Most North Carolinians oppose fracking, favor clean energy and think current regulations are sufficient or should be stronger. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released the North Carolina poll results on July 15, 2013. From the mountains to the beaches, it’s clear that North Carolinians take special pride in their state, and see state environmental safeguards […]
Environmental Groups Push for Stronger EPA Regulation of Toxic Poisons from Coal-Fired Power Plants Routinely Dumped Into U.S. Waters
After 3 decades of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to set long-overdue standards to limit the dumping of billions of pounds of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants into U.S. waterways and drinking water sources. On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, in a press conference held on the banks of Mountain Island […]
2013 Walk for Our Grandchildren
This summer dedicated activists walked 100 miles from Camp David to Washington, DC. to ask President Obama and other policy makers to take strong action to keep the majority of fossil fuels in the ground. They are demanding climate action now! As they walked, they talked to the people in the communities along their route. […]
In the Shadows of Riverbend
Across the street, a small, unassuming, idyllic Catholic church faces the Duke Power Riverbend Coal Plant at the center of litigation and outrage in response to consistent pollution and lack of effective coal ash pond treatment. For a new intern at NCIPL, the physicalized contrast contained powerful irony that drove home the nature of our […]
OBAMA’S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
The President has shared his plan to respond to our moral obligation to leave a healthy and sustainable future for our children and grandchildren in response to the threat of climate change.
Christ Episcopal Church, Albemarle Offers NCIPL Energy Workshop to Public
Written by Nancy Bryant, Good Earth Committee, 704-474-9134 Christ Episcopal Church, Albemarle Christ Episcopal Church’s Good Earth Committee offered a free two-hour workshop on energy efficiency for Stanly churches on Saturday, April 27, 2013, as part of Christ Church’s Caring for Creation Month emphasis. The purpose of the workshop was two-fold: 1. to offer information […]
Sacred Activists Hope Films Will Prompt Action
By Marty Minchin, South Charlotte news. A group of Sacred Activists in Charlotte are hoping a new film series will spark some righteous indignation. “Speaking Truth to Power: The Justice Series” begins March 23 at Unity of Charlotte. The first movie is “What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire,” a 2007 […]
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