The Alcoa Story 3 part video

Bev Perdue thinks we should let Alcoa's lease expire and take back the rights to the power generated by the Yadkin River:

"The waters of the Yadkin River belong to the people of North Carolina. Fifty years ago, we endorsed Alcoa's request for a federal license to operate hydroelectric dams on the river because they powered the company's aluminum smelting works. That facility was a linchpin in the regional economy and created jobs for up to 1,000 North Carolina workers." said Gov. Perdue. "Today the smelter and the jobs are gone - and so is the reason for the license. I'm asking FERC to enable the recapture of the license so it can be used once again to help create jobs and economic opportunity for the region."

ALCOA and the Yadkin River

Eszter Vajda reports on ALCOA, an aluminum company with a facility in Stanly county, and the debate surrounding the company's request for another 50 year lease on the operation of four dams on the Yadkin river. Her report air in three parts.
video links here

I can't make heads or tails out of the pretzel shaped story surrounding the reporting on this documentary but Laura Leslie at UNC radio has kept up with it here