The North Carolina House passed The Power Reduction Act Tuesday, a bill that would eliminate the state's statutory mandate to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. Supporters say the policy change is needed to meet skyrocketing demands for power.
Even a particularly destructive hurricane cannot be said to be caused by — nor offer proof of — human-caused climate change.
From Merriam-Webster: Carbon dioxide. A heavy colorless gas CO2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages. Carbon. A...
Such a tax would benefit energy producers, hurt the poor, and offer no measurable impact on global temperatures in our lifetimes.
RALEIGH — Much of the argument from global warming alarmists stems from the notion that carbon dioxide is a pollutant that harms the planet. That argument is based on a myth, according to Princeton University physics professor William Happer. Happer discussed “The Myth of Carbon Pollution” during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission should reject plans to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. It’s the wrong governing body, both legally and practically, to make “critical” decisions about regulating CO2, according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
There's a gaping hole in North Carolina environmentalists' push for increased use of clean, renewable energy sources.
