RALEIGH — A study produced by the renewable energy industry claiming significant employment gains from the adoption of green technologies has come under fire because, in part, it uses the misleading "job-years" statistic to exaggerate the positive impact of a legislative mandate forcing utilities to purchase renewable power.
RALEIGH — State Rep. Mike Hager says support is building for his effort to end costly state tax subsidies for renewable energy. But Hager’s bill has been referred to four committees, normally a signal that a chamber’s leadership does not back the measure. Gov. Pat McCrory also has not offered vocal support for the bill.
The same flawed thinking that drove the president's stimulus plan inspires a new report from a North Carolina sustainable energy group.
What you do in the privacy of your own homes regarding diet and exercise is now very much my business, as my habits are now yours.
RALEIGH — Raleigh drivers can expect longer commutes, increased congestion, and greater risks for people needing emergency services as long as the city focuses on “traffic calming,” according to a new John Locke Foundation policy report.
The Microelectronics Center of NC got a quarter-billion in tax dollars, made a few insiders wealthy, and then teetered on the edge of insolvency. This is a success of government-funded business?
RALEIGH — In a paper published Wednesday, researchers at the North Carolina-based RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta provide the first state-by-state estimates of obesity-attributable medical expenditures. The paper also provides rough estimates of the cost burden that falls on taxpayers in each state through Medicare and Medicaid. Obesity-related medical expenditures in the state total $2.138 billion, with $1.11 billion of the total being financed by Medicare and Medicaid.
Have you been eating right? How much exercise do you get each week? Time to speak up, because privacy is no longer an excuse.
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