Coal ash is complicated
There is no quick or easy solution in moving coal ash away from drinking water sources. But, that doesn’t justify delaying efforts further.
CIB 5/16/2016: NCDEQ attempt to ‘greenwash’ reports
A key state environmental board rejected political censorship of water quality reports, plus more news, this week in CIB:
Clean energy: a uniter, not a divider
Recent polling shows that we all like clean energy. So why aren’t some of our elected officials listening?
2/8/2016: Duke Energy throws support behind actual NC Clean Power Plan
The nation’s largest electric utility—yep, that one—thinks NC should approve a plan that actually meets the Clean Power Plan requirements. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: Duke Calls for NC to Work with Clean Power Plan Even the buttoned-down corporate leadership at Duke Energy understands that it’s time to cooperate on climate change. At a […]
1/11/2016: Coal ash debate heating up
Despite the recently arrived winter chill, the coal ash debate is heating up fast in North Carolina. This week inCIB. Executive Watch: Walking on Hot Coal Ashes As the weather cools down, the debates over handling of toxic coal ash and its pollution are heating up. Mysteriously Changing Risk Levels: NC’s Department of Environmental Quality […]
12/7/2015: High hopes for climate conference
World leaders last week began their meeting in Paris to address the crisis that will impact the lives of billions: climate change. This week in CIB. Climate Change Update: UN Conference Has High Hopes The United Nations Conference on Climate Change kicked off in Paris last week with high hopes for a binding deal that […]
