Ontario seeks comment on law to close coal plants
TORONTO, ONTARIO - Ontario has drafted a regulation to close its coal-fired plants by New Year's Eve 2014.
Premier Dalton McGuinty promised that Ontario would be bound by law to close its coal plants by 2014 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
With a regulation that dictates the closures, people now have 30 days to submit their thoughts and suggestions, including what can be done to convert the plants into more environmentally friendly facilities.
The regulation means any subsequent government will have to change the law if it wants to keep the plants open.
Dave Martin of Greenpeace says the regulation is a disappointment because it allows the plants to stay open until the end of 2014.
He says the province could start phasing out coal much earlier and leave only a few plants open until the deadline.
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Power outage update: 252,596 remain without electricity Wednesday
EASTERN CAROLINA - Power is slowly being restored to Eastern Carolina residents after Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wilmington on Friday, September 15.
On Monday, more than half a million people remained without power across the state.
As of Wednesday morning at 1am, the Dept. of Public Safety reports 252,596 total power outages in North Carolina.
More than half of those customers are in Eastern Carolina.
More than 32,000 customers are without power in Carteret County and roughly 21,000 are without power in Onslow County.
In Craven County, roughly 15,000 people remain without power Wednesday morning.
Many of the state's outages are effecting the Wilmington area,…
