Submit public comment on Duke Energy’s Integrated Resources Plan by April 15

Duke Energy’s Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), a proposal now before the NC Utilities Commission, sets forth how the company will use various energy sources in the next 15 years. While the plan lays out a (slow) roadmap away from coal, it relies heavily on new natural gas facilities (which emit methane) rather than clean, renewable power sources

like solar and wind.

The NC Utilities Commission is currently accepting public comments on Duke’s plan until April 15 , and NC Warn is calling on us to oppose it and to demand an evidentiary hearing.

For more information, check out these talking points from the environmental policy team at Neighbors On Call.

Submit your public comment to https://www.ncuc.net/contactus.html with “docket #E-100 Sub 157” in the subject line.

2019 Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Symposium at NC Botanical Garden April 03, 2019

UNC's Steve Wall will present the 2019 Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Study Research Symposium.  The purpose of this year’s symposium is to share the breadth of research happening as part of the Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Study and facilitate dialogue among various stakeholders within the Jordan Lake watershed. The symposium is free and open to the public, and coffee and lunch will be provided.  Specific details are below:

Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Study Research Symposium
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
North Carolina Botanical Garden
100 Old Mason Farm Rd
Chapel Hill, NC

The symposium is free, but registration is required.  Register by clicking here. 

Retired General Frames Climate Change Risks as a National Security Risk

Retired General Frames Climate Change Risks | Coastal Review Online

WILMINGTON - Retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney does not sugarcoat it. "Climate change is a national security threat," he said. His message aboard the Battleship North Carolina Tuesday took his audience on a verbal tour that spanned the globe and circled back to Wilmington, a city facing the effects of sea level rise and more frequent, stronger hurricanes.

Our Planet's Level of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Reached a New, Jarring Record in February 2019

Our planet just set a scary new carbon dioxide record

Our planet's level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a new, jarring record last month. Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced on Tuesday that February's average carbon dioxide measurement was 411.66 parts per million as measured in Mauna Loa, Hawaii.

Tree Protection for Chatham Park, a Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan, and More

Chatham this week: Tree protection for Chatham Park, a bicycle & pedestrian plan, and more

Notes from the Pittsboro Board of Commissioners meeting on Feb. 25, 2019 Citizens' Matters Seventeen individuals spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting, and each person spoke out on the proposed 10 percent tree coverage plan for the future Chatham Park development. Mayor Cindy Perry said she's never received as many emails about [...]