The latest report, released today, shows a decade of remarkable growth. The market for solar power, wind power and biofuels still pales when compared with that for fossil fuels (Exxon Mobil, for example, made $383.2 billion last year). But clean-energy technology is no longer stuck in a niche.
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Japan Nuclear Crisis
A few reliable sources of information covering the breaking news of Japan’s nuclear facilities:
Union of Concerned Scientists
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research: Arjun Makhijani
Fairewinds Associates: Arnold Gunderson
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Beyond Nuclear
Recent News Items:
Fukushima disaster could have been avoided, nuclear plant operator admits – The Guardian, October 15, 2012
More on Japan, NC impacts
Can Shearon Harris withstand a disaster? – ABC News
Threats to the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant have people asking could a major disaster happen here?
Stop Annual Rate Hikes for Nuclear Plants
Duke Seeks $459 Million for Possible Nuclear Plant – Statement from NC WARN
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers is now under an FBI investigation for allegedly seeking to ensure his customers absorb massive cost overruns at a power plant construction project.
N.C. utility consumer advocate is retiring – The News & Observer
Robert Gruber, one of the nation’s longest-serving public advocates in utility matters, is stepping down as the state’s top consumer advocate.
NC voters reject rate hike bill, poll says – News Release by Consumers Against Rate Hikes
A new poll shows that 70% of voters across North Carolina firmly reject a proposal to make it easier for Duke Energy and Progress Energy to build new nuclear power plants.
Scientists connect global warming to extreme rain – Associated Press
Extreme rainstorms and snowfalls have grown substantially stronger, two studies suggest, with scientists for the first time finding the telltale fingerprints of man-made global warming on downpours that often cause deadly flooding.
Large Power Plants Sit Idle in North Carolina while Duke Wants to Raise Rates to Build New Ones – News Release by NC WARN
Duke Energy has a hefty surplus of generation capacity; it should promptly retire at least one newer coal-burning plant and stop trying to build nuclear reactors.
NC WARN News Release
Too Much Baseload Legal Brief
Consumers Against Rate Hikes – News Release by NC WARN
A loose-knit group of organizations representing diverse interests is taking pre-emptive action against proposed annual rate hikes by Duke Energy and Progress Energy.