Center for Food, Power, and Life
The Center for Food, Power, and Life aims to protect and expand freedom in the vital policy areas of agriculture, energy, and the environment, which we believe will enhance North Carolinians' lives by better access to food, power, and more of life's needs and wants.
Biden’s Climate Goals Require Higher Taxes, Killing Off Natural Gas
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights one little-reported aspect of the Biden administration’s climate goals. President Joe Biden would need to implement a massive tax on emissions and…
Energy Crossroads, Part 2: Reliable, Cost-Effective Alternatives to Cooper’s Disastrous Plan
By favoring wind and solar generation with battery storage to the exclusion of viable, dependable sources, Gov. Cooper's "Clean Energy Plan" would be extremely expensive, costing consumers an average of…
Energy Crossroads, Part 1: Cooper’s Plan Is Unnecessary and Fraught with Costs to Consumers and the Environment
Cooper's "Clean Energy Plan" has a very definite preference for extremely expensive, intermittent, and unreliable electricity resources, to the exclusion of viable, dependable resources. A report for Locke by energy…
Freedom To Farm
Read The New Locke-Commissioned Research Report Freedom To Farm The Impacts of Agriculture Regulation On Production and Processing In The South In this paper, author Vincent Smith examines the structure…
Freedom To Farm
In this paper we examine the structure and differences in seven southern states and the federal regulations that govern farms with dairy and cattle herds. We also describe and assess…
Less Wind, Higher Costs for European Energy
Philip Caldwell of the Washington Free Beacon reports bad news for European energy consumers. Energy prices in Europe spiked to record highs in recent weeks as wind power production off…
California begs feds to pollute more in electricity provision. Wonder why?
CAISO wants the DoE to suspend air-pollution rules so it can use natural gas turbines as "back-up power generation and freeing up additional energy capacity to help alleviate electric demand…
‘Buy American’ or ‘Go Green’?
Josh Siegel of the Washington Examiner reports on a clash between two Biden administration policies. There is an inherent tension in President Joe Biden’s climate plans between reducing emissions as…
“What was the issue with the wind?” “It didn’t blow.”
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about concerns surrounding a proposed offshore wind farm near Corolla. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights Thoms Jefferson’s history of support for religious liberty.…
Climate Policies That Boost China’s Prospects
Jordan McGillis writes at National Review Online about China’s dubious approach to climate policy. As planned, China’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) is doing nothing to reduce its emissions. Launched in…
Kitty Hawk Wind Farm Project Poses Serious Ecological and Environmental Risks and Economic Burdens
Federal agency should carefully weigh substantial costs vs. narrow benefit RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow…