CIB 9/21/2015: Final showdown for Polluter Protection Act
The biennial budget adopted by the NC General Assembly last week was full of environmental bad news – plus, there’s one big legislative fight still left to go this year. This week in CIB. Legislative Watch: Sandbagged, Trainwrecked, and Unplugged Into its biennial budget adopted last week – months behind schedule – the NC General […]
Agratech Farms: Water Conservation With Hydroponic Farming
Agratech Farms: The world at large is running low in essential resources and since water is one of them, saving it is a primary issue that has become quite a challenge nowadays. via Sustainable Business
Ousted: Australia’s Anti-Environment Prime Minister
After crushing the country’s renewable energy industry, Australia’s far right prime minister was ousted this week. via Sustainable Business
US Green Building Industry Employs 2.3 Million People
The latest research shows green building still outpaces growth of the conventional construction industry. via Sustainable Business
Want to Invest in Green, Socially Responsible Companies? Morningstar Plans to Help
For the first time, investors will be able to compare funds based on the social and environmental responsibility of their holdings using Morningstar’s platform. via Sustainable Business
Obama Administration Launches Smart Cities Initiative
The goal is to use big data to tackle the various challenges cities face, including climate change. via Sustainable Business
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Earns Continued National Accreditation – NCTechNews (press release)
Conservation Trust for North Carolina Earns Continued National AccreditationNCTechNews (press release)RALEIGH, N.C. — The Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) has achieved renewed land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. CTNC was awarded renewed … via Carolina Tech News
HotList 9/15/2015: URGENT: Bad environmental provisions remain in NC Budget
Greetings, As many of you know, the conference report on H97 – Appropriations Act of 2015 – is out. The NC Senate is voting this afternoon with the NC House slated to vote later this week. While many of the worst of the worst environmental provisions were removed from the final draft budget, there are […]
CIB 9/14/2015: Koch Brothers bandwagon rolls through Raleigh
Supporters and opponents of clean energy development dueled in Raleigh and across the nation last week. This week in CIB. Legislative Watch: Clean Energy Growth in Jeopardy The Koch Brothers propaganda machine rolled into Raleigh last week to continue its dirty crusade to kill clean energy in America. The result was an anti-renewables dog & […]
“It Ain’t About Just Catching Fish”
Almost every week, Bob Daw sends photos of his recent adventures on nearby Blounts Creek. Every week, I look forward to receiving these photos. Now, I don’t know much about the Creek and the turmoil seemingly terrible decision to allow a limestone mining company to build nearby with the reality that potentially 12 million gallons […]
