Arkansas Members File Lawsuit Against Energy Cooperative
A Siloam Springs man has filed a lawsuit against his Electric Cooperative claiming that the corporation has failed to refund more than $170 million in capital credits to past and present members. The lawsuit also claims violations of fiduciary duty, shareholder oppression and breach of contract arguing that "Carroll Electric is hoarding money or wasting member assets." CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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Coal Power Plant Rejected!
The Court of Appeals stopped an incredibly dirty coal-burning power plant proposed for the Natural State. By doing so, the Court protected our environmental, public, and economic health. Coal is a risky investment in 2009--Arkansas shouldn't gamble her future on it. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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Carroll Electric Coop not operating in a democratic manner
Friday, July 3, 2009—Those who attended the Carroll Electric annual Members Meeting on May 28 witnessed an amazing event. Never had a group of this size come to a CECC board meeting to stand up for our rights as members and owners. ...people were stunned as CECC leaders adjourned the meeting and exited the room without even acknowledging their presence. CECC managements' attempt to deny members the right to speak at the annual membership meeting is unacceptable. CECC's efforts to block members from fully participating at the annual meeting by refusing to allow use of the meeting room cannot stand. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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How cooperative is Carroll Electric Cooperative?
Friday, July 3, 2009—Holiday Island resident Buzz Peine is shown on his property near Butler Creek. Peine was disappointed that contractors for Carroll Electric sprayed herbicide down to the water's edge on his right-of-way. The area sprayed was underwater last summer. Peine feels like the spraying broke the law. Photo by Chip Ford [Order this photo] CARROLL COUNTY -- In late May, about 150 people attending the annual meeting of the Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. (CECC) in Berryville to voice concerns about herbicide spraying on right of ways had reason to question how cooperative their cooperative is. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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Customers say utility’s too slow on defoliant fix
Three summers after customers of a Northwest Arkansas utility questioned its herbicide-spraying program and the manner in which it alerts residents about the chemicals, they contend they’re still waiting for promised changes. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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Herbicide Concerns Considered by Carroll Electric Board
On May 28th, 2009, approximately 125 members and other area residents showed up for the annual meeting of Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC)at corporate headquarters in Berryville, Arkansas, at 10 am in the morning. We came to the meeting with the hope of speaking before the CECC board, management, and our member neighbors regarding our concerns surrounding herbicide spraying of utility Right of ways. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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Arkansas Clean Coal Plant a Joke With a Nasty Punchline
Opponents of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas have multiple fronts on which they're battling the facility. The joke is that the supporters of the $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant are pointing to "emerging technology that could capture and store carbon..." The nasty punchline (and the reason for the use of "could" instead of "will" in the above quote) is that the likely timeline for the deployment of commercial-scale carbon capture and storage is around 30 years ... if ever. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY

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