Opinion

Reliable power means nuclear power

In late August, the government of California gave its residents two additional, and interrelated, reasons to consider moving elsewhere. First, the state’s Air Resources Board announced plans to phase out all sales of gas-powered vehicles in California by 2035. A few days later, state officials instructed Californians not to lower their thermostats below 78 degrees...

John Hood
Opinion

Visiting a nuclear reactor changed my perspective on energy

There’s still a lot of controversy surrounding nuclear energy here in the United States. People often fail to realize that nuclear energy is a zero-emission, clean energy source. I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burlington Nuclear Engineering Laboratory to learn more about the production of nuclear energy, and it’s clear to me that,...

Beth Reinhardt
News

Nuclear power backers seek ‘clean’ status — and subsidies

Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies. The Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy got that pitch in April. Nuclear energy representatives said nuclear plants are far more reliable than environmentalists’ preferred solar and wind...

Dan Way
Podcast

Thanks To Tax Reform, Tar Heels Keep More Of Their Money

Roy Cordato on next steps in tax reform; Ted Cruz on Obamacare issues; lawmakers on deal to lower electric bills in eastern NC; Richard Vedder on why markets address problems better than government; Katherine Restrepo on Medicaid lessons from other states

Richard Vedder, Dr. Roy Cordato

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