North Carolina LCV Announces Delegation Scores from LCV’s 2015 National Environmental Scorecard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Contact: Doug Jackson doug@targetedpersuasion.com 252.432.9716 **Full Scorecard available in English and Spanish here** RALEIGH, NC – The North Carolina League of Conservation Voters today unveiled scores for the North Carolina congressional delegation as part of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2015 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard includes […]
2/22/2016: Partisanship on full display in D.C. and NC
A momentous change on the Supreme Court, and late-breaking court decisions on Congressional districts, have folks in Washington and Raleigh scrambling. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: Partisan Politics and the Supreme Court What impact will the absence of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and the struggle over his replacement, have on the future of […]
NCLCV Response to Supreme Court’s Stay of Clean Power Plan
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Doug Jackson 252.432.9716 doug@targetedpersuasion.com Raleigh, NC – North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Director of Governmental Relations Dan Crawford released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan: “The Clean Power Plan is the serious, pragmatic plan we need to ensure our nation fights […]
2/15/2016: It was a tough week for clean air & water
The U.S. Supreme Court throws a curve into implementation of the Clean Power Plan, while commissions at the state level consider adding to the threats against our clean water and coastal resources. This week in CIB. Judicial Watch: Clean Power Plan Put on Hold Last week the U.S. Supreme Court surprised most observers by slapping […]
2/8/2016: Duke Energy throws support behind actual NC Clean Power Plan
The nation’s largest electric utility—yep, that one—thinks NC should approve a plan that actually meets the Clean Power Plan requirements. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: Duke Calls for NC to Work with Clean Power Plan Even the buttoned-down corporate leadership at Duke Energy understands that it’s time to cooperate on climate change. At a […]
2/1/2016: Going backwards on clean energy
NC’s environmental chief is trying to push our state backwards on clean energy. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: State Environmental Chief Expands Attack on Renewable Energy NC’s Secretary of Environmental Quality, Donald van der Vaart, wants to make solar farms harder to build in North Carolina. Van der Vaart last week told the NC […]
1/25/2016: Court rejects attempt to block Clean Power Plan
A key federal Appeals Court refuses to block the implementation of the Clean Power Plan, plus more news, this week in CIB. Washington Watch: Court Declines to Block Clean Power Plan The Obama Administration’s carbon-limiting Clean Power Plan (CPP) won an important procedural victory last weekwhen a federal appeals court refused to block its implementation […]
1/18/2016: NCDEQ leads new wave of renewable energy attacks
The new year has barely started, and already the opponents of renewable energy development have kicked off their latest effort to undo the legal framework supporting our state’s clean energy boom. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: Renewed Attack on Renewable Energy Gov. Pat McCrory’s Secretary of Environmental Quality, Donald van der Vaart, last week […]
1/11/2016: Coal ash debate heating up
Despite the recently arrived winter chill, the coal ash debate is heating up fast in North Carolina. This week inCIB. Executive Watch: Walking on Hot Coal Ashes As the weather cools down, the debates over handling of toxic coal ash and its pollution are heating up. Mysteriously Changing Risk Levels: NC’s Department of Environmental Quality […]
1/4/2016: What to watch for in 2016
Offshore drilling, green transportation, campaign 2016 and more were on our minds as the year turned. This week in CIB. Coast Watch: Sea Change on Offshore Drilling A sea change has taken place on offshore drilling views along the Mid-Atlantic. Five years ago, before the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, it was easier to find supporters along […]
