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North Carolina Survey to Show Public Wants Alternatives to Proposed Duke Energy Cliffside Coal-Fired Power Plant Project

Posted on: Monday, 21 April 2008, 15:00 CDT

A new scientific public opinion survey of 600 North Carolina residents to be released at 11:00 a.m. EDT on April 22, 2008 will show little public support for moving ahead with Duke Energy's proposed Cliffside coal-fired power plant.

The survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute think tank will show strong support in North Carolina for clean energy power (including wind and solar) and a stepped-up emphasis on energy efficiency and conservation before any new coal-fired power plant is built. The survey also will show what percentage of North Carolina residents would be more likely to support a political candidate who opposes Duke Energy's proposed Cliffside plant.

News event speakers will be:

* June Blotnick, executive director, Carolinas Clean Air Coalition in Charlotte, N.C.;

* Alice Loyd, executive director, North Carolina Interfaith Power and Light in Raleigh, N.C.;

* Jim Warren, executive director, NC WARN (Waste Awareness and Response Network) in Durham, N.C.;

* Civil Society Institute Senior Fellow Gail Pressberg; and

* Opinion Research Corporation Senior Researcher Graham Hueber.

TO PARTICIPATE: You can join this live, phone-based North Carolina news conference (with full, two-way Q&A) at 11:00 a.m. EDT on April 22, 2008 by dialing 1 (800) 860-2442. Ask for the "North Carolina coal-fired power plant survey" news event.

CAN'T PARTICIPATE?: A streaming audio replay of the news event will be available on the Web at http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org as of 6 p.m. EDT on April 22, 2008.

The nonprofit and nonpartisan Civil Society Institute (http://www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is an independent Massachusetts-based think tank that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. Since 2003, CSI has conducted more than 15 major national and state-level surveys on energy and global warming issues. The Civil Society Institute is a convener of the Citizens Lead for Energy Action Now (CLEAN) campaign at http://www.cleanenergyaction.net. CSI also is the organizer of both 40MPG.org (http://www.40MPG.org) and the Hybrid Owners of America (http://www.HybridOwnersofAmerica.org).

Source: Business Wire

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