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.
Another question about the coal-ash settlement: Was it a sue & settle scheme?
"Sue and settle" is an illiberal tool used by outside pressure groups in cahoots with willing government agencies to bring about a regulatory change they know they could not get…
When did Cooper change his mind about making consumers pay for coal-ash cleanup? Why?
How can it be "unfair" and not "reasonable" to sock consumers with the cleanup costs in 2014, but add extra cleanup costs in 2020 and then it’s not a problem?…
Start the New Year Right with Some Good News!
Just before Christmas, Matt Ridley published a piece in the Spectator under the title, “We’ve just had the best decade in human history. Seriously.” It’s a good antidote to the…
NPR: Wind energy’s waste problem
Much of the structure of a wind turbine can be reused, but not the massive blades. And figuring out what to do with those will be a huge problem with…
Why The Price Of Solar Is Falling, But Your Power Bill Is Not
The cost of solar power has been falling, yet you couldn’t tell by looking at your power bill. That’s what JLF’s Jon Sanders explained in his December 17th research brief…
Martin Center column exposes politicized medical schools
AnneMarie Schieber writes for the Martin Center about the politics of medical education. To be a successful doctor, it is no longer enough to make an accurate diagnosis and recommend…
Why Aren’t We Benefitting From Falling Costs of Solar?
It’s a feature in reporting about solar energy to discuss how dramatically its costs have declined. That tends to be misleading because solar is a completely unreliable resource on its…
Green New Deal falling flat among some Democratic lawmakers
Naomi Lim of the Washington Examiner reports on Democratic lawmakers who are resisting pressure to support the Green New Deal. The Green New Deal has high-profile backers in Congress, but…
The business of climate change
If you suspect that much of the furor surrounding climate change masks a dubious money-making scheme, Rupert Darwall supports your thesis with a Real Clear Energy column. Saving the planet…
How to make consumers overpay for electricity by billions of dollars
North Carolinians are really stuck because we have the highest rates in the Southeast for QFs, the longest contracts in the Southeast for QFs, fixed rates, and 60 percent of…
Will Greta help or hurt climate alarmists?
Josh Siegel writes for the Washington Examiner about Greta Thunberg’s potential impact on the climate debate. Some climate change hawks are questioning whether the brand of outraged activism trademarked by…
Energy Bills Could Go Down As Government Mandate Relaxes
This week, JLF’s Jon Sanders wrote a research brief on the pending changes to the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). According to Sanders: It’s is the law…