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.
Pruitt’s out, attacks on Trump EPA will continue
Erin Dunne explains for the Washington Examiner why no one should expect left-of-center attacks on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to diminish with the resignation of controversial administrator Scott Pruitt.…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online that an “expired” tax credit for renewable energy is still paying out millions of dollars. John Hood’s Daily Journal reminds readers of the…
From Facebook: Meteorologist/climatologist, Dr. Roy Spencer, reports on the latest heat wave
“Heat wave” update: here’s the month of July so far (July 1-4). Notice that the unseasonably cool areas cancel out the warm areas. So why all the heat wave news?…
Basing public policy on research from a 9-year-old
Becket Adams explains for the Washington Examiner the thorough research Seattle employed before banning plastic drinking straws. Seattle has made it official: It is now the first major U.S. city…
What unsustainable energy really looks like
Moore says renewable energy sources are complete creatures of government favoritism, and after 30 years we still can’t cut the umbilical cord. This is true, and I've shown that renewable…
US, NC emissions are declining thanks to market forces. Why aren’t Europe’s?
North Carolina's record on emissions reductions is better than most European nations'. They have the Paris Accords and government mandates. We are winning with market forces.
Results of three academic studies of fracking reported this week
Studies from Yale and Penn State find no impact from fracking on groundwater, while a study from Duke finds that putting fat cells from mice in fracking wastewater for weeks…
No, your bank isn’t “100 percent” solar-powered
How can a bank in Ohio claim to be 100 percent powered by solar energy from North Carolina? They're not actually getting that power from North Carolina. They don't close…
Trump’s climate accord critics fail to meet its goals
A year has passed since President Trump started to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement. Nicolas Loris reports for the Daily Signal on other countries’ compliance…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on a bank’s questionable renewable energy claims. Becki Gray’s Daily Journal raises concerns about a plan to pursue a $3 billion statewide road…
Trump administration dumps greenhouse gas rule
Chris White of the Daily Caller documents the latest example of the Trump administration trashing an environmental rule linked to greenhouse gases. President Donald Trump’s administration repealed a rule forcing…
GenX on solar panels? So why NC doesn’t require reclamation bonding?
State policymakers need to take prudent actions to protect its environment, even if doing so upsets the solar lobby.