Tag: Duke

Memo to Duke: We want a “hold harmless” promise too

August 27, 2012 at 10:39 amCategory:Uncategorized

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It seems that everyone’s getting numb to the disturbing stories coming out of the Duke-Progress merger, but this one ought to register something on the outrage meter.

According to AP and the Winston-Salem Journal, Duke Energy has agreed to hold some of its big wholesale customers “harmless” for any costs that they may incur as a result of the merger. Read More…

Electricity’s Thirst for Water

November 18, 2011 at 9:10 amCategory:Uncategorized

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Coal and nuclear power plants in North Carolina that guzzle water for their operations are stressing our water supplies, according to a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and a team of more than a dozen scientists. Read More…