AltWeeklies Wire
Florida’s Electric Utilities Under Firenew
Can outrage at Duke Energy and nuclear cost recovery affect next year's elections?
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
09-26-2013 |
Energy
Before fracking begins in N.C., Texas energy company investigates shale gas deposits in Lee Countynew
Also: DENR rejects federal funding that would have helped the state assess fracking impacts.
Some facts about the toll of coalnew
Three of the Top 50 polluting power plants are in North Carolina.
Tags: Coal Energy Facts
More Parts Per Millionnew
A new environmental movement vilifies Big Oil, borrows from Occupy and encourages your grandma to risk arrest.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
09-04-2013 |
Energy
Nuclear Islandnew
As the world abandons nuclear plans, South Carolina digs in.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-12-2013 |
Energy
Tags: nuclear energy
Legislation would prohibit cities and counties from regulating frackingnew
Senate Bill 612, which passed the Senate in early May, specifies that local regulations may not be more stringent than those proffered by North Carolina's Mining and Energy Commission.
SOLAR FLARE BETWEEN CPS AND LOCAL INDUSTRYnew
A report this year from the Edison Electric Institute, a trade group of investor-owned utilities, spells out how rooftop solar could lay waste to the utilities’ century-old business model.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
04-18-2013 |
Energy
Coal Train Comingnew
Plans to ship millions of tons of coal across Montana have fueled new debate over an old industry.
Missoula Independent |
Daniel Person |
03-13-2013 |
Energy
Tags: Coal energy
California Gets Frackednew
Big Oil is rushing to extract fossil fuel from the state's underground shale formation. But will it contaminate — and waste — portions of our water supply?
East Bay Express |
Corey Hill |
02-07-2013 |
Energy
Tags: Fracking, Monterey Shale
Short on Electricitynew
Texas gets a clear warning of power problems by summer.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
01-23-2013 |
Energy
Commission to consider disclosure of fracking chemicalsnew
Mining and Energy Commission Chairman Jim Womack says he believes North Carolina will enact stringent disclosure laws.
Tags: Fracking
Welcome to frack landnew
Colorado Springs City Council looks ready to welcome oil and gas drillers, but water could still be a problem.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
12-05-2012 |
Energy
Pipe Dreamsnew
With the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines focusing attention on Alberta's oil and its pipeline system, the government is undertaking what critics say is a half-hearted review.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
09-14-2012 |
Energy
Tags: Keystone XL
Sucking It Upnew
Gas drillers are competing with ranchers, farmers, and cities for increasingly scarce water supplies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
09-07-2012 |
Energy
Cracking Down On Frackingnew
A controversial drilling technique comes under scrutiny.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kathy Johnston |
09-06-2012 |
Energy
