R. Neal

June 26, 2007 - • There's good news from the North Carolina Legislature regarding a proposed renewable energy bill. The bill would require utilities to get 12.5% of their power from renewable sources and efficiency measures by 2021.

June 21, 2007 - This year's "doubly whammy" of an April freeze and severe droughts are causing serious problems for farmers and others around the South.

June 19, 2007 - In January of 2007, a Knoxville TN couple out on a date were carjacked, raped, and brutally murdered. The victims were both white. All five suspects arrested in connection with the crime are black. You can read about the horrific crime here.

June 19, 2007 - A team of 30 college kids on bicycles rode through Western North Carolina and over the mountains to East Tennessee last week on their way to San Diego. Their mission: To raise awareness of affordable housing issues and to raise money for the Orange County NC chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

June 14, 2007 - Oh, wait. Wrong generation. This generation is more likely to be wearing ear buds for their iPods and toting a Blackberry or a text messaging cellphone to Bonnaroo, the South's premier music and arts festival that kicks off tonight in Manchester, Tennessee.

June 12, 2007 - Last week we discussed the Florida Public Service Commission's decision to deny a permit for a proposed coal-fired power plant near the Everglades, and how Florida Power and Light now proposes a

June 7, 2007 - Earlier this week, the Florida Public Service Commission denied a Florida Power and Light "Needs Determination" permit for a huge coal-fired power plant on 4900 acres of wilderness near the Everglades National Park in Glades Co. Florida, effectively killing the project.