We seek to create a healthy, just and prosperous North Carolina that produces energy sustainably and uses it efficiently. North Carolinians can do this by: Achieving a 25% reduction in electricity demand by 2025 through efficiency and conservation; Diversifying our electricity mix to include 25% renewable energy by 2025; Eliminating …
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Freedom Plaza: Equal Protection of the Laws – Jim Hansen at the Appalachia Rising protest
Dr. James Hansen’s speech at the Appalachia Rising protest, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2010
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Nuclear watchdog groups say corners cut on fire safety – McClatchy Newspapers
Nuclear watchdog groups say that an internal report by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on fire safety at nuclear plants shows that regulators don’t have enough information to know whether its new fire rules will ensure safety.
Smoking Gun Shows Lax Nuclear Safety at Shearon Harris, US Plants – News Release by NC WARN
This is very important regarding current safety and new reactors, thus for the overall climate-energy debate. NC WARN teams up with Beyond Nuclear and UCS again.
Watchdog Group: Sun is Setting on Nuclear Power in NC – Public News Service
Solar and nuclear power now cost about the same to generate, at least in North Carolina. That’s according to a study conducted by NC WARN, a nonprofit focusing on climate protection. The group’s new report finds that solar and nuclear power production costs are at about 16 cents per kilowatt hour.
Progress Energy, Duke to spend hundreds of millions on nukes, even if they aren’t built – Triangle Business Journal
North Carolina’s two largest electric utilities have yet to commit to building additional nuclear generation for the state, but they’re racking up hundreds of millions of dollars in costs just to keep the option alive.
Wind energy can power much of East Coast, study says – McClatchy Newspapers
The strong winds off the Atlantic Ocean could become a cost-effective way to power much of the East Coast — especially North and South Carolina, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia, a new study released Tuesday says.
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