Articles & News Releases

Coal Damages Health in Many Ways – Institute for Southern Studies

November 24, 2009

A new assessment of coal’s health effects from Physicians for Social Responsibility – excellent article by Facing South – Inst. for Southern Studies

Climate change quickens; emissions must peak by 2015-20 – Reuters

November 24, 2009

26 experts urge action to cap rising world greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 or 2020 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Climate Change Speeds Up Since Kyoto in 1997: Associated Press article and response from Jim Warren

November 23, 2009

How climate change has accelerated beyond some of the grimmest warnings made in 1997. NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren responds in a letter to The News & Observer.

NC Commission Green-lights Duke Energy Expansion in South Carolina – News Release by NC WARN

November 19, 2009

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.

Cloudy Days on the Climate Front – The News and Observer

November 15, 2009

Column by Gwynne Dyer: Patching together an inadequate climate treaty at Copenhagen just to avoid the stigma of failure would repeat the mistake of 1997.

Key Articles on Health Effects of Pollution – Dr. Zell McGee

November 8, 2009

Annotated bibliography regarding the health effects of pollution.

Cliffside Could Endanger Our Health – Oped by Physicians in The Charlotte Observer

November 5, 2009

Two prominent Charlotte physicians warn about mercury and other health impacts of a new Cliffside unit (from Jan. 08 but new to our website)

Commission Denies NC WARN Motion to Halt Construction of Cliffside Power Plant – News Release by NC WARN

November 4, 2009

NC Utilities Commission declines to conduct hearing, and signals that Duke Energy can keep building power plants to expand its outside customer base

Solar power from Sahara a step closer: The German-led Desertec initiative believes it can deliver power to Europe as early as 2015 – The Guardian

November 1, 2009

A massive solar project to benefit both Europe and North Africa — from The Guardian

Six Arrested at Governor’s Mansion in Peaceful Civil Disobedience – News Release by NC WARN

October 29, 2009

On Saturday, International 350 Action Day, NC WARN, Greenpeace and other allies held a strong March for Climate Leadership in Raleigh. We’re building pressure to save our climate, stop Cliffside, and hold our leaders accountable.

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