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Critics to state regulators: Duke Energy must do much more to combat climate change — NC Policy Watch

February 6, 2019

Since Colson Combs was born just over 15 years ago, the planet Earth has recorded more than 10 of its hottest years on record. If humans have not dialed back greenhouse gas emissions by the time Combs reaches his late 20s, the world will likely be headed toward a climate crisis that will stalk him for his entire life.

The Vanishing Need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline — Oil Change International

January 29, 2019

Oil Change International & Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis publish new report: The Vanishing Need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline: Growing Risk That the Pipeline Will Not Be Able to Recover Costs From Ratepayers.

DUKE ENERGY GRID BOONDOGGLE — LETTER TO BERGER, MOORE FROM NC WARN AND APPALACHIAN VOICES

January 28, 2019

Duke Energy executives are seeking support from North Carolina legislators and others for a highly controversial and twice-failed plan to lock in up to $13 billion in customer rate increases for what critics say are wasteful capital projects.

PUBLIC BADLY NEEDS CLARITY ON CLIMATE URGENCY AND OPTIONS IN 2019 — NEWS RELEASE FROM NC WARN

January 23, 2019

If another year passes without the public learning that the U.S. fracking boom is a key driver of the climate crisis – especially in the critical short term – humanity’s chances of averting runaway climate and social chaos could shrink to nil.

Solar microgrid helps return Great Smoky Mountains National Park land to the wild — Solar Power World

January 22, 2019

Among the tulip trees, red oaks and Carolina silverbells of Mt. Sterling, a peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, stands a 60-ft communications tower.

Duke Energy Wants To Raise Rates to Pay For Major Storms in 2018 — WFMY News 2

January 18, 2019

Duke Energy wants to charge its customers for costs related to three destructive 2018 storms.

Duke Energy Wants To Raise Rates to Pay For Major Storms in 2018 — WFMY NEWS 2

January 18, 2019

Duke Energy has filed a request to the North Carolina Utilities Commission seeking approval for additional rate hikes. The Charlotte-based utility company wants to charge its customers for costs related to three destructive 2018 storms.

Timing of federal case could add $1B to Atlantic Coast Pipeline costs — Charlotte Business Journal

January 15, 2019

Two recent federal court rulings could delay construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline for up to a year and add as much as $1 billion more to costs already estimated at up to $7 billion.

Robeson County Opposes Duke Rate Hike — Robesonian

January 10, 2019

Robeson County leaders are taking a stand against Duke Energy’s plan to seek state approval to charge more for the electricity it sells. The utility says its needs to raise rates to pay for costs incurred during recent weather events, including Hurricane Florence.

Signs of hope on climate change — News & Observer

January 5, 2019

Op-Ed by Karen Bearden and Kim Porter. As we enter 2019, we find ourselves speeding toward two different climate tipping points. The first is alarming. As reported in October by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if humanity does not halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, we will trigger feedback loops that cause warming to continue no matter what humans do. Yet if last year’s growth in climate awareness and activism continues, it could lead to a tipping point at which climate progress – rather than climate disaster – becomes inevitable.

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