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.
Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Project Risks Serious Ecological, Environmental, and Economic Harms
On August 27, 2021, Jon Sanders submitted public comments to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the BOEM's Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)…
“Eco-friendly” LED Streetlights Decimating Moth Numbers in England
From the Guardian: “Eco-friendly” LED streetlights produce even worse light pollution for insects than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a study has found. The abundance of moth caterpillars…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Andrew Dunn reports for Carolina Journal Online on one Rowan County community’s fight against a large-scale solar farm. A new CJ Opinion highlights Republican N.C. Supreme Court justices’ concerns about…
Alaska Governor Blasts Biden for Harming Poor
Tristan Justice of the Federalist highlights a critique of President Biden from the nation’s northernmost state. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is frustrated. In just its first eight months, the Biden administration…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Donna King writes for Carolina Journal Online about N.C. bills that would remove barriers to entry for cosmetology jobs. A CJ Opinion article urges N.C. policymakers not to manufacture a…
Climate Activism Versus Democracy
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online ponders a key problem for climate alarmists. Climate change as a potential public-policy issue has been with us since the 1960s, while climate change…
Kerry’s Climate Hypocrisy on Full Display
David Harsanyi writes at National Review Online about the latest example of hypocrisy from former Secretary of State John Kerry. In February, Icelandic reporter Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson asked the United…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about manufacturers and activists speaking against a proposed N.C. energy bill. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights N.C. lawmakers’ plans to increase capital spending.…
Becki Gray To Legislature: Choose Low-Cost, Reliable, Environmentally-Friendly Energy
“Cost matters.” That is one of the key points made by Locke’s Becki Gray on Tuesday as she testified about House Bill 951 before the North Carolina Senate Agriculture, Energy, and…
Solar Farms Irk History Buffs in Virginia
Leif Le Mahieu writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a recent controversy involving solar farms. The field, known as Savage’s Station, owes its name to the at least 900…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about details of the N.C. House’s budget plan. Amy Cooke’s CJ Opinion explains how media failures provide an opportunity for Carolina Journal. A…
Conservatives Should Embrace the Science on Climate Change
Benjamin Zycher writes at National Affairs that conservatives should adopt a serious approach toward climate change. The problem, however, is that Republicans rarely go beyond dismissive mockery in responding to…