Op-Ed by Jim Warren and Jon Sanders. What would inspire a prominent free-market nonprofit and an assertive environmental nonprofit to join forces in a very public way? Mutual concern over policies that keep the cost of a basic household necessity higher than it ought to be – not a luxury good, but something no family should be without.
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SC regulators approve Duke Energy’s 750MW Lee gas plant — Charlotte Business Journal
Climate change a threat to security, food and humankind – IPCC report — The Guardian
Nasa-funded study: industrial civilization headed for ‘irreversible collapse’? — The Guardian
US polar vortex may be example of global warming — The Guardian
While the ongoing cold snap is breaking records from Minnesota to Florida, it will not go down in history as the most significant Arctic outbreak in U.S. history, not even by a longshot. Scientists said the deep freeze gripping the U.S. does not indicate a halt or reversal in global warming trends, either. In fact, it may be a counterintuitive example of global warming in action.
Ashton D. Coalman III — People and the Planet Before Profits
A movement emerges against the Duke Energy-Progress monopoly — Indy Week
Wouldn’t North Carolina be better off, and have lower electricity rates, if we allowed competition in the market and stopped protecting Duke’s monopoly? NC WARN and the John Locke Foundation, two groups vastly different in their political philosophies, have been asking that question of each other, each believing the answer to be yes.
Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy — Scientific American
Duke’s Toxic Coal Ash: Do No More Harm — News Release from NC WARN
Duke Energy’s recent coal ash injustice, a tragedy for nearby and downstream communities, has now expanded into an enormous toxic waste challenge… The goals should be to prevent further harm to people and wildlife; to detoxify the rivers, ground and groundwater; and to ensure that Duke Energy – not its customers – pays the full cost after poorly managing its toxic waste for so many years.