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SIGN & SEND a No SSEP comment! Tell FERC to stop this supersized fossil fuel pipeline.

by DrewAction, allies, Home April 1, 2025April 1, 20253 comments

Today is the day to send your no SSEP comment! For years we’ve fought various projects from the Williams Companies, which operates a national network of fracked gas pipelines. Now, Williams has applied to build the “Southeast Supply Enhancement Project” or SSEP, which would super-size gas in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia with the …

Join the rally for the valley and tell TVA to clean up!

Join the rally in the valley to clean up the TVA!

by DrewAction, allies, Home April 30, 2024April 30, 2024Comments are Disabled

The Tennessee Valley Authority – TVA – is one of the largest utilities in the nation, providing electricity for 10 million people. And it has a long history of bringing benefits and power to communities in Appalachia. But the TVA of today is a disgrace to it’s progressive roots. Today’s TVA still gets almost all …

an image contrasting a polluted background with power lines and a clean foreground with solar panels separated by a gavel and town hall

Nerdy tweets and utility actions in a post Inflation Reduction Act world

by DrewAction, Home, Opinion February 4, 2023February 6, 2023Comments are Disabled

UPDATED Feb 6 -It’s been a busy week behind the scenes as we prepare a series of actions targeting utilities bad behavior, and especially fracked fossil gas. I was trying to get my head around some news and new reports, so I wrote a long twitter thread that drew some … unexpected reactions. I’ve added …

Take Action North Carolina, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for climate and communities

by DrewAction, allies July 26, 2022July 27, 2022Comments are Disabled

Earlier this spring, Duke Energy finally released a draft plan to reduce global-warming carbon emissions in the Carolinas. Even getting them to unveil a plan was a big struggle, and required an act of the Legislature. Sadly, but not surprisingly, Duke’s carbon plan is a failure for our climate and communities. Local environmental and social …

Stop Dirty Duke Energy’s Rate Hike!

by DrewAction, allies January 27, 2020January 27, 2020Comments are Disabled

Duke Energy is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) for a $290.8 million rate hike. If approved, the electric bill of a typical residential customer will rise by nearly $100 a year — all to pay for more dirty power, fracked gas, and pollution. A series of hearings are planned for the …

North Carolina Climate Resistance Actions this week

by DrewAction, allies November 11, 2019November 11, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wanted to let you know about a series of upcoming actions in North Carolina to fight back against climate change. There are forums in Charlotte, and other cities this week, and a big march this Saturday, Nov 16, in Robeson County. Check out the details below, or click here to see all the events listed …

$No rate hike we can't afford more fracked gas$

Stop the Rate Hike, Stop Fracked Gas

by DrewAction, allies, Home July 6, 2019July 10, 20191 comment

Join us in Charlotte to oppose the rate hike and counter Duke-PNG’s vision of a gas-fueled future

Send a Message to Duke Energy online

by DrewAction, allies, Home February 23, 2018February 24, 20183 comments

Earlier this week I endorsed a letter calling on Duke energy to take action on climate change with a bunch of other social and environmental justice nonprofits, singers, actors, and other VIPs. NC Warn, the group that spearheaded the letter, is especially alarmed by a powerful new NASA study linking climate chaos to rapidly rising …