Sen. Bernie Sanders recently called climate change "an existential threat" and blamed it for last weekend's deadly Alabama tornadoes.
Published: Sunday, March 31st, 2019 @ 1:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper inducted North Carolina's Ninth Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, at a ceremony in the North Carolina State Capitol.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In celebration of Black History Month, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper will honor African American musicians and artists from North Carolina at a reception at the Executive Mansion beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed The Natural Resources Management Act, which includes a provision authored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to direct the Secretary of Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City."
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When natural disasters or other emergencies hit our state, North Carolinians respond in droves - and I'm not just referring to the crucial and praiseworthy work of our public employees who work in emergency management, public safety, and public works
Published: Monday, September 24th, 2018 @ 1:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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America is poised to become energy independent, and its allies abroad will share the economic and geopolitical benefits, a key Trump administration official says
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you eat leftovers, you may be in the minority. I was astounded when I saw this headline: "Food is so cheap, Americans have stopped eating leftovers."
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 9:08 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Today, our Nation commemorates Earth Day, a celebration of the blessings given to us by our Creator.
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think the administration of Gov. Roy Cooper favors the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project connecting natural-gas generation in West Virginia to natural-gas consumers in Virginia and North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 2:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline cuts a 600-mile underground swath through three states, beginning in Harrison County, West Virginia
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What difference does it make?
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 11:01 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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We are pleased to present to you this year's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is a snapshot of last year's water quality.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today urged local governments affected by four 2016 natural disasters to apply for disaster relief funds immediately
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a new leadership team for the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 6:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The recent resignations of two prominent experts from state government advisory panels on environmental matters and the Republican-led Congress' refusal before it left for summer recess to appropriate additional funds to manage the Zika threat reprised a familiar theme of Democrats' characterization
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis attended and spoke at a House Committee on Natural Resources oversight hearing on the status of the federal government's management of wolves.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 10:03 am
By: Thom Tillis
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State parks seeing record attendance in 2016
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2016 @ 8:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Actually, the question is, "how smart do others think you are?" I found this article in the WSJ fascinating: How to Look Smarter.
Published: Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 @ 4:06 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources Susan Kluttz joined N.C. Zoo Director Pat Simmons at the North Carolina Zoo today to welcome a new polar bear, Nikita.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 11:45 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory announced today the lineup of programs that honor the 2016 Black History Month theme, "Hallowed Ground: African-American Memories."
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Six people sat down on a Raleigh street - connected by PVC pipe (for some reason) a little while back to protest the actual enforcement of immigration laws by the state.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:30 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Tennessee Valley Authority produced a recent study that found the premium it pays to solar energy producers is about 67 percent higher than solar's actual value (about 12 cents per kilowatt versus 7.2 cents/kw). As reported in the Chattanooga Times Free Press...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 5:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law today a bill authorizing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to establish a police department, a tribal alcohol law enforcement division, a natural resources law enforcement agency, and a probation and parole agency through the Cherokee Marshal's Office.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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After the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources sent a letter to Attorney General Roy Cooper, The North Carolina Republican Party urged Cooper to put politics aside and do his job by defending the state against new overreaching federal EPA rules.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 @ 10:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Democrat Candidate for Governor Who Led Redistricting For Democrats Commits Massive Flip Flop on Redistricting
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Forty-eight applicants from 28 countries became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony held at the East Carolina Heart Institute Aug. 14. This was the first time a naturalization ceremony has been hosted on the campus of East Carolina University or in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 @ 11:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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Lately there has been a great deal of discussion, even among conservatives and Republicans, about the possibility of implementing a carbon dioxide tax, incorrectly refereed to as a carbon tax. Of course carbon dioxide and carbon are quite different. But this is part of the manipulation of the...
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 6:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A column this week in The News & Observer argues for the North Carolina Senate to reject a measure that would direct environmental officials to develop a state implementation plan with pending U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 3:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pick your natural resource: oil, land, copper, coal, you name it. At one time or another, it has been predicted that we will one day run out of that resource. These predictions have all been based on a false economic assumption, namely that because the physical quantity of something is finite...
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 6:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory participated in a panel discussion today on U.S. offshore energy development at the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The governor was joined by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (NC), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT) and the...
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 4:13 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year. There is no entrance fee to the state parks, and the system currently only generates revenue from camping fees...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory was in our nation's capital today to express his support for environmentally safe and responsible offshore energy exploration before Congress. The governor addressed the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Energy and Mineral Land Resources Subcommittee hearing titled...
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 6:29 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory will testify before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Energy and Mineral Land Resources Subcommittee hearing titled "Examining the Future Impacts of President Obama's Offshore Energy Plan" on Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 @ 11:02 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Republicans from Governor McCrory and Commerce Secretary John Skvarla to the leadership and rank and file alike in the General Assembly are falling all over themselves trying to extend and expand so-called business incentive programs, aka corporate welfare. So what does the platform of the party...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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