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NC State researchers in 2016 found that 80 percent of North Carolina beachgoers would either not return to a beach rental if wind turbines were visible — or require an unreasonable discount for spoiled views
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The question isn’t whether a massive buildout of offshore wind capacity off North Carolina beaches would lead to fewer jobs and less economic growth than otherwise, but how extensive the losses would be
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 9:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pres. Biden and Gov. Cooper tout government intervention to force offshore wind energy development off North Carolina beaches as a way to create jobs and grow the economy
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 2:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fishing communities in every coastal state have tried to alert the Biden administration to offshore wind energy’s threat to their industry and marine habitats, biodiversity, and oceanography
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2022 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper’s desire for building 8 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in North Carolina would have severe impacts on our electricity bills
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2022 @ 5:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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intermittent wind and solar energy raise rates for electric customers
Published: Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: John Steed
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina Mccarthy, January 27, 2021
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined Congressmen Chris Collins (NY-27) and Blake Farenthold (TX-27) to introduce legislation that would curb the installation of wind turbines in close proximity to military installations
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 11:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's legislative leaders want the incoming Trump administration to consider shutting down the $400 million, 104-turbine Amazon Wind Farm project under construction near Elizabeth City because, they say, the massive turbines would interfere with a nearby radar facility run by the military
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government issued tax credits in North Carolina approaching a half-billion dollars for renewable energy investment in the five most recent years for which records are available, and high-income earners have benefited the most from the tax favors
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 @ 2:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite initial concerns by the U.S. Navy that a massive wind farm near Elizabeth City will disrupt a sophisticated radar station located near the Virginia-North Carolina border, the $400 million project will proceed, and the Navy will have no recourse even if radar performance is disrupted.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 @ 3:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Bringing onshore wind production to North Carolina is part of my 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy."
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 7:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We are getting more than our fair share of business - and controversy - from Spain.
Published: Sunday, August 9th, 2015 @ 4:54 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A study just released in Nature Geoscience comes to the following conclusion, as stated in the article's abstract...
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine that you are the CEO of a company, and there are several different materials or technologies that you can use to produce your product. For example, it is not unusual that a product can be made using steel, aluminum, or plastic. Within those categories, it can be made using different...
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory will join leaders from Iberdrola Renewables and Amazon tomorrow to break ground on North Carolina’s first commercial-scale wind energy facility, Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Interest is coalescing around legislation that would repeal a law forcing energy companies to buy increasingly larger volumes of costly, tax-subsidized, renewable energy. Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford, is drafting language for a bill as Gov. Pat McCrory pushes for offshore...
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1972, 1980, 1984, and 1988 the GOP ran a national ticket touting the promise of limited government and tax cuts. The Republicans saw smashing, overwhelming victories in each of those years.
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2013 @ 1:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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