Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law House Bill 951, which will change how power companies, namely, Duke Energy, produce energy and how they can charge customers.
Published: Sunday, November 14th, 2021 @ 7:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As candidates for their respective offices, both Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein took bold stands defending electricity consumers from being made to pay for coal ash cleanup costs.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 4:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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My colleague Don van der Vaart writes today about NC Attorney General Josh Stein’s bizarre settlement announcement this week despite recently declaring a December NC Supreme Court “a major win for electricity consumers on coal ash cleanup costs.”
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My colleague Don van der Vaart writes today about NC Attorney General Josh Stein’s bizarre settlement announcement this week
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2021 @ 11:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Prior to April 2019, Duke Energy had agreed with the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to close and excavate all but nine of its 31 coal-ash basins.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 4:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2020 @ 5:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a $5 billion tax increase, his Republican rivals would be both furious and gleeful — furious about the potential economic consequences, that is, and gleeful about the political ones.
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 @ 6:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Duke Energy intends to challenge a state Department of Environmental Quality order to excavate all its coal ash pits, saying it would impose undue financial harm.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2019 @ 6:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 18 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 18 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The McCrory campaign released the following statement in response to Larry Hall's press conference politicizing coal ash
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2016 @ 3:23 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory is holding Duke Energy accountable and cleaning up coal ash ponds once and for all, Roy Cooper let this problem fester for more than 28 years during his career as a top lawmaker and as attorney general. Instead of ever addressing coal ash
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2016 @ 5:03 am
By: McCrory Communications
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For years, the news has been peppered with stories about politicians setting up study panels and commissions to deal with a certain issue.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 11:11 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Chests are being thumped defiantly at Low-T headquarters on Raleigh's Jones Street. The McClatchy drive-bys are convinced that they have found Gov. Pat McCrory's Watergate.
Published: Monday, August 18th, 2014 @ 10:44 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Governor Pat McCrory issued Executive Order 62 to address the coal ash issue because comprehensive legislation has not been passed during the Short Session.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 11:48 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Does North Carolina need an energy policy? In my view, it depends on what you mean by the phrase. If by "energy policy" you mean a detailed plan of requirements and timetables for producing and distributing electricity and fuel in proportions set by government fiat, then the answer is a resolute...
Published: Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've had my disagreements with Duke Energy, both historically and recently. But the company got a bum rap in a new story stumbling its way through media circles: that Duke Energy uses abusive tax loopholes to avoid paying its fair share of federal income taxes.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 1:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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