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.
Update: North Carolina energy emissions continue to fall, thanks to market forces
NC isn't just seeing falling energy-based emissions all century. We're doing this while continuing to be one of the nation's fastest-growth states in terms of population.
Climate alarmist loses defamation suit
Thomas Lifson of the American Thinker highlights an important court victory for free speech. Michael Mann, a climatologist at Penn State University, is the creator of the “hockey stick graph”…
CJ Reports: Smokable hemp rules likely to be settled in court, Dixon says
This week, Carolina Journal’s Kari Travis reported on the latest version of North Carolina Farm Act of 2019. Travis writes: A new version of Senate Bill 315, North Carolina Farm Act…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online that a leading N.C. legislator believes rules tied to smokable hemp are likely to be settled in court. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains…
Once people get an idea of how much a ‘carbon tax’ will cost, they oppose it
It is easy to tell a pollster you favor something when its costs and benefits are both hypothetical. It's a different thing altogether when the benefits are still speculative, while…
An Inconvenient Truth About the El Paso Shooter’s Manifesto
Michael Shellenberger posted an insightful piece today at Quillette: Democratic Presidential candidates and the New York Times rightly condemned the use of inflammatory words like “invasion” … to describe … people coming…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Kari Travis reports for Carolina Journal Online on farmers’ reaction to the trade dispute with China. Andy Taylor’s Daily Journal explores shifting coalitions on the U.S. Supreme Court.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on confusion surrounding N.C. law and smokable hemp. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how trade wars hurt N.C. workers.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online about the state budget impasse’s impact on preparations for a new public high school financial literacy course. John Hood’s Daily Journal questions renewable…
CJ Reports: North Carolina farmers high on prospects for state’s newest cash crop
This week, Carolina Journal’s Brooke Conrad reported on hemp cultivation in North Carolina. Conrad interviewed one hemp farmer, Shane Whitaker, who characterizes hemp as the new tobacco. Conrad reports: Tobacco…
CJ Reports: Is Cooper’s revenue department rejecting legitimate tax credits?
This week, Carolina Journal’s Don Carrington reported on the potential denial of as much as $500 million in renewable energy tax credits to investors. Carrington reports: For two decades, the…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Brooke Conrad reports for Carolina Journal Online on North Carolina’s response to hemp as a potential cash crop. Brenee Goforth’s Daily Journal highlights North Carolina’s tax on illegal drugs.