Duke Energy drops NC wind turbine project - BusinessWeek

Duke Energy drops NC wind turbine project - BusinessWeek: "'The cost of the project simply exceeds the benefits our customers would receive if we were to continue,' said Paul Newton, senior vice president of strategy for the company's franchised businesses."

Duke Energy drops NC wind turbine project - BusinessWeek

Duke Energy drops NC wind turbine project - BusinessWeek: "'The cost of the project simply exceeds the benefits our customers would receive if we were to continue,' said Paul Newton, senior vice president of strategy for the company's franchised businesses."

Net-neutrality talks resume in DC without the FCC or Google - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Net-neutrality talks resume in DC without the FCC or Google - The Hill's Hillicon Valley:

By Sara Jerome - 08/18/10 04:20 PM ET

"The lobbyist-led talks at the Information Technology Industry Council offices include NCTA, Verizon, AT&T and Skype. Microsoft, Cisco, and the Communications Workers of America have joined as well.

The Open Internet Coalition (OIC), which took part in the previous discussions, did not attend. Neither did Google."

GOP candidates knock global warming - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com

GOP candidates knock global warming - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com:

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN | 8/18/10 4:31 AM EDT

"Johnson told the newspaper that the climate change theory was “lunacy” and blamed changes in the Earth’s temperature to “sunspot activity or just something in the geologic eons of time.'

Similar remarks have been heard from GOP candidates in all parts of the country even as mainstream climate scientists defend their work from a steady line of attac"

Gore calls for major protests on climate change inaction - The Hill's E2-Wire

Gore calls for major protests on climate change inaction - The Hill's E2-Wire:

By Russell Berman - 08/17/10 04:54 PM ET

"In a post on his personal blog headlined “The Movement We Need,” Gore linked to and quoted from an Australian wire service report that “tens of thousands of protesters … have taken to the streets across Australia to urge the major political parties to take action on climate change.”"

Energy Department watchdog notes woes with managing stimulus dollars - The Hill's E2-Wire

Energy Department watchdog notes woes with managing stimulus dollars - The Hill's E2-Wire:

By Darren Goode - 08/15/10 10:30 PM ET

"The IG reported Wednesday that DOE has given out about $2.7 billion of $3.2 billion in energy and conservation block grants provided in last year’s stimulus. But grant recipients had used only 8.4 percent of the total after more than a year.

Spending delays were “prevalent and widespread throughout the Program,” particularly by those receiving the largest grants of more than $2 million each, the report found."

NRC: Nuclear Plant Has 'Substantial' Safety Issue - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville

NRC: Nuclear Plant Has 'Substantial' Safety Issue - Greenville News Story - WYFF Greenville:

"Under the NRC reactor oversight process, inspection findings are color-coded based on safety significance. Findings with very low safety significance are labeled green. White findings have low to moderate safety significance. Yellow findings have substantial safety significance, and red findings have high safety significance."