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Keystone XL Ruling Has ‘Sweeping’ Impacts for Other Projects — Bloomberg

April 16, 2020

A federal court’s decision striking down a critical Keystone XL permit has broad implications beyond the embattled oil pipeline.

Methane Levels Reach an All-Time High — Scientific American

April 12, 2020

New NOAA analysis highlights an alarming trend; experts call for curbing pollution from oil and gas wells. A preliminary estimate from NOAA finds that levels of atmospheric methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, have hit an all-time high.

NC Climate Emergency Press Conference Highlights

April 3, 2020

Highlights from our press conference on March 13th, 2020 calling on Gov. Cooper to make North Carolina the first state to declare a climate emergency.

Renewable Energy — News & Observer

March 27, 2020

Letter to the editor by Betsy Bickel. We need to shift rapidly away from all fossil fuels to renewables which are safer, cheaper and create more jobs.

Editorial: Climate change is just as real as COVID-19. Now’s the last, best chance for our government to treat it that way — LA Times

March 23, 2020

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is the crisis of the moment, and a terribly serious one at that, threatening not only human lives but also the global economy. But it’s not the only crisis the world is facing, and we ought not, while confronting the immediate menace, disregard the other immense threat looming over us: global warming.

As the cost of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline soars, renewable energy is the better option for NC — News & Observer

March 16, 2020

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a long way from being constructed, but it’s already proving a leaky conduit for cash.

Stop Duke Energy’s Gas Expansion — NC WARN TV AD

March 13, 2020

Urge Governor Cooper to Stop Duke Energy’s Gas Expansion:
stopdukeenergy.com

Youth, Impacted Communities Lead Call for North Carolina Governor to Declare Climate Emergency — NC WARN News Release

March 13, 2020

More than 70 youth, social justice, clean energy and faith groups, among others, today called on North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper to join more than 1,400 local and national governments by formally declaring a climate emergency.

Duke, Dominion, Southern won’t hit clean energy targets at current pace — Utility Dive

March 10, 2020

Duke Energy, Dominion Energy and Southern Company are not making investments consistent with their clean energy goals, according to a report released Monday from Synapse Energy Economics.

More Science Shows Duke Energy’s Huge Fracked Gas Expansion is Disastrous for Climate — News Release from NC WARN

March 5, 2020

A new study published in the British journal Nature has dramatically boosted earlier evidence that the accelerated use of “natural” gas by U.S. electricity corporations is a key driver of the climate crisis that has belatedly gripped the public’s attention.

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