We are a coordinated campaign of citizen advocacy groups in North Carolina working for a clean, safe and responsible energy future. We promote efficiency and development of renewable energy resources as we educate the public about the dangers of building and operating a new, dangerous, and unnecessary coal-burning power plant in our state.
Grassroots Groups and Clean Air Bike Brigades to Deliver Message to DAQ October 15
Opposition to Cliffside power plant intensifies
Please attend Press Conference on October 15, 11am
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Friday 03 October 2008 - 14:26:34
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"Kilowatt Ours" showing in NC
Kilowatt Ours, a documentary by Jeff Barrie, has become a national movement to promote energy conservation, efficiency and renewable energy. The documentary will be showing soon in the following cities within North Carolina:
Asheville, SCETV on Sunday, October 19 at 10pm
Charlotte, WNSC-DT2 on Thursday, October 23 at 2pm
Greensboro/High Point/Winston Salem, UNC-TV on Thursday, October 23 at 10pm
Raleigh/Durham, UNC-TV on Thursday, October 23 at 10pm
Other showings outside North Carolina are listed HERE.
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Wednesday 01 October 2008 - 14:19:03
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Demonstrators Poised for Saturday's Relay for Clean Air
In the midst of severe drought, pollution-obscured visibility in the mountains and dangerous ozone levels at high elevations prompting public health warnings, Duke Energy is building a new coal-burning power plant at its Cliffside facility in Rutherford County, about 50 miles south of Asheville. Coal-burning power plants are the largest source of greenhouse gases, ozone producing nitrogen-oxides, sulfur-dioxide and mercury pollution.
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Wednesday 20 August 2008 - 06:21:25
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Take action now: Request public hearings on Cliffiside's mercury and hazardous air pollutants
On June 2, 2008 the Division of Air Quality announced that it "…must be assured the recently permitted Cliffside Unit 6 incorporates emission limitations for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants ("HAPs") that are the most stringent achievable for such a source. Therefore, DAQ has concluded that a formal public process consistent with the Clean Air Act ("CAA") §112 should now be initiated to ensure that the permit contains the most stringent limits that are in fact achievable."
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Tuesday 29 July 2008 - 20:54:38
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Action Alert: Cliffside Citizen’s Complaints
Who owns the air? Who owns the atmosphere? Is it Duke Energy?
Or are the air and atmosphere part of our common wealth, to be protected as necessary to the public health, welfare, and safe future of our children?
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Monday 28 July 2008 - 02:19:19
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