Edwardsport NewsLocal news for Edwardsport, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Key climate scientist calls out Duke Energy chief, likens tactics to Big Tobacco's- April 9, 2008 "He's apparently focused on the clean perspective." Last week James E. Hansen, one of the nation's leading scientific experts on climate change, publicly released a letter he sent to Jim Rogers, CEO of North Carolina-based Duke Energy. via Facing Southhttp://www.topix.net/city/edwardsport-in/2008/04/key-climate-scientist-calls-out-duke-ener... Coal: Choice is cheap and dirty or clean and costly- April 7, 2008 "Taking coal out of the mix would have a serious negative economic impact on the state" Gov. Mitch Daniels' energy plan relies heavily on continued development of one of the state's most abundant - and historically most polluting - natural resources: coal. via The Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/edwardsport-in/2008/04/coal-choice-is-cheap-and-dirty-or-clean-a... Duke Energy sued- April 5, 2008 "I am not aware of any pending or open enforcement actions against Duke for any of these things the Sierra Club is alleging" The Sierra Club has accused Duke Energy Indiana Inc. of artificially inflating the amount of air pollution a proposed coal-to-gas power plant planned for Knox County would be allowed to emit. via Evansville Courier & Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/edwardsport-in/2008/04/duke-energy-sued?fromrss=1 |