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.
Cooper Tries to Change the Entire North Carolina Economy with an Order
On Jan. 7, Gov. Cooper issued an executive order demanding that everyone — from government officials to businesses to people in general — "take significant action to achieve" his goals…
Cooper Order Would Forcibly Transform NC Auto Industry
In a little-discussed executive order issued Jan. 7, Gov. Cooper imposed unrealistic electric vehicle sales quotas on the state's auto industry, among other draconian diktats.
California rooftop solar roiled by prospect of “deep cut to incentives”
As you can imagine, only a certain class of consumers can do this: the wealthy. The poor, especially renters, can't. They're stuck not only paying full retail price for their…
NBC reports on environmental dangers of mining nickel for electric cars
We have written for years about the hidden but manifold environmental dangers posed by electric vehicles. These dangers are important to remember as people like Pres. Joe Biden and Gov.…
Climate Agenda Features Inconvenient Facts, Including a Lack of Popular Support
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explores a recent proposal to focus climate change policies on developing countries. [I]f this argument were written more directly, it would be denounced as…
Climate Craziness Leads to a World Gone Mad
Editors at Issues and Insights take aim at climate alarmism. Each day the media are filled with “news” stories blaming various events and conditions on “climate change,” which are of…
New Carolina Journal Online Features
Carolina Journal Online reports on the state Supreme Court’s second crack at a case targeting Attorney General Josh Stein’s hog farm “slush fund.” John Hood’s CJ Opinion reminds us that…
How Much Damage to Our Coastal Communities and Ecology For a Biden/Cooper ‘Win’ on Wind?
In 2020, citing risks to the state's coastal economy and ecology, Gov. Cooper got Pres. Trump to add North Carolina to his offshore energy leasing moratorium, finding out later it…
Liberal Policies Contribute to Inflation, Fuel Shortages
Frank Lasee writes at Real Clear Energy about the impact of Democrats’ preferred spending and energy policies. Workers have been earning higher wages in the last few years, but inflation…
Climate Alarmism Puts Biden to Sleep
Caroline Downey of National Review Online reports on an unfortunate incident for President Biden. Surrounded by foreign leaders, President Biden appeared to doze off while listening to the opening speeches…
Independent energy management firm warns clients about NC’s new energy law
Resource Supply Management (RSM), which is is an independent, objective customer agent providing energy procurement and energy management services to commercial, institutional and industrial customers, is warning its clients about…
How California environmental overregulation caused “Containergeddon”
"The bottleneck in California (caused by that state’s stringent emissions laws) led directly to bottlenecks at every other port in America."