Duke Energy has insisted it must build the $2.4 billion, 800-megawatt Cliffside coal-fired unit due to growing population and electricity demand in its service area. Various factors are being treated in separate dockets by the NC Utilities Commission. The Commission needs to connect the dots, and avoid decades of soaring power bills for Duke’s electricity customers.
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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: More evidence of methane releases – Associated Press
Renewables Outpace Nuclear in US – Dept of Energy
Warming Effects on Crop Yields in the US – Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker
320 Groups Press Senate For Stronger Climate Bill – Center for Biological Diversity
Study: Warming Trend Could Worsen Air Quality – The Charlotte Observer
BY:Bruce Henderson, Charlotte Observer Charlotte is one of 30 U.S. cities especially vulnerable to the hot summer days of global warming, said a report Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Growing heat could make air pollution worse, the report said. Charlotte is plagued by ground-level …
USGS Study Reveals Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released August 19. Background: Mercury, a neurotoxin, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening environmental waters. The main source of mercury to natural waters is mercury that is …