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Climate Change Will Accelerate Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction — Smithsonian Magazine

April 30, 2015

The pace at which species disappear is picking up as temperatures rise, and things are looking especially troubling in the tropics.

Ministers’ Conference, Elected Leaders Support Solar Competition Bill and Local Solarize Program — News Release from Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem & Vicinity

April 10, 2015

State elected officials and a diverse Ministers’ Conference today announced their support for state legislation that would expand rooftop solar power to more customers across the economic spectrum while boosting investment and jobs across North Carolina.

I-Team: Flaw Found in Harris Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Head — ABC 11 News

April 9, 2015

Duke Energy officials describe the flaw as a small depression in a welding seam. They say the public was never in danger. Critics aren’t so sure.

“The industry has had this problem for a number of years and they haven’t been able to figure out how to prevent it from occurring,” said Jim Warren, with the nuclear watchdog group NC WARN.

Duke Energy called out for targeting black community with ‘cynical’ anti-solar campaign — Facing South

April 7, 2015

A North Carolina minister and an environmental watchdog have sent a letter to Duke Energy President and CEO Lynn Good, criticizing the utility giant for targeting African-American community leaders as part of its campaign against rooftop solar.

Pastor to Duke Energy CEO: Stop Targeting African-Americans with Your Anti-Solar Campaign

April 7, 2015

Letter to Duke’s Good cites curious visits by those pushing “Solar Hurts the Poor” message.
NC WARN news release
See the letter to Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good
Op-Ed by Rev. Nelson Johnson and Jim Warren – Winston Salem Journal
Facing South article on the letter
“Desperate Fossil Fuel Interests Seek to Undermine Clean Energy Choices in Communities of Color” — Huffington Post

Republicans push to expand solar power in NC — News & Observer

April 7, 2015

A Republican push to expand solar power in North Carolina may stand the best chance yet of ending a state ban that prevents independent energy developers from selling electricity directly to homeowners and businesses.

Poll Shows Huge Bipartisan Support for Solar Power & Competition in NC — News Release from NC WARN

March 25, 2015

For the second time in recent weeks, voters across North Carolina’s political spectrum have signaled overwhelming support for solar power and the right to competition instead of remaining captive to Duke Energy’s monopoly.

How to break Duke Energy’s stranglehold on North Carolina’s power industry— and maybe save our coasts in the process — INDY Week

March 25, 2015

The good news: N.C. House Bill 245, dubbed the Energy Freedom Act, which was unveiled last week by a bipartisan cast of co-sponsors. Solar advocates call it “the no-money-down solar bill.” Said an exuberant Caroline Hansley, a field organizer for Greenpeace: “It’s a game-changer!”

Duke Energy: A Global Game Changer for the Climate

March 17, 2015

Video: NC WARN Executive Director Jim Warren explains why North Carolina is a pivotal state for the future of climate change.

Bill allowing renewable-power sales direct to N.C. consumers could be a boon for solar — Charlotte Business Journal

March 17, 2015

N.C. Rep. John Szoka made good Monday on a recent promise to submit a bill allowing renewable-energy developers to sell power directly to customers in North Carolina, bypassing the state’s utilities.

While he was still drafting the “Energy Freedom Act,” Szoka said he expected the legislation would be limited to sales to government offices, not-for profit organizations and military bases. His thinking was that it would save taxpayers and nonprofits money and could be a step toward more general “third-party sales” from renewable-energy project owners to customers.

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