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NCACC Weekly Update — April 9
Published: Monday, April 12th, 2021 @ 10:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — March 12
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) went on CNN on Tuesday to blast Donald Trump for the CPAC speech he gave this past weekend, claiming that he was “really bored” during it because it was like many of the others the former president had previously given.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 10:38 pm
By: LifeZette
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Recycling conserves natural resources, creates new jobs, and protects our environment for future generations.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 12:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina students have until Nov. 30 to register for mobile app development contest
Published: Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 4:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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During their July 6, 2020 regular board meeting the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners voted to discontinue commingled household recycling at County solid waste collection sites.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 10:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Three winning teams hail from Wake, Orange and Randolph counties
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 2:07 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This Earth Day, the City of Washington and Beaufort County Schools are continuing their efforts to create and maintain a safe and clean environment for the community.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Bloomberg Energy this month issued an attention-grabbing report on a serious waste problem with wind turbines: Retired turbine blades are clogging up landfills.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 2:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Trump is investing in the resources our military needs to keep our country safe.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Raleigh continues to hope its free downtown bus, the R-Line Circulator, has more lasting significance than The Ting Tings. Still, recent decisions to end the free circulator bus service in Nashville and Washington, D.C., suggest it may be time to end the experiment here as well.
Published: Saturday, January 11th, 2020 @ 9:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Aircraft Solutions USA Inc., a leader in managing aircraft at the end of their service life, will establish a new subsidiary at North Carolina’s Global TransPark to recycle aircraft parts and materials.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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America Recycles Day is an opportunity to recognize the importance of recycling to our Nation’s economy and environment.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pallet Consultants of North Carolina, a manufacturer and distributor of pallets, will create 50 new jobs in Harnett County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 @ 9:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Comedian Shane Gillis performed standup at a New York City club mere days after NBC's "Saturday Night Live" cut the newly-named cast member from the sketch show for past offensive jokes.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 @ 5:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Donald J. Trump is reaffirming and strengthening the long-standing partnership between the United States and Australia.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 8:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State health officials are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses this fall.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 12:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the Alamance Community College Board of Trustees
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 11:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This summer, a Canadian grocery store took the war on plastic bags to the next level.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 6:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ahead of Women’s Equality Day on August 26, the NC Department of Administration (DOA) launched a new mentorship program on July 1, to address gender equity in North Carolina within the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 @ 11:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 21 grant requests to local governments totaling $10,790,000.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 6:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Just days after warning of the need to regulate solar panel disposal, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, scrapped his bill for a relaxed version.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources voted Thursday, June 13, to send Senate Bill 568 to the Finance Committee amid protests from some committee members.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If all the solar panels from industrial-scale electric plants in North Carolina were laid end to end, they would stretch from Raleigh to San Francisco and back nearly four times.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 1:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Texas and other States allow the sale of inspected feral hog meat. Many food banks welcome donations.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Not long ago I wrote a report on the importance of sunset provisions with periodic review of state regulations. In it I equated reviewing old state rules with cleaning out a toolshed.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 11:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, thank you very much, everybody. We appreciate it. The jobs numbers just came out and we added 304,000 jobs, which was a shocker to a lot of people.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 10:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On America Recycles Day, our Nation renews its commitment to reducing, reusing, and recycling waste in ways that contribute to the continued growth of our economy and the responsible stewardship of our environment.
Published: Friday, November 16th, 2018 @ 6:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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POLYWOOD, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture made from recycled plastics, will create 384 jobs over five years in Person County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 3:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The quotation comes from a recently published opinion by North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge John M. Tyson
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dowa Thermotech Co. Ltd., a global provider of industrial furnaces and heat protection treatments, will open a new facility in Lee County, creating 109 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Monday, September 3rd, 2018 @ 4:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Recognizing a new path to revitalization, the State of North Carolina is quickly moving to take advantage of the newly established Opportunity Zones Program, which focuses on distressed, low-income census tracks for targeted economic investments
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Professor Brian Wansink is head of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University. The lab has had problems, some described in an article called “Spoiled Science” in the Chronicle of Higher Education early in 2017
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 9:24 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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InterMarket Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of Point of Purchase displays and recycling bins, has selected Beaufort County for its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility, creating 57 jobs over three years, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:36 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina House Bill 56 got a lot of press earlier this fall when the General Assembly overrode the governor’s veto of the legislation
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2017 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every two months North Carolinians throw away enough trash to fill dumpsters, lined back to back, across the entire length of Interstate 40. Our 10 million residents generate some 12 million tons of trash each year
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 10:50 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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My family and I just spent a week at the beach - and found our big stack of reusable grocery and retail bags to be rather handy
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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