/tags/coal Coal en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:27:08 GMT /environment/2022-03-25/unc-chapel-hill-students-march-for-end-of-coal-fossil-fuel-use-on-campus The students held the march in conjunction with the 2022 Global Climate Strike — an international youth movement for climate action — with a focus on local solutions for their campus. UNC-Chapel Hill continues to operate its own coal-burning power plant. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:27:08 GMT /environment/2022-03-25/unc-chapel-hill-students-march-for-end-of-coal-fossil-fuel-use-on-campus Liz Schlemmer /2022-02-11/duke-energy-says-it-will-eliminate-coal-for-power-generation-by-2035 Duke Energy says it expects to reduce energy generated by coal to just 5% of its total by 2030 and to eliminate coal entirely by 2035. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:08:02 GMT /2022-02-11/duke-energy-says-it-will-eliminate-coal-for-power-generation-by-2035 David Boraks /politics/2021-10-07/cooper-receives-nc-energy-bill-that-gets-final-legislator-ok A landmark energy measure for North Carolina that aims to dramatically reduce power plant greenhouse gas emissions received final legislative approval Thursday, despite lingering concerns by some that customers aren't helped sufficiently with higher electricity bills. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:20:25 GMT /politics/2021-10-07/cooper-receives-nc-energy-bill-that-gets-final-legislator-ok Associated Press /environment/2021-06-16/wide-ranging-nc-energy-bill-would-mean-significant-move-to-natural-gas State House Republicans have introduced wide-ranging energy legislation. One of the proposals in the Modernize Energy Generation measure is to transition five Duke Energy coal plants in North Carolina to mostly natural gas by 2030. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:22:44 GMT /environment/2021-06-16/wide-ranging-nc-energy-bill-would-mean-significant-move-to-natural-gas Celeste Gracia, Laura Pellicer /environment/2017-07-19/new-connections-between-ozone-and-cardiovascular-health Burning fossil fuels through cars and coal plants is exacerbating the presence of ground-level ozone gas in the air we breathe. The gas has been linked to… Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:46:03 GMT /environment/2017-07-19/new-connections-between-ozone-and-cardiovascular-health Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-19/new-connections-between-ozone-and-cardiovascular-health Burning fossil fuels through cars and coal plants is exacerbating the presence of ground-level ozone gas in the air we breathe. The gas has been linked to… Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:46:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-19/new-connections-between-ozone-and-cardiovascular-health Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-05-09/charge-toward-natural-gas-alarms-environmental-groups In many homes across the state, residents come home from work, turn on their lights, run their dishwashers and watch television or browse the Internet.… Tue, 09 May 2017 14:23:47 GMT /environment/2017-05-09/charge-toward-natural-gas-alarms-environmental-groups Jason deBruyn /environment/2017-05-04/how-reliable-is-natural-gas Last year Duke Energy acquired Piedmont Natural Gas for $4.9 billion. The purchase is a marker of the energy industry’s shift toward using natural gas to… Thu, 04 May 2017 16:45:46 GMT /environment/2017-05-04/how-reliable-is-natural-gas Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-04/how-reliable-is-natural-gas Last year Duke Energy acquired Piedmont Natural Gas for $4.9 billion. The purchase is a marker of the energy industry’s shift toward using natural gas to… Thu, 04 May 2017 16:45:46 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-04/how-reliable-is-natural-gas Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /environment/2016-03-23/why-natural-gas-might-not-be-a-bridge-fuel In February, the N.C. Utilities Commission gave Duke Energy approval to build two natural gas-fired units at an Asheville power plant. Natural gas is… Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:16:34 GMT /environment/2016-03-23/why-natural-gas-might-not-be-a-bridge-fuel Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio