Commission Chair Says State - Not Local - Rules Should Govern Fracking
The head of a panel writing rules for natural gas fracking in North Carolina says state standards should prevail over local rules when it comes to regulating the practice. The remarks by Jim Womack...
View ArticleLots Of Unknowns On Fracking's Future In North Carolina
Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing—or fracking—for natural gas in shale rock has radically changed the nation’s energy mix. Since the fracking boom began in 2008, the cost of natural gas has...
View ArticleFracking Commission Delays Chemical Disclosure Rules
One of the most contentious questions about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is what companies should be required to disclose about the mix of water and chemicals pumped into the ground during the...
View ArticleHow A New Limit On Carbon Emissions Could Impact NC
President Obama plans to issue an executive order to limit carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. Right now, there is no limit. It could change the mix of energy sources on which North...
View ArticleSenate Passes Rule On Fracking Fluid
The Senate has passed requirements for what gas companies must reveal about the chemical mix they pump into ground during hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Senate overrode another state government...
View ArticleDuke Energy Cancels Planned Florida Nuclear Site
Duke Energy has announced it will cancel plans for a new nuclear power plant in Levy County, Florida. With no new energy to show, ratepayers are on the hook for the cost, while Duke’s turned a profit.
View ArticleNC Returns EPA Grant For Fracking Study
North Carolina’s environment agency has taken the unusual step of returning a federal grant to study streams and wetlands that could be harmed by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.The N.C....
View ArticleDuke Plans Minimal Increase To Renewable Energy Over 15 Years
Over the next 15 years, Duke Energy plans to increase how much it relies on renewable energy only modestly—from 1 percent next year to just 2 percent in 2028. The utility is concentrating on natural...
View ArticleShale Gas & Hydraulic Fracturing In North Carolina
The process known as "fracking" has led to a surge in natural gas production in the U.S. and some in North Carolina want in. Hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting natural gas from deep below the...
View ArticleNew Rule Allows Fracking Companies To Keep Certain Trade Secrets
North Carolina is clearing the way for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking - the method of drilling that's created a natural gas boom in the United States. State lawmakers have tasked the state Mining...
View ArticleNC Seeks To Prevent Fracking Companies Underpaying Landowners
North Carolina officials are preparing to open the state up to fracking, a process for drilling for natural gas. The state is expected to vote on rules to govern companies who want to drill later this...
View ArticleFracking Commission Requests 3-Month Extension To Write Rules
A state commission developing rules for fracking in North Carolina is asking for a three-month extension to finish the job. Mining and Energy Commission Chairman Jim Womack says commissioners do not...
View ArticleTeacher Pay, Coal Ash, Film Incentives On General Assembly Docket
Lawmakers are back in Raleigh today for the start of the General Assembly’s short session. And they’re not letting the short time frame keep them from tackling major changes. Republican leaders are...
View ArticleNC Legislature Debating Fracking Bill
The North Carolina House this week is expected to take up legislation that would allow the state to issue permits for fracking of oil and gas next year.
View ArticleNC Fracking Comment Period Begins
The controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking took another step toward legalization in North Carolina Tuesday.The state formally opened a public comment period, a time when anyone...
View ArticleState Says Stop To Company Seeking NC Fracking Rights
The oil and gas extraction technique known as fracking is not yet legal in North Carolina, but a Pennsylvania company is seeking to buy the rights to oil and gas from landowners in Durham County. The...
View ArticleFracking in NC
Wednesday, September 3, 2014The US is becoming more energy independent. New technological advancements has made this possible, among them fracking, the hydraulic fracturing of rock, releasing trapped...
View ArticleDominion To Build New Gas Pipeline Into NC
Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas have chosen a builder and route for a new, major interstate natural gas pipeline to run through North Carolina, only the second such pipeline in the state. The...
View ArticleFracking Part 2
Monday, September 8th, 2014We recently devoted an hour to fracking, which just scratched the surface of the topic, and brought out a passionate response from many listeners. As the state considers...
View ArticleRules For Fracking In NC Up For Vote
The controversial oil and gas extraction process known as fracking could take its second-to-last step toward legalization in North Carolina on Friday. A state body meets at 9 a.m. to finalize the rules...
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