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.
PURPA rules change could help electricity consumers
In the ensuing decades, deregulation, open access, a multitude of state and federal incentives for solar and wind power, and the onset of fracking have dramatically changed the energy scene…
PURPA Rules Change Could Help Electricity Consumers
A pending major federal rule change could create a positive change for people’s electricity bills. That could be good news, especially for North Carolinians. This fall, the Federal Energy Regulatory…
The Unacknowledged Costs of Wind Farms
As applications for wind farms are expected to increase, the debate over the costs and benefits of these facilities will continue. The debate should be informed by experiences and data…
Federal law forces consumers to pay billions more than they need for solar and wind power
Even as solar advocates boasted that solar's costs are plummeting, North Carolina's PURPA terms were locking state ratepayers into a situation where they're forced to buy all solar energy produced…
“Why Everything They Say About Climate Change Is Wrong”
That’s the title of a piece by Michael Shellenberger that appeared in Forbes today. Shellenberger begins by making it clear that he is not a climate change denier. On the…
JLF’s Dr. van der Vaart Calls It (Before It Happens)
The results of an investigation into Gov. Cooper’s involvement with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) were presented last week. The report concluded: “From the information presented in this report, it…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on federal rules that could stifle North Carolina’s growing hemp industry. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how a new report about the Atlantic…
Green cronies trying to win over politicians rather than consumers? That’s not news.
"Market competition"? The renewable energy industry has made it crystal clear that they want nothing to do with market competition or anything near it. Their own advocates attest that their…
Coldplay comes up with environmental excuse for not touring
Mike Brest of the Washington Examiner reports on rock band Coldplay’s ingenious excuse for skipping out on touring. Coldplay will not go on tour for their new album Everyday Life…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal Online about the latest developments in the dispute over N.C. Atlantic Coast Pipeline permits. Andy Taylor’s Daily Journal contends that conservatives might need a…
Impossible Whopper Wednesday
As I hinted this morning, a few of us at the John Locke Foundation and Carolina Journal did participatory research and journalism this afternoon. We intended to compare Impossible Whoppers and…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. hemp farmers’ struggle to meet stringent state THC standards. The Daily Journal explains how the recent debate over a new N.C.…