An NCNN affiliate exclusive. http://www.ncnn.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:58:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6355&Itemid=1 (CHARLOTTE) -- The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index has named Charlotte-based Duke Energy to it North American list for four years running. The index represents the top 10 percent of the leading sustainability performers among the largest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6354&Itemid=1 (RALEIGH) -- Andy Griffith's foray into politics has cost him support among Republican voters. A new survey from Public Policy Polling finds that Griffith's popularity has dropped 22 points among GOP voters in North Carolina. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6353&Itemid=1 (RALEIGH) -- A new Environment North Carolina report says that increases in global temperatures may be partly to blame for extreme weather events such as floods and drought. Federal field associate Locky Stewart said reducing regulations on coal fired power plants could make matters worse. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6352&Itemid=1 (RALEIGH) -- A group that will make recommendations on who will be the next person to lead North Carolina's state-run crime lab has held its first meeting. The panel discussed, among other issues, the kinds of qualifications in the person who will eventually get the job. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6350&Itemid=1 (GREENSBORO) – UNC senior quarterback T.J. Yates and Maryland junior free safety Kenny Tate headline a list of eight players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference football players of the week, announced Tuesday by the ACC. Yates threw for a career-high 412 yards against LSU, setting a league record for most yards thrown by a quarterback in a season opener.