Eleanore Wood

First we found out at the Coal Ash Management Commission is already planning for rate increases to pay for the coal ash mess that Duke Energy created. Now we’re learning that Governor McCrory’s appointee for the only position on the commission reserved specifically for someone with a science background doesn’t believe in global warming. In fact, he…

At a public meeting last night in Lee County, residents voiced their overwhelming disapproval for a Duke Energy plan to dump coal ash in Lee County. Of the thirty people who spoke during public comment, not a single one supported the Duke Energy plan. From WRAL’s story, If the comments made during a meeting inside the…

North Carolina Rate-Payers Deserve A Clear Answer & Spotlight on The Facts CHARLOTTE—According to recently leaked documents published by The Guardian, Duke Energy has let its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) lapse in the past year. ALEC is a shadowy-corporate lobby group fronting as a charitable non-profit. Essentially ALEC is a speed-dating service which marries corporate lobbyists with…