina. It is more than clear that Cliffside is being built so Duke can add new customers despite Duke’s years-long insistence that Cliffside was needed to accommodate growth within its approved territory.
NC WARN Legal Action Against Duke Deal for New Outside Customers – News Release by NC WARN
Duke Document Shows Demand Will DECLINE: More Evidence New Plants Aren’t Needed – News Release by NC WARN
The Path to Clean Efficient Energy – News and Observer Oped by Dr. Blackburn, Jim Warren
U.S. Energy Chair Dismisses New Coal, Nukes – Reuters
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE5447HI20090505 UK U.S. utilities, regulator disagree on generation Wed May 6, 2009 12:59am BST By Eileen O’Grady HOUSTON (Reuters) – The nation’s top power industry regulator on Tuesday suggested that U.S. utilities don’t need to build big nuclear or coal-fired power plants to fill the nation’s future power supply needs. …
FERC Head: No Need to Build new U.S. Coal or Nuclear Plants – Greenwire
By NOELLE STRAUB AND PETER BEHR, Greenwire http://www.greenwire.com No new nuclear or coal plants may ever be needed in the United States, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said today. “We may not need any, ever,” Jon Wellinghoff told reporters at a U.S. Energy Association forum. The FERC …
