Yet another rate hike request from Duke Energy and other rising costs in the news, came along the same time as bills proposed by the NC General Assembly to reduce unemployment benefits and the US Postal Service eliminating their Saturday[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After the bon temps have rolled: __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2014 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
What with the state legislature allowing higher sales taxes on state customers energy bills now and the pending fines that the power company must pay (and no doubt, pass on) even an unusually cold February could mean a usual Duke[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once it is finally constructed, the new Isaac Dickson Elementary School may have a new next-door neighbor in the future. The proposed Duke Energy substation plans for the site have drawn protests from some parents and nearby residents. Duke Energy spokespersons[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In an ongoing quest to establish a consistent set of recurring characters to engage readers and make available merchandising possibilities (rather than changing styles and characters with each cartoon, as has been done the last eight or so years), here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Will Duke Energy raising rates to pay for their coal ash spill cleanups cause rate payers to raise the roof? Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper: “The Mountain Xpress” and (sometimes) on their web site. © 2017 –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the cost of having energy, owning property, living in the city, living at all, and driving automobiles in this area going up, it’s harder to have Independence, Day to day. __________________________ Cartoon printed in the Asheville, NC alt weekly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sometimes being number one is not so great. Sources: http://wlos.com/news/local/radioactivity-found-in-groundwater-near-ashevilles-lake-julian-plant https://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/2018/03/05/groundwater-monitoring-marshall-lake-norman-duke-energy-coal-plants%E2%80%8B-reveals-widespread-radioactivity/ The highest levels of radioactivity were found at Duke Energy’s Asheville Power Plant, with levels of radium in groundwater 38 times what EPA considers safe for drinking water. “These[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the gift that keeps giving…. them money. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2018 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Community support for, or resistance to a project can sometimes be heard or not. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2022 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
Power outages are not as bad as power outrages. __________________________ Cartoon originally published in the Asheville, NC alt weekly paper, “The Mountain Xpress”. © 2024 – Brent Brown, Brent Brown Graphix
