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.
Offshore Wind Turbines Severely Interfere with Marine Vessel Radar and Endanger Mariners
In 2022 a major report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine warned that enormous wind turbines severely affect the marine vessel radar (MVR) used for navigating waterways…
Offshore Wind Projects Off Brunswick County Beaches Also Imperil Military Training and Operations
Wind projects off Brunswick County beaches would also interfere with military training and operations, including airspace used daily by the 169th Fighter Wing out of South Carolina. The Wilmington East…
“Woke” Investing Hurts Small Farmers
In recent years, “wokeness” has invaded a place one would least expect it, the financial industry. There has been a rise in a type of investing known as ESG, which…
Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Area Red-Flagged by Pentagon
The Pentagon alerted the Biden administration that several offshore wind energy areas slated for development would severely conflict with military operations, facilities, and training. Among the worst ones highlighted is…
Farming Subsidies Disproportionately Hurt Small Farms
Farming subsidies have been a contentious issue in the agricultural industry for years. Although they were initially designed to support smaller farmers, they have ultimately ended up harming them. In…
Nuclear Is Obviously Clean Energy
A couple of years ago, I asked whether Gov. Roy Cooper could finally support nuclear power, since even Pres. Joe Biden was. Our existing nuclear power plants have pulled off…
Farm Subsidies Are Making Your Food More Expensive
With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most…
Spoiled Beach Views from Massive Offshore Wind Turbine Arrays Would Cripple Tourism
NC State researchers in 2016 found that 80 percent of North Carolina beachgoers would either not return to a beach rental if wind turbines were visible — or require an…
Massive Offshore Wind Turbines with Flashing Lights Would Be Major Features on the Coastal Horizon, Part 2
Turbines under discussion off the coast of Bald Head Island and other Brunswick County beaches would be very tall — 853 feet from base to blade tip, with towers and…
Massive Offshore Wind Turbines with Flashing Lights Would Be Major Features on the Coastal Horizon
Recently, federal and state government officials and wind energy advocates tried to quell Brunswick County residents’ serious economic concerns about offshore wind turbines spoiling ocean views and harming tourism. Earlier…
Government Affairs Update: Securing Energy Choice
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 130: Preserving Choices for Consumers, sponsored by Reps. Dean Arp, Jason Saine, Michael Wray, and Charlie Miller. Locke committed in its…
Save Oyster Farming from NIMBYism
The Not-in-My-Backyard (NIMBY) mentality is going after oysters. Complaining about unsightly materials and bad smells, some property owners on the coastline want oyster farmers to do their business elsewhere or…