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| 9/28/2006 | |
| Environment North Carolina called on candidates for the General Assembly and Congress to support policies to move North Carolina and the nation beyond oil and coal and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| 8/4/2007 | |
| Today the House of Representatives voted 241-172 to pass “The New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act” (H.R. 3221), including an amendment to establish a national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES). The passage of the RES along with the package of legislation included in H.R. 3221 will make significant steps toward a cleaner and more secure energy future for the United States. | |
| 8/2/2007 | |
| Raleigh—The North Carolina legislature has given final approval to Senate Bill 3, the energy package that includes renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements, but could also promote new coal and nuclear generation. | |
| 7/30/2007 | |
| Raleigh—The North Carolina House gave tentative approval Monday afternoon to Senate Bill 3, the controversial energy package that has come under fire from environmental and consumer groups. The House made several improvements to the bill, which includes renewable energy and energy efficiency requirements, but left largely in tact provisions that would promote new coal and nuclear generation. The bill is scheduled for a final vote on Tuesday. | |
| 7/3/2007 | |
| Raleigh—The state Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a measure that would require renewable energy and energy efficiency in the state while also promoting new coal and nuclear plants. | |
| 7/12/2007 | |
| Raleigh—An array of more than 15 leading environmental, consumer, and social justice groups, including AARP North Carolina, NC Justice Center, and Southern Environmental Law Center, are calling on House lawmakers to make key changes to S. 3, the energy bill that includes a blank check for more coal and nuclear power plants along with promotions for renewable energy sources. | |
| 6/5/2007 | |
| Raleigh—This afternoon a key House committee held its second debate on the Clean Energy Act, which would require clean, renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency measures to meet 15 percent of the state’s growing electricity needs by 2021. Led by Reps. Pricey Harrison, Grier Martin, Jim Harrell, and Carolyn Justice, 56 house members are sponsors of HB 77. | |
| 6/30/2006 | |
| The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted yesterday to allow oil and gas drilling off North Carolina’s coast and coasts across America. The House passed the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (H.R.4761), ending the 25 year bipartisan moratorium that has kept in check expansion of offshore drilling. | |
| 6/28/2007 | |
| Raleigh—The state Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would both require a percentage of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy and energy savings and allow utilities to pass on the costs of constructing new power plants before those plants are complete. The bill, “Promote Renewable Energy/Baseload Generation,” has drawn opposition from Environment North Carolina and others for the latter provisions, which would facilitate new coal and nuclear power plants in the state, undermining the goals of a renewable energy standard. | |
| 6/21/2007 | |
| Raleigh—The the state’s investor-owned utilities have left dark fingerprints on the latest version of Senate Bill 3, the long-negotiated energy bill unveiled today in a key Senate Committee. The bill, now titled, “Promote Renewable Energy/Baseload Generation,” drew opposition from Environment North Carolina and others for provisions that would facilitate new coal and nuclear power plants in the state. | |
