New York Times, Editorial Coming Clean in the Capitol Published: August 1, 2007 It took a while, and the process certainly hasn't been pretty, but the...
"the richest 10 percent of Americans have been growing even richer much faster than everyone else" Miami Herald, Wed, Aug. 01, 2007 Democrats reject free trade...
"This is a back-door method of processing nuclear waste" The Charlotte Observer, Thu, Aug. 02, 2007 Plutonium plant now rising in S.C. TAYLOR BRIGHT An S.C....
70% of the plans reviewed can be classified as being well funded, DBRS says Report calls pension funding crisis call a myth Wednesday, August 1, 2007 By James...
"federal scientists are ignoring a court-approved order" ASSOCIATED PRESS Contra Costa Times, 08/03/2007 U.S. government, Nevada officials in Yucca battle LAS...
"More than 50,000 tons of waste has already piled up at nuclear reactor sites" GAO: Prospects 'unclear' for quality of Yucca Mountain license By ERICA WERNER ...
The Charlotte Observer, Tue, Aug. 07, 2007 Duke Energy earnings fall 17 percent By IEVA M. AUGSTUMS, AP Business Writer Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest...
"They might as well just pull up the paddy wagon outside the Capital Grille" New York Times, August 7, 2007 Tougher Rules Change Game for Lobbyists By DAVID D....
"the site is also geologically active and could suffer significant earthquakes" The Nevada Appeal, August 10, 2007 Nevada wants secret Yucca documents released...
"Those are the documents that everyone needs to see in advance" The Las Vegas Sun, August 10, 2007 Battle shaping up over information in Yucca Mountain...
New York Times, August 15, 2007 Seven Unions Ask Labor Board to Order Employers to Bargain By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Seven labor unions asked the National Labor...
"I'm just working to pay a light bill" USA TODAY Shocking electricity prices follow deregulation By Paul Davidson When Deborah Jackson opened her electric bill...
"she is entitled to benefits under the firm's profit-sharing and cash- balance pension plans" New York Law Journal, 08-17-2007 2nd Circuit's ERISA Ruling...
"Hoyle, son of longtime state Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, had argued for more research." The Charlotte Observer, Fri, Aug. 17, 2007 Wildlife chief's exit...
"It can't be illegal to throw a net into public water." The Charlotte Observer, Sun, Aug. 12, 2007 Anglers cut off from favorite bait spot JOE MARUSAK Lake...
"Surely, Duke and the commission wouldn't do this for revenge." The Charlotte Observer, Sun, Aug. 19, 2007 Lake Norman anglers upset TOM HIGGINS Within a month...
"I cannot say with certainty that Mr. Hoyle's failure to disclose his ties to Duke Energy has violated the state ethics law, but I believe it is likely" ...
Duke Energy Paid Alpine Group $100,000 to Lobby Federal Government in First Half of 2007 Monday August 20 Duke Energy Paid Lobbyist $100,000 WASHINGTON (AP) --...
Duke Energy Officer Keith Trent Exercises Options for 13,200 Shares Duke Energy Officer Exercises Options Thursday August 16 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The group...
"For years, Chem-Nuclear persuaded the state not to release some details of the contamination" The State, Sun, Aug. 19, 2007 Barnwell leaks worse than feared ...
"such "greater-of-the-two" formulas could violate IRS `anti- backloading' rules" Business Insurance, Aug. 24, 2007 Treasury asked to block IRS on pension...
"We think the little guy is better off having public officials looking after their interests than Wall Street" Stakes High in Race to Re-Regulate Ohio...
"Attorney General Henry McMaster said Monday he's not convinced a leaking nuclear-waste dump near Barnwell is safe" The State, Tue, Aug. 28, 2007 McMaster...
"Critics argue that the industry's intense lobbying is too influential in shaping energy policy" Heavy lobbying by Duke Energy aims to prevent costly...
"CEOs…saw...their potential pensions grow by an average of $1.3 million last year" Forbes More In A Day Than In A Year Steve McGookin, 08.29.07 As the nation...
"as workers' retirement security slips away and CEOs retire in riches" San Jose Mercury News, 9/03/2007 All workers, not just a few CEOs, need retirement funds...
"It is fair to say that in the states that did restructure, we are on the defensive" New York Times, September 4, 2007 A New Push to Regulate Power Costs By...
"TXU Corp., Duke Energy Corp. and Entergy Corp. are among the hundreds of corporate members of the Nuclear Energy Institute." Nuclear Industry Spent $680K...
"The federal government will do anything it can to try to turn Nevada into the nation's nuclear dumping ground" Judge Orders Stop to Nuke Dump Drilling ...