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.
Think tank targets bogus climate argument
John Siciliano of the Washington Examiner reports on a D.C.-based think tank’s efforts to challenge an Obama-era agreement linked to global warming. The free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute launched a counter-strike…
China and global warming
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller reports that the Chinese government does not appear to share American environmental activists’ concerns about the dangers of global warming. China could add as…
LISTEN HERE: HeadLocke 027: Recovering from Hurricane Florence
The newest Head Locke is out and you can listen to it here or download and subscribe on iTunes. According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Florence dropped an estimated…
The Upside of Climate Change
On Judith Curry’s Climate Etc. blog, Patrick J. Michaels discusses, “The most amazing greening on Earth“: A new paper by Simon Munier, of France’s Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, and several co-authors,…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
With a string of election-related lawsuits either resolved or on hold, North Carolina’s ballot looks fairly well set for November. Rick Henderson assesses key ballots issues in this “blue-moon” election…
Debunking a myth involving Hurricane Florence and global warming
Michael Bastasch of the Daily Caller tackles the notion that global warming played an important role in producing Hurricane Florence. Even before Hurricane Florence barreled into the North Carolina coast,…
How the EPA made storm prep more annoying and dangerous, too
I bought a new gas can and used it. The EPA "fixed" the spout to make it "spill-proof" and more environmentally friendly. That is why the things spill more than…
Unintended consequences of ‘going green’
Jason Hopkins of the Daily Caller reports on one unintended consequence of a major hotel chain’s efforts to win brownie points from those who wish to “go green.” Housekeepers are…
The Case Against “Price Gouging” Laws–Lessons Never Learned
A year ago on August 27th, 2017, I posted the following in this space. The story never gets old (unfortunately). This is an excerpt from two different sections of North Carolina’s…
Draining the EPA swamp
Evie Fordham documents for the Daily Caller the Trump administration’s impact on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shed approximately 1,200 jobs as roughly 1,600 employees…
Renewable Energy’s Promises Aren’t Enough; Do the Math, Policymakers
Californians are going to wish their policymakers had learned one key lesson individual homeowners should know when it comes to dealing with the promises of renewable energy: do the math.…
Who is supposed to collect the ACP payment?
The $57.8 million payment agreed between Gov. Cooper and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline partners remains in limbo and a new investigative committee will “probe Cooper’s involvement with the Atlantic Coast…