New bill creates more access to solar in NC
At UNC’s Clean Tech Summit last month, NC Representative John Szoka announced a new piece of legislation that would open the door for third party solar sales in North Carolina. Then, last week, he made it official by filing H245 – the Energy Freedom Act along with co-sponsors Rep. Nelson Dollar, Rep. Chuck McGrady, and […]
CIB 3/30/2015
Pull on your wading boots: a wave of questionable environmental bills sloshed into the legislative pool last week. This week in CIB. Legislative Watch: A Wave of Questionable Quality It happens during every state legislative session. With time running out to introduce new bills, legislators fling all their bad, questionable, or half-baked ideas into the […]
A Letter from Francisco: Offshore Drilling is not Good for NC
In a previous post, you got to hear our reasons why offshore drilling is a bad idea for North Carolina. This week, we’ll be hearing from another concerned North Carolina resident – a voice of the next generation of conservationists and thought-leaders. Without further ado, we present the activism of Francisco from Raleigh who shares […]
CIB 3/23/2015
A record crowd of concerned citizens turned out at the latest public meeting on plans to authorize drilling off the NC coast. This week in CIB. Coast Watch: Citizens Say No Offshore Drilling When the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) last week held its hearing in Kill Devil Hills on the draft plan that […]
Join the Thunderclap: #KillTheDrill on March 30!
The deadline to speak out against opening the Atlantic to offshore oil and gas drilling is March 30 at midnight.Will you add your voice to the fight? You might be asking yourself: what is a Thunderclap? Thunderclap is a tool that lets a message be heard when you and your community members say it together. […]
CIB 3/16/2015
Legislation rushed through most of the bill approval process last week would weaken review of air pollution from fracking. This week in CIB. Legislative Watch: EMC Relieved of Clean Air Mandate for Fracking Controversy over fracking rules blew up again in the General Assembly last week, as pro-drilling legislators rushed through a provision that would […]
Thank President Obama for protecting our coast!
March 15, 2016. Despite the best efforts of Governor McCrory and other North Carolina leaders to ignore the will of more than 30 communities and tens of thousands of citizen voices, the Obama Administration announced that offshore drilling would no longer be considered for the Atlantic Ocean in the 2017-2022 draft lease plan. You voices […]
Recap: NC Clean Tech Summit 2015
On February 19 – 20, hundreds of people came together in Chapel Hill to talk about clean tech at the aptly named NC Clean Tech Summit. In its second year, the Summit seeks to bring together “professionals in business, policy and academia from across the state for two days of problem-solving and planning to foster […]
Offshore Drilling Not the Answer for NC
One of the hottest environmental topics happening in North Carolina right now isn’t one you’ll find in the halls of the NC General Assembly or at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. But, it is mobilizing concerned citizens, business owners, activists, and elected officials for the economic and ecological implications. So, what is it? […]
CIB 3/9/2015
Governor McCrory’s proposed state budget adds environmental insult to injury. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: Governor’s Budget Insulting to Environment Governor Pat McCrory last week released his proposed budget for the 2015-17 biennium, and it continues his pattern of slicing and dicing North Carolina’s natural resources management. Once again, the Department of Environment and […]
