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company Duke Energy
position President, CEO and Chairman
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James E. Rogers is the President, CEO and Board Chairman of Duke Energy, the...

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Jim Rogers

company Duke Energy
status “Sometimes I tell people that Duke is really just a company that processes chemicals to produce clean air, and we get electricity as a byproduct.”
What's on ALEC's polluter agenda tomorrow?
10 May 2012

Tomorrow, the American Legislative Exchange Council--known as ALEC--will host their 2012 Spring Task Force summit in Charlotte, NC. At tomorrow's meeting, the corporate front group will round up its various committees and prepare to peddle new state-level legislation to attack clean energy laws, protect polluting industries, privatize education, and suppress voters, among other big business schemes.

The Anniversary of Citizens United
10 January 2012

January 21st marks the two year anniversary of Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee, the landmark Supreme Court case that removed limits on election spending by corporations and other moneyed interests, overthrowing 100 years of election laws. 

( For more background on CU v FEC, read this blog and watch the video from the Story of Stuff.)

Massey Energy to Blame for Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
7 December 2011
Citizens United v. FEC leads to more corporate power in government
10 August 2011

Rising Tide's Day of Action Against Extraction [VIDEO]
25 May 2011

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Coal Lobby Loves Mercury
17 March 2011

Crossposted from Greenpeace USA.

 

The State of the Nation [as Arranged by Polluters, Inc.]
9 December 2010

Duke Second-in-Command Resigns Amid Revolving Door Ethics Scandal
8 December 2010

UPDATE 4/13/2012: The Indianapolis Star's John Russel has compiled a full timeline of this scandal: Prying Open the Duke Energy Scandal

Leveling Appalachia: Excellent Short Documentary on Moutain Top Removal
19 November 2010

Yale Environment 360, MediaStorm and Appalachian Voices have collaborated on a 20-minute documentary titled "Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountain Top Removal Mining."  The cinematography and testimonials are amazing, and the film is an excellent look at how coal companies like Massey Energy have the state of West Virginia at their mercy. 

Coal Ash: Blatantly and Egregiously Hazardous
18 November 2010

For information on the coal industry's backroom lobbying to prevent the classification of coal ash as "hazardous," check out the recent DeSmogBlog/PolluterWatch report, Coal Fired Utilities to American Public: Kiss My Ash [pdf].  Also refer to the new Greenpeace map of high-hazard coal ash locations.

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