Opinion

Enjoy the sunrise

Enjoy the sunrise It’s 6:32 a.m. I am sitting on our concrete patio in the community of Bettie, Down East, in Carteret County, on a mottled aluminum bench facing directly east. The distinct odor of exposed mud flat and salt marsh permeates the air, indicating the tide has passed low and is now rising. I...

Nelson Paul
Opinion

With climate emissions, Americans are not the problem

Editor’s Note: This piece is adapted from a column that first appeared in the American Institute for Economic Research. IMPOVERISHING US IS NOT THE SOLUTION The Biden administration’s term of choice for the ridiculously named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is “historic.” One reason is its “climate change” promises. The monetary costs alone are enormous, which is strangely a point of...

Jon Sanders

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John Skvarla (d. 2022) explains his approach to N.C. environmental policy in 2013

John Skvarla (d. 2022), during his first year as secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, discusses his approach to the job. Skvarla offered these remarks during an Aug. 19, 2013, presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.

CJ Staff
Opinion

An intro to ethics course to save our planet

In a culture divided by partisan politics, “moderate” proposals have become the preferred solution for many, but moderation does not always equate with justice, truth, or effective policy outcomes. This is especially true when it comes to the environment. In our public discourse on climate change and sustainability, pundits and extremists rule the airwaves. It...

Chris West
News

Offshore wind turbines interfere with ships’ radar, ability to navigate, study finds 

Gov. Roy Cooper and the Biden administration want to make North Carolina carbon neutral by 2050, and President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change lean heavily on offshore wind generation. The turbines could be a problem for fishermen. North Carolina’s fishing industry has largely been cautious in criticizing the wind turbines, saying it wants...

David Larson
News

State Supreme Court rules for Stein in fight over hog farm ‘slush fund’

A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Josh Stein in a battle over money flowing to state government from a legal settlement between the state and hog operation Smithfield Foods. The 6-0 decision allows Stein to continue using the money to fund an environmental grant program he controls. Critics have labeled the...

CJ Staff