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Duke Energy seeks permit for potential Stokes County nuclear power
Duke Energy has submitted a permit application that could pave the way for nuclear power near an existing Stokes County coal and natural gas power plant.
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NC communities call for Advanced Nuclear sooner, rather than later
Community leaders fear the limitations put in place by regulators, and the slow-walking of advanced small modular reactors (SMR) deployment, will cause North Carolina communities to miss out on homegrown and imported growth, specifically due to a lack of reliable energy resources.
Opinion
Visiting a nuclear reactor changed my perspective on energy
There’s still a lot of controversy surrounding nuclear energy here in the United States. People often fail to realize that nuclear energy is a zero-emission, clean energy source. I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burlington Nuclear Engineering Laboratory to learn more about the production of nuclear energy, and it’s clear to me that,...
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Powering the future of North Carolina
Gov. Roy Cooper earlier this month signed an executive order prioritizing offshore wind energy as part of his administration’s Clean Energy Plan, which is focused on renewables to achieve goals such as reducing emissions by 70% by 2030. More recently, Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly have unveiled their working proposal to meet the state’s...
Opinion
How to protect N.C. energy consumers in the post-COVID economy
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives. In 2018 the U.S. Energy Information Agency showed that one in three families struggled to pay energy bills, and one out of every five families had to forego food or medicine to do so. That same year, Bjorn Lomborg wrote in...
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Nuclear power backers seek ‘clean’ status — and subsidies
Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies. The Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy got that pitch in April. Nuclear energy representatives said nuclear plants are far more reliable than environmentalists’ preferred solar and wind...
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Southport Megaport Sinking From Lack of Support
RALEIGH — Both major party candidates for governor said they could not support the proposed North Carolina International Terminal, a priority of Govs. Mike Easley and Bev Perdue. But oppponents of the project worry that a future General Assembly could revive it.
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Southport Port Proposal Spurs Opposition
SOUTHPORT — The project has attracted significant opposition from NoPort Southport, a nonprofit established to oppose it actively. A study commissioned by NoPort Southport questions the ability of a new port to handle enough traffic to make it viable commercially when the nearby Wilmington port, also owned by the state, is being expanded.
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Friday Interview: Wind Energy Myths
RALEIGH — Today, Carolina Journal Radio’s Donna Martinez talks with Daren Bakst, legal and regulatory policy analyst for the John Locke Foundation, about the sudden push nationally for wind energy and wind farms. (Go here to find a station near you or to learn about the weekly CJ Radio podcast.)
Opinion
The Nuclear Option
There's a gaping hole in North Carolina environmentalists' push for increased use of clean, renewable energy sources.
