According to the Southern Environmental Law Center, North Carolina's coal-fired power plants produce a
disproportionate amount of pollution that causes global warming. NC ranks 14th in the nation for CO2 output.
The SELC is a Charlottesville VA-based organization that pushes for conservation. They say that North Carolina's many coal-fired plants are the prime cause of the state's 77 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually. This is very nearly equal to California's 79 million, which is shocking in itself.
The report goes on to identify Duke Energy as the nation's third largest CO2 producer with 41 million of its total 108 million tons of CO2 coming from its plants in NC.
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