Duke Doesn’t Dig Cleanup Order
Is anyone surprised? Duke Energy says it will appeal the Roy Cooper Administration’s order to move all its coal ash to lined landfills to keep it from seeping into groundwater. Duke said last week that it will file an administrative appeal of the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) order that it dig up all the […]
Nuclear Deceit
A South Carolina federal District Court judge has ruled that former executives of the public electric utility SCANA can be sued for fraud if they hide their now-cancelled nuclear plant’s shaky status from investors. SCANA executives’ deceit in concealing problems with the plant’s construction has roiled the state’s economy and politics. Company shareholders are suing […]
Say NO to Gutting Tree Save Ordinances
North Carolina state legislators have launched another attempt to further hamstring local environmental protections, this time those which regulate tree removal. Senate Bill 367 would eliminate local governments’ authority to regulate tree removal on private property. This would repeal the many local “tree save” ordinances which require developers to set aside some wooded area for […]
Anti-Solar Bills Filed
Some state legislators seem determined to undermine all clean, renewable…
Dig It Up … Dig It All Up
Enough stalling and half-measures: The Cooper Administration says it’s…
Reives, Foushee, Jackson, Sorg among 2019 NCLCV Green Tie Award recipients
RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV) announced the honorees for their annual Green Tie Awards today. The awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, at Marbles Kids Museum (201 E Hargett Street, Raleigh). First up is a trio of legislators with 100% ratings on the NCLCV scorecard for the […]
Statement on Gov. Cooper’s Order that Duke Energy Excavate All Remaining Coal Ash
We are thrilled that Gov. Cooper has sided with North Carolinians who for…
Trump Sends More of Our Money to Failed Georgia Nuclear Plant
Solar, wind, and energy efficiency are all win-win solutions for climate change: clean, efficient, and affordable now. So why is the Trump Administration determined to waste more billions of taxpayer dollars on an economically failed nuclear plant? Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced last week that the Trump Administration is dumping another $3.7 billion in taxpayer […]
New Bills Advance Clean Energy Progress
Clean energy is clearly on the agenda for legislative action in 2019. Several good bills have been introduced — and one very bad one. First, here’s the good news: a few modest but positive energy efficiency bills are moving. House Bill 330 would require energy consumption in state buildings to be reduced 40% by 2025. […]
Oppose a New Wind Energy Ban
A few state senators are trying again to block clean wind energy development on nearly our entire coast. It’s time to tell our legislators to stop this nonsense. Low-wealth coastal counties are anxious to take advantage of wind energy to boost their local economies. North Carolina already has tough standards in place to control environmental […]
