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Letters to the Editor: Higher standards for design, nuclear energy
Higher standards for design Thanks to Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab for the exposure to poor designs on big-box stores ("Cities don't have to settle for ugly stores," Thursday). She is so right that they are a blight on any neighborhood. A dollar...
Tags: Energy Resources, Periodicals, Progress Energy Incorporated, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance
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Alt-power talks at a standstill
Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind.Representatives from wholesale electricity providers invited to discuss power alternatives were missing from Tuesday's Logansport Utility Service Board meeting after city officials determined it would be best to wait until current negotiations with the...Tags: John Davis
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YMCA Prayer Breakfast welcomes N.C. Secretary of Commerce
The Star, Shelby, N.C.Sharon Decker, North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, is the keynote speaker for the 18th annual YMCA Community Prayer Breakfast May 9 at the LeGrand Center on the campus of Cleveland Community College. Tickets are $13 per person or $100 for a table of 8...Tags: YMCA, Charlotte, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Push to end NC's renewable energy program dies in committee
The News & ObserverThe push to terminate North Carolina's renewables program is over for the foreseeable future after a House committee in the state legislature defeated the measure with the help of key Republicans. The vote in Raleigh was closely watched by national...Tags: Wake County, Politics, Conservation, U.S. House Committee on Rules, Parties and Movements
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BRIEF: A Duke Energy VP is GTCC commencement speaker
News & Record, Greensboro, N.C.The chairwoman of the State Board of Community Colleges will be the speaker at GTCC's commencement next month. The college said today that Hilda Pinnix-Ragland will speak at the May 9 ceremony at the Greensboro Coliseum. Pinnix-Ragland is vice... -
Thread Trail weaving its way through Cabarrus
Independent Tribune, Concord, N.C.The Carolina Thread Trail is making progress in Cabarrus County, with volunteers recently completing a canoe and kayak launch at the Pharr Farm property in Midland. The Tread Trail is a regional trail network that will ultimately reach 15 counties and...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports
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Budbreak Wine Festival celebrates local wine industry
The Mount Airy News, N.C.The Budbreak Wine Festival, Mount Airy's downtown wine festival, will be held May 4 from noon to 6 p.m. The fourth annual wine festival offers wine tastings and sales from 15 North Carolina wineries, multiple food vendors, local artists and musical...Tags: Insteel Industries Incorporated, Fiat, James River, Education, Awards and Prizes
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Pay up-front for nuclear power?
Controversy has amped up in the Florida Legislature this year over a 2006 law that lets utilities pass on to customers the costs of developing nuclear-power plants years before they are up and running. Lawmakers at the time said they passed the...
Tags: Judges, Periodicals, Science and Technology, Progress Energy Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mikulski campaign account boosted by chairmanship
In addition to having a hand on the nation's checkbook, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is reaping a political reward from her new assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee: a significant increase in campaign cash. The Maryland Democrat, who...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Companies and Corporations
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Duke ramps up renewable-energy goal
The Charlotte ObserverDuke Energy aims to more than double the wind, solar and biomass energy in its portfolio by 2020, according to its 2012 sustainability report. Duke Energy Renewables, a non-regulated unit, now owns most of the company's renewable generation -- about 1,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Renewable Energy, Petroleum Industry, Alternative Energy
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Sutton smokestacks to come down in a few years
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.The twin smokestacks at the Sutton Plant site that have towered over the Wilmington area for decades are coming down. But not for a few years. The 550-foot, red-and-white-ringed smokestacks at the power station off U.S. 421 North will no longer be...Tags: Energy Resources, Electricity Production and Distribution, Progress Energy Incorporated, Coal
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Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., Rod Spaw column
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.Wind farms blowing up a controversy Q: While traveling between Carmel and Kokomo on Ind. 31 Easter weekend, we saw numerous signs in yards opposing "Wind Power." Can you give us some background on this? D.T., Bloomington A: Apparently, wind...Tags: Environmental Issues, Metal and Mineral, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy
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