North Carolina’s installed solar power is second only to California’s.
Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 @ 8:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives.
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2020 @ 8:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina had held the title “second in solar” for a few years now, but that title does not come cheap.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 2:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper's Executive Order 80 claims to seek reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat global warming.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Duke Energy touts the fact that its total carbon emissions are down 31 percent from their peak in 2005. It hopes to reach a cumulative 40 percent reduction by 2030.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 12:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In its application to build a solar facility on Gov. Roy Cooper’s Nash County property, Durham-based Strata Solar said its generating capacity would be about 5 megawatts.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 11:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, The Washington Post outdid itself in terms of wildly dishonest fact-checking.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To the incredible citizens of North Carolina, South Carolina and the entire East Coast ... We have already begun mobilizing our assets to respond accordingly, and we are here for you!
Published: Friday, September 14th, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2018 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 600-acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run "megaport" remains vacant and the N.C. State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2018 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The rhetorical case for renewable energy seems, at its core, to be this: Why rely on traditional sources that burn expensive energy and emit carbon dioxide when you can replace them with energy freely provided by nature that emits nothing?
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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John Morrison, chief operating officer of Strata Solar in Chapel Hill, on Wednesday was lauding the brisk growth of sun-powered electricity in North Carolina in comments to the North Carolina Energy Policy Council. His company has built solar farm and solar array projects across North Carolina with
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you’ve ever made a bad deal you understand how people in the 51 North Carolina public power communities feel.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 2:56 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The ongoing debate over subsidies for traditional versus renewable energy sources offers an incomplete picture. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report urges advocates on both sides of the debate to fill in the gaps by factoring in penalties along with subsidies.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 12:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The ongoing debate over subsidies for traditional versus renewable energy sources offers an incomplete picture. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report urges advocates on both sides of the debate to fill in the gaps by factoring in penalties along with subsidies.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Rep. Tom Murry was named "Most Effective Freshman Legislator" by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research. But to get re-elected in state House District 41 he must battle a tough challenger and woo an unpredictable electorate.
Published: Thursday, October 18th, 2012 @ 10:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In spite of recent statements by gubernatorial candidates Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory opposing the North Carolina International Terminal, Toby Bronstein, a spokeswoman for Save the Cape, fears the proposed megaport may not be dead.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 3:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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