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NC WARN at Duke Energy’s Annual Shareholder Meeting

May 1, 2014

NC WARN, with a coalition of allies, co-organized the Charlotte protest outside of Duke Energy’s headquarters on the day of their annual shareholder meeting. We also had a presence inside the meeting, with our members speaking out for climate protection and social justice.

NC WARN Membership Drive!

November 5, 2013

NC WARN turns 25 this year and we’re celebrating with our first-ever membership drive. If you haven’t joined yet, now’s the time!

Visit our Membership page
and join today.

Thank you in advance!

Calling on Jim Rogers to be a Climate Hero

June 1, 2013

On May 1, we ran a full-page ad in the Charlotte Observer, together with Greenpeace, urging Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to be a climate leader by acting decisively to slow climate change. Read what the Charlotte Observer wrote about our ad and Rogers’ response. At the same time, Greenpeace Executive Director Phil Radford and NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren sent a letter to Rogers, calling on him to walk his talk on climate change.

Climate News

April 11, 2013

Read the latest updates on Arctic sea ice retreat, sea level rise and other climate science.

“We have a planetary emergency.”
Former NASA climatologist James Hansen

2013: A Tipping Year For Climate Change? – NPR

December 30, 2012

All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden interviews author Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, on the climate crisis and what he wants to be a top priority for the next Obama administration, starting with the Keystone XL pipeline.

Sign the Petition: No Rate Hikes for Fossil Fuels

November 16, 2012

Duke Energy Progress plans 20 years of serial rate hikes to pay for its fossil fuel
dependence & risky new nukes on
the backs of families and small
businesses.

Medical Advocates for Healthy Air

October 23, 2012

Medical Advocates for Healthy Air (MAHA) is a group of health professionals who educate their patients and other practitioners about the connection between poor air quality and disease.

NC WARN Calls for Merger Cost Information Including Secret Study – News Release from NC WARN

July 18, 2012

Duke Energy might spend billions in costs not disclosed in merger case; group says all documents must be submitted.

Persistent and New Problems at Vogtle Nuclear Project Signal Over 12 Months of Delay and Well Over $1 Billion in Cost Overruns – Even Before Foundation is Poured

June 1, 2012

Although it is heavily redacted, I encourage reporters to read Dr. William Jacobs’ testimony to see the very damning verbage on many fronts, which give lie to industry claims the project is going well. This complicated construction project is a mess and it’s getting worse.

Costly Incompetence: The top four U.S. nuclear construction projects are already mired in costly problems – Issue Brief by NC WARN

May 16, 2012

The three nuclear construction projects underway in the U.S. are already suffering huge cost overruns, delays, and uncertainty about completion.

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