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7 counties top NC ‘energy poverty’ list
A new report from the John Locke Foundation, ranks counties for energy poverty, based on the 6.5% limit for enery spending.
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Microsoft contractors power opening of Anson County solar project
A solar project powered by carbon-free Microsoft contractors completed in Anson County.
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Duke nixes offshore wind energy
Duke Energy sends report to utilities commission containing research that supports offshore wind is not cost effective.
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NC legislature axes 2030 carbon goal, sending major energy reforms to governor
The NC legislature gave final approval to the Power Reduction Act on Thursday, a bill that would eliminate the state’s statutory goal to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030.
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Energy bill would repeal 70% carbon reduction goal, saving $15 billion
The bill will remove the 2030 interim clean energy targets,reduce consumer electricity cost by a total of $15 billion.
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NC moves one step closer to scrapping part of carbon-reduction plan
The Energy Security and Affordability Act (SB 261) would remove the Carbon Plan’s interim goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 70% by 2030.
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Bill aims to save NC billions in energy costs by ditching ‘arbitrary’ 2030 carbon goals
Lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are looking to scrap the state's current carbon reduction plan, which aims to reduce carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, in an effort to save billions of dollars for North Carolinians.
Opinion
Can House Bill 951 keep winter from coming to North Carolina?
Winter is coming. I know it’s hard to fathom amid a hot, humid North Carolina summer, but it is. Across from our beautiful beaches, The Economist predicts “Europe’s Winter of Discontent.” Disastrous public policies that increase dependence on unreliable energy sources and hostile foreign regimes have put the free world, including all of us here in...
Opinion
It’s time to end offshore drilling bans
The anti-offshore drilling ban will likely damage the environment by choking off funding for a critical federal conservation program.
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Republicans strike oil registering voters at the pump
Edzell Lowry knows firsthand about rising gas prices. He owns Sun-Do gas station in Pembroke. Lowry, a former Democrat who later registered as unaffiliated, recently switched to the Republican Party. The Republican National Committee sees America’s pain at the pump, but also the opportunity to turn that frustrated consumer into a Republican voter. The RNC...
Opinion
Preparing for energy security and sustainability
As Russian aggression disrupts stability around the globe, we feel it here at home. Our economy continues to experience the ripple effect of President Biden’s dependence on foreign oil. As gas prices go up, the cost to produce and transport goods also increase. This means we don’t only pay more at the pump; we pay...
Opinion
A big picture approach to current events
Voyager 1 was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the universe. In 1990, after its mission was complete, it exited the solar system and turned its camera around to photograph the planets. The resulting shot shows the earth as a single blue dot in a picture of over a million pixels. The earth...
