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  One Percent?!?!?!

  I know Dupe cannot be serious about climate chaos when they are only investing a paltry, measly, infinitesimal ONE PERCENT of their revenues into energy efficiency.   LOL!  If they were serious, they would invest 25%+ percent in conservation, efficiency and renewables.  

  Here's the problem.  Dupe Energy is a corporation.  And their current goal is to make a profit.  Of course they don't want their customers to USE LESS ELECTRICITY.  Where is the incentive in that?

  All of the solutions to this crisis.....conservation, efficiency, use of renewables and net metering would all cut into Dupe's bottomline.  Is decentralization an option?  Would decentralization be a more secure and sustainable model?

  Dupe is wrong in that they do not take into account the externalities associated with the burning of coal.  The entire lifecycle of coal MUST be considered, especially since the coal Dupe burns comes from mountain top removal in Appalachia.  Dupe needs to factor in all the other costs:

  -headwater streams poisoned with mercury, arsenic, and lead
  -increased asthma, disease, and therefore health costs from smog, ozone, black lung and particulate matter
  -ecological destruction of the very land that gives us life
  -the cost of emitting CO2 in the very near future.  (if this coal plant extension goes thru, can Dupe guarantee that rates will not go up once CO2 is regulated and utilites have to pay per ton of CO2 released?  Otherwise, the ratepayers are insane for allowing this project to move forward!)
  -CLIMATE FREAKING CHANGE

  Cliffside must be abandoned.  As well as all other new coal projects on the drawing board at this point.  If China is supposedly building one coal plant a week, and we continue to do the same, why would China willingly stop their plans?  International cooperation anyone??  Are these climate summits really working toward something or just an illusion of cooperation?  

  If we abandon new coal and embrace renewables, a market would emerge and other countries would follow suit.  In fact, other countries in Europe are much further along the clean energy transition than we are.  Perhaps we could observe and get a clue from them, and get off our high horses here in America thinking that we know it all.

  (And, yes, I know that I think I know it all.  I'm an American.)On Duke Energy CEO responds to climate scientist Jim Hansen posted 1 year, 7 months ago 13 Responses

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  Fossil Foolery

  The use of tasers on these protesters is completely illegal and constitutes torture.  But given the current admins position on torture, should I be surprised?  I hope the further investigation leads to the arrest of the police who committed this act.

  Come to Charlotte this Saturday, March 5!  Freedom Park at 11am!

  Stop Cliffside!!On Protesters arrested outside N.C. coal plant posted 1 year, 7 months ago 7 Responses

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  destruction of homes

  four homes get destroyed in seattle.

  now, maybe folks will begin to understand how those in appalachia feel everyday as their homeplaces are being destroyed by the likes of Massey, Arch and Peabody Coal.  On 'Eco-terrorism' suspected in Seattle-area arson posted 1 year, 7 months ago 80 Responses