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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
JLF’s Becki Gray writes column on North Carolina hurricane recovery for The Robesonian
John Locke Foundation’s Becki Gray’s article on how North Carolina is a model for recovery featured in a column for The Robesonian. Becki writes: Recovery from Hurricane Florence will be…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Word to All Who Care About Sound Science: Carbon Ain’t Carbon Dioxide
From Merriam-Webster dictionary: Carbon dioxide. A heavy colorless gas CO2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in…
Energy
Liberals bankroll ‘conservative’ groups that want government action on climate change
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller documents the role liberal groups play in so-called conservative campaigns targeting climate change. Wealthy charitable foundations spent $10 million on an effort that included…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Carolina Journal reports: General Assembly unanimously passes first Hurricane Florence relief package
From Carolina Journal’s Dan Way: State lawmakers told tales of destruction of and struggles in hurricane-battered communities before unanimously approving $56.5 million spread over two emergency response bills. Debate was…
Energy
UN still pushing climate change restrictions
John Siciliano of the Washington Examiner details the United Nations’ latest climate-related pursuits. The United Nations climate agency launched an effort this week to marshal support for strict new targets…
Energy
More ties between American environmental groups and foreign governments
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller reports continuing concerns about connections between American environmental groups and hostile foreign countries. House lawmakers sent a letter Monday to the environmental group Earthjustice…
Energy
Favoring a missing frog over private property rights
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller discusses one of the first controversial cases of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term. The Trump administration will defend before the U.S. Supreme Court…
Energy
Noon Today at JLF: Are Electric Vehicles Good For the Environment?
Energy
Who in the world has the biggest problem with fracking, and what he’s doing about it?
If you want to know who could oppose lower U.S. emissions, cheaper and more reliable electricity, and U.S. energy independence, well, read on.
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on lawmakers’ different assessments of Hurricane Florence’s impact on N.C. hog lagoons. Kristen Blair’s Daily Journal highlights research into students’ reactions to academic…
Energy
JLF’s Becki Gray on Capital Tonight: Hurricane Florence
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discussed N.C. government efforts to help the state recover from Hurricane Florence for Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.” Watch here.
Energy
Another long-term study finds fracking isn’t contaminating groundwater
After four years of study, researchers found that methane in the well water around the Barnett Shale area was naturally occurring, not linked to the fracking process and natural gas…