Climate / Energy

The Beaufort Gazette June 8, 2017 By Stephen Fastenau Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling has joined hundreds of other mayors and business and university leaders in supporting a worldwide pact to combat global warming. Keyserling signed a letter committing to the Paris climate agreement, which was signed by world leaders in 2015 and set goals for […]

Charleston Post and Courier June 5, 2017 By Abigail Darlington Top of Form Bottom of Form In defiance of President Donald Trump’s announcement last week to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, local and state leaders across the country are pledging to carry out the goals of the international pact to fight climate change. Charleston

Charlotte Observer June 1, 2017 BY BRUCE HENDERSON As critics bemoaned President Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accords, business experts say the move will have little practical effect on Carolinas businesses. Power companies like Duke Energy are already moving away from coal, the fuel whose carbon emissions are linked to

Hilton Head Island Packet May 18, 2017 By Maggie Angst More than 65,000 Beaufort County residents will be threatened by rising sea levels by the end of the century, but inland cities will not go unaffected, according to a new study. “A lot of times we think of sea level rise just as coastal issue

  Charlotte Business Journal May 1, 2017 By John Downey Senior Staff Writer Charlotte Business Journal The S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff wants regulators to let the public see the V.C. Summer project’s original construction contract and the change orders that led to price increases now in the range of $16 billion. ORS Executive Director