jim rogers posts, articles, and infographics

The Sayings of Chairman Jim (Rogers)

April 20, 2010 by Marc Gunther
with 503 views

Most utility company executives are, frankly, dull. Not Jim Rogers. The chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy speaks bluntly. He says Congress had better pass climate legislation now or we may have to wait until 2013. He says the Chinese are kicking our butt in the energy business. He says there's... [read more]

Duke’s Jim Rogers leaves Chamber of Commerce Board

April 20, 2010 by Joseph Romm
with 345 views

Update: Spokesmen for Duke and the Chamber have informed the Wonk Room that Jim Rogers stepped down from the board only because he had served three consecutive two-year terms, and was required by the bylaws to cycle off. According to the Chamber, Rogers will rejoin the board in June. Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, a critic of the US... [read more]

COP15: CEOs in Hamlet’s Castle

December 12, 2009 by Marc Gunther
with 109 views

As humans, we’re wired to focus on the now. I want a new gadget now. I want a slab of pie now. I’m busy now, so I don’t have time for politics. The consequences—consumer debt, a sagging waistline, a Congress beholden to special interests–all arrive later. You can think about global warming as a now-and-later problem. Governments need to... [read more]

Clean, Green Energy Jobs

November 29, 2009 by John Wheeler
with 290 views

Fast Fission Podcast # 18 – mp3 file Duke Energy is one of the largest power producers in the Western Hemisphere. They produce 35,000 MW of electricity in the USA, plus 4,000 in Latin America. They have virtually every type of power plant: nuclear, coal, gas, hydro, wind, and solar. They also run natural gas... [read more]

Why a coal guy is turning green

October 15, 2009 by Marc Gunther
with 245 views

3. 12. 41. Of all the companies in the U.S., Duke Energy is the 3rd largest emitter of CO2. Of all the companies in the world, Duke is the 12th biggest emitter. And if North Carolina-based Duke were a country, it would rank No. 41 in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of entire nations in Europe, Africa and Asia. And yet…Jim... [read more]

Duke’s Jim Rogers: “Green jobs put people to work, achieve long-term cost savings..."

September 9, 2009 by Joseph Romm
with 133 views

“Green jobs” may be a trendy phrase, but its underlying principles are as old as the Constitution itself. No doubt Glenn Beck will call now call Jim Rogers a socialist — and some readers may call him schizophrenic or worse. But the coal-plant-building, climate-bill-endorsing, coal-front-group-quitting CEO of Duke Energy agrees... [read more]

Randy Udall Challenges Duke Energy's Jim Rogers on CO2 Emissions - Rogers Fights Back By Emphasizing Importance and Usefulness of Nuclear Energy

August 23, 2009 by Rod Adams
with 97 views

I stumbled across the above video while doing some research on a writer named Randy Udall. (I am still wondering if he is any relation to the political Udalls.) I thought it was worth sharing with you.There is definitely a reason why I like Jim Rogers better than John Rowe. [read more]

Duke CEO – Nuclear is our future

August 5, 2009 by Dan Yurman
with 114 views

Despite a gloomy economic outlook in its service area, the utility’s CEO is bullish on the future of nuclear energy Utility CEO’s are not known for exuberance, irrational or not, in talking about the future of an energy technology. In fact, with the “prudent investor” paradigm motivating publically traded firms, a clarion call... [read more]

Another reason to hate Du, er ... wait a sec

June 18, 2009 by John Whitehead
with 58 views

Another reason to like Jim Rogers (Duke Energy CEO ...): Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers appeared to enjoy his Tuesday night turn on Comedy Central's “Colbert Report,” plugging Duke's commitment to corral greenhouse gases even as it builds two new coal-fired power plants. “I never turn the lights out, because that's when the... [read more]

Exclusive: Warren Buffett’s utility man

May 25, 2009 by Marc Gunther
with 185 views

As Washington debates climate change, a lot of utility company CEOs have assumed high-profile roles: Jim Rogers of Duke Energy is appearing in commercials with the Environmental Defense Fund, David Crane of NRG Energy has emerged as a leading advocate for nuclear power and Michael Morris of American Electric Power, the nation’s biggest... [read more]

The secret is out ...

March 3, 2009 by John Whitehead
with 170 views

... cap and trade will raise prices (Duke CEO warns of carbon cap):Duke Energy says electricity rates in North Carolina and South Carolina would rise by at least 13 percent under President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change by auctioning off carbon credits. Obama would set the nation's first limits on emissions of carbon... [read more]

On Bill Clinton, Jim Rogers, George W. Bush, and Dueling Realities

October 20, 2007 by ClintWilder
with 132 views

At last month's Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) annual meeting in New York which I covered on behalf of Clean Edge, I got to meet Jim Rogers. Rogers is the CEO of Duke Energy, one of the nation's largest utilities, and he's been way out front among industry executives in calling for federal government action on carbon emissions caps,... [read more]