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North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders announced Wednesday that the state has entered into an international agreement with Denmark to advance its offshore wind energy production.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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environmentally harmful and one of the most expensive ways to make electricity
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: John Steed
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NC TOWERS Hears Best Practices from UK Offshore Wind Delegation – Encourages Participation in Stakeholder Survey
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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lawsuit in the works to stop massive offshore Virginia wind farm
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 10:32 am
By: John Steed
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Electric ratepayers are on the hook if it doesn't work
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: John Steed
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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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Below is the presentation I gave the North Carolina Energy Policy Council on May 18, 2022.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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legislative RINOs set him up for it with NC Green New Deal - HB951
Published: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 @ 7:58 pm
By: John Steed
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Biden admin destroying America one step at a time
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Gov. Roy Cooper and the Biden administration want to make North Carolina carbon neutral by 2050, and President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change lean heavily on offshore wind generation.
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2022 @ 2:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Thanks to Gov. Cooper and legislative RINOs, this threat is growing in NC
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 9:44 am
By: John Steed
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was at meeting in Wilmington yesterday to promote offshore wind
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 9:48 am
By: John Steed
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Two groups claiming to be environmentalists fight each other
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2021 @ 8:30 am
By: John Steed
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Seabirds, whales, dolphins also suffer
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Steed
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Governor Roy Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 218 highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to offshore wind power as the state transitions to a clean energy economy.
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 9:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the White House convened leaders from across the Administration to announce a set of bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind energy, strengthen the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union jobs.
Published: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 @ 1:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As we await confirmation that President Trump will extend the offshore drilling moratorium to North Carolina’s waters, as stated in a news release issued by Senator Thom Tillis, Governor Roy Cooper offered the following comment
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
By: Governor's Office
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President Donald J. Trump is taking action to prevent Americans from being displaced by foreign workers and offshore labor using Federal dollars.
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tillis noted the economic importance of the tourism and fishing industries for North Carolina, and requested that the administration provide more details about their plan to ensure there are adequate protections for North Carolina's coastal communities.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following last month's announcement that the Trump Administration authorized airgun use in waters off the East Coast, Governor Roy Cooper and a group of bipartisan governors today urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to prohibit harmful seismic testing and offshore
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2018 @ 1:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor's Office spokesman Ford Porter issued the following statement on NOAA's decision to grant incidental harassment authorizations to companies, a step toward opening the Atlantic Coast to seismic testing
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 8:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper today joined a coalition of Atlantic Coast governors from Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia to urge Congress to oppose the Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters Act
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 5:05 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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Republican State Representative Beverly Boswell said today her primary challenger "sounds like Bernie Sanders" with his "emotional" opposition to President Trump's proposal for oil and gas exploration 70-miles off the North Carolina coast
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 9:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Offshore drilling threatens North Carolina's economy and environment with little benefit to the state and should not be allowed off our coast, Governor Roy Cooper told the federal government today
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 12:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a meeting with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today on offshore drilling and seismic testing, Governor Cooper underscored North Carolina's opposition to both
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2018 @ 11:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday he sent a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke seeking to delay any decision on drilling or seismic testing of the ocean floor in search of oil and gas deposits off North Carolina’s coast
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2018 @ 8:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to grant a 60-day extension on public comments on offshore drilling and seismic testing off of North Carolina's coast
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 7:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is asking the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to hold a public scoping meeting in Dare County, North Carolina regarding the federal government's proposal to conduct an offshore oil and gas lease sale between 2019-2024
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2018 @ 5:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joined by local business leaders and elected officials, Gov. Roy Cooper once again called on the Trump Administration today to grant North Carolina an exemption from proposed seismic testing and offshore drilling and pledged potential legal action to protect North Carolina's coastal communities
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 @ 2:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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If energy companies respond to the Interior Department's recently announced process for pursuing oil and gas exploration off the North Carolina coast, it is likely that residents or visitors will never see any rigs, pipelines, or depots, as these facilities are located either far offshore
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2018 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper and U.S Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spoke regarding the Department of Interior's 5-year plan for offshore drilling in the Atlantic
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2018 @ 2:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Following an announcement late yesterday that the Trump Administration will exempt Florida from its plan to open Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters to offshore drilling, Governor Cooper today urged Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke to grant an exemption for North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 @ 9:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper shared the following statement on the White House's announcement on offshore drilling
Published: Thursday, January 4th, 2018 @ 7:12 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper and the Department of Environmental Quality submitted formal comments yesterday to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to convey North Carolina’s opposition to oil and gas leasing for offshore drilling on North Carolina’s coast
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2017 @ 11:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration reversed its position and announced mid- and South Atlantic coastal states, including North Carolina, would not be eligible for offshore energy exploration
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 3:37 am
By: Thom Tillis
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