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Energy
Advocating for making energy more affordable and reliable, Locke provides groundbreaking research and policy proposals that looks to halt the government’s destructive green energy transition.
Energy
“What was the issue with the wind?” “It didn’t blow.”
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” “The dog did nothing in the night-time.”…
Energy
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Jeff Moore reports for Carolina Journal Online about concerns surrounding a proposed offshore wind farm near Corolla. John Hood’s CJ Opinion highlights Thoms Jefferson’s history of support for religious liberty.…
Energy
Climate Policies That Boost China’s Prospects
Jordan McGillis writes at National Review Online about China’s dubious approach to climate policy. As planned, China’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) is doing nothing to reduce its emissions. Launched in…
Energy
Kitty Hawk Wind Farm Project Poses Serious Ecological and Environmental Risks and Economic Burdens
Federal agency should carefully weigh substantial costs vs. narrow benefit RALEIGH – In comments submitted today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the John Locke Foundation’s senior fellow…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
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)…
Energy
“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…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
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…
Energy
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…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
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…
Energy
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…
Elections & Public Integrity
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…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
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.…