Category: North Carolina
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Renewable Energy vs. Koch Brothers and ALEC
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL — What is truly remarkable about U.S. state-level support for clean, renewable energy standards is that, even in these times of supposedly “cheap and abundant natural gas that will last for decades to come” is that renewable energy and efficiency …
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Echoes of Fukushima: Will Duke Energy Avoid Oconee Nuclear Meltdown?
PHIL RADFORD — Duke Energy and government regulators have been hiding a not-so-little secret from the people of the Carolinas. Duke’s Oconee nuclear power plant—three aged nuclear reactors 30 miles from Greenville, SC …
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Senators Force ALEC Bill Through Committee Without Counting Votes
GREENPEACE — Bitter from a lack of support for his attacks on clean energy incentives, North Carolina Rep. Mike Hager is promising some new, dirty tricks to revive the effort. His colleagues in the NC Senate appear to be helping …
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Apple Makes Progress on Path to 100 Percent Renewable Energy
GREENPEACE — Apple is growing its facilities that store your music, photos and videos at a rapid pace, and those buildings, called data centers, use massive amounts of electricity. Because of pressure from hundreds of thousands of …
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U.S. Solar Market Grows 76 Percent in 2012
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION — With another record-breaking year, solar is the fastest growing energy source in the U.S., powering homes, businesses and utility grids across the nation. The Solar Market Insight annual edition shows …