AltWeeklies Wire
Fracking interests spent heavily to influence N.C. lawmakersnew
The PACs of companies with an interest in fracking contributed to the campaigns of more than 100 N.C. legislators between 2009 and 2011—more than $730,000 in all.
Guards Sound Alarm Over Security at Nuclear Plantnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
Tags: media
More Hot Water for Progress Energynew
Just weeks after federal investigators confirmed that armed guards were encouraged to cheat on qualifying tests at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, a congressman requests a probe into long-standing fire safety concerns.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
05-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'A Wake-Up Call'new
North Carolina regulators blast guard training at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
10-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
9 Ways You Can Achieve Energy Independence!new
Taking these nine small and medium steps at home will reduce the demand for energy -- and the fossil fuels we burn so voraciously to create it.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
07-06-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Bye-bye Outer Banksnew
A movement to address climate change is building across North Carolina, but it faces opposition from powerful corporate interests. Meanwhile, our coast is disappearing.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
05-16-2005 |
Environment
