Green Energy
Our communities deserve clean, sustainable, homegrown energy. We believe North Carolina can lead the South into a 21st-century energy economy that’s built to last.
MountainTrue is dedicated to helping North Carolina communities transition to renewable energy. We work with local community members, policymakers and utilities to bring our region sustainable solutions for our ever-growing energy needs.
Become a Member of the Recycling Team in Henderson County
This task force promotes city, county, and regional recycling programs (including curb-side pick-up) and advocates to improve Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle programs. The Recycling Team educates the public and policymakers about best practices by speaking at county commission meetings, writing letters to the editor, holding public forums, contacting schools and businesses, and organizing eco-tours. For more information or to become a committee member, email Katie Breckheimer at breckheimerkatie@gmail.com.
Energy and Sustainability News
MSNBC: Duke Energy admits guilt in coal ash case
Rachel Maddow reports on the guilty plea by Duke Energy to nine criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act, vindicating Riverkeeper activists who caught the North Carolina company in the act of illegal polluting.
New Report and Analysis Demonstrate Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Up To 3.5 Times Safe Limits
New Report and Analysis Demonstrate Dangerous Air Pollution Levels Up To 3.5 Times Safe Limits ** Both reports available as .pdf by request and online at http://content.sierraclub.org/coal/north-carolina/asheville/new-report-toxic-pollution ** Contacts: Adam Beitman,...
HBO’s ‘Vice News’ features Riverkeeper’s work on Cliffside coal-fired power plant
HBO’s Vice News will feature our French Broad Riverkeeper’s work concerning Duke Energy’s coal-fired power plant at Cliffside. From the Vice News website: Coal ash, which contains many of the world's worst carcinogens, is what's left over when coal is burnt for...
March 4: Update on efforts to phase out Asheville’s coal-fired power plant
Sierra Club, MountainTrue and Green Drinks will present "Asheville Beyond Coal: Update on Efforts to Phase Out Asheville's Coal Powered Electric Plant" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Place (corner of Charlotte Street and...