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.
New Carolina Journal Online features
Cynthia Yeldell Anderson reports for Carolina Journal Online on the N.C. House District 16 race. John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights the debate over paying for upgrades to North Carolina’s power…
Can Ben Carson and YIMBYism spur more affordable housing?
“The high cost of housing is an important factor in trapping millions of Americans in poverty,” Michael Tanner writes in National Review. “On average, Americans in the lowest third of…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Multiple groups have touted North Carolina’s strong economy and fiscal health in recent years. That didn’t stop the libertarian Cato Institute from assigning Gov. Roy Cooper a grade of F…
Another Long-Term Study Finds Fracking isn’t Contaminating Groundwater
Yet another long-term university study of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has found no evidence that the process contaminates drinking water. This one is a four-year study from Texas, “the fifth and…
When did DEQ take decisive action to deal with GenX in the Cape Fear River?
My new Policy Report examines how state officials reacted to the public health crisis in 2017, from when they first learned of it to when they began to take decisive…
GenX: Early Responses to Unregulated Contaminants in the Cape Fear River
Executive Summary In 2017, North Carolinians were alerted to the discharge of a relatively new, unregulated chemical compound called “GenX” as well as other, similar compounds in the Cape Fear…
GenX: Taking Action to Address the Threat to Southeastern North Carolina
Background As early as April 2017, residents of southeastern North Carolina learned that levels of GenX compounds discovered in the Cape Fear River posed a threat to their drinking water.…
Hurricane relief session may mark only temporary break from partisan fights
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports: Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online that municipal waste overflows dwarfed hog waste discharges linked to Hurricane Florence. John Hood’s Daily Journal emphasizes the importance of applying correct measures…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online that none of the $57.8 million in “mitigation” money tied to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been paid yet to North Carolina. John…
Harvard studies: Wind power needs so much land, it’ll cause warming
Two new research papers from Harvard University scientists find that wind power contributes to global warming. But think of how better things will be in a thousand years.
LISTEN HERE – Head Locke Episode 029: Legislative Response to Hurricane Florence
As residents of areas flooded by Hurricane Florence continue the long process of recovery, Congress and state legislators have started their own process of providing resources to affected areas. Members…