tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post1457480221930151113..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Pence Names Two Utility-Controlled Attorneys To IURCGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-84404526880343902102014-02-22T09:38:21.804-05:002014-02-22T09:38:21.804-05:00There was a significant Coal Ash Spill in NC from ...<br /><br /> There was a significant Coal Ash Spill in NC from a Duke Facility. A part of the article: "Federal prosecutors have broadened their criminal investigation of state environmental regulators after a massive coal ash spill Feb. 2 that contaminated the Dan River in North Carolina, issuing 20 more subpoenas demanding documents about communications and possible payments and gifts."<br /><br />Further- "The subpoenas, disclosed Wednesday, require the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources to produce records of any payments or "items of value" received from or provided to Duke Energy, the giant utility whose coal ash containment basin spilled as much as 82,000 tons of toxic coal and 27 million gallons of contaminated water into the river."<br /><br />Source- http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-coal-ash-20140220,0,3738665.story<br /><br />One more piece - "Clean water advocates have long complained that state regulators are too cozy with the polluters they regulate. But they say that coordination and cooperation has become even more overt since the January 2013 inauguration of Gov. Pat McCrory, a pro-business Republican who worked at Duke Energy for 28 years."<br /><br />" Since his unsuccessful first campaign for governor in 2008, campaign finance reports show Duke Energy, its political action committee, executives and their immediate families have donated at least $1.1 million to McCrory's campaign and affiliated groups that spent on TV ads, mailings and events to support him.<br /><br />After winning in 2012, McCrory has appointed former Duke employees like himself to key posts, including state Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker."<br /> Source- http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/duke-energy-issues-apology-nc-coal-ash-spill-22426667<br /><br />At least what I have read concerning this spill, was the initial underplaying of the magnitude of the spill, and then the stories of the cozy relationships with Duke. Sound familiar?? Floggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383015097067413086noreply@blogger.com