CIB 3/2/2015
The report card on the North Carolina Congressional delegation’s 2014 performance is out, and most of the grades aren’t pretty. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: NC’s Congressional Delegation Graded on 2014 Performance Last week NCLCV released the environmental voting scores of the North Carolina Congressional delegation in 2014. Individual grades ranged from a low […]
What do you love about North Carolina?
“Kid, you’ll move mountains.” Dr. Seuss – from putting socks on a fox to a hat on a cat – he cherished a world full of possibility. This came especially true in the classic high school graduation gift book: “Oh The Places You’ll Go.” During this month, we here at NCLCV have been talking about […]
NCLCV Announces NC Delegation Scores from LCV’s 2014 National Environmental Scorecard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2015 CONTACT: Dan Crawford, Director of Governmental Relations, Office 919-839-0020, Mobile 919-539-1422, dan@nclcv.org Raleigh, NC – NC League of Conservation Voters today unveiled scores for the North Carolina delegation released this morning as part of the League of Conservation Voters 2014 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard reveals another year of […]
CIB 2/23/2015
Federal officials hear a big “no” to offshore drilling from Carolina coastal residents. This week in CIB. Coast Watch: Coastal Voices Oppose Offshore Drilling The politicians currently in charge of state government in Raleigh may drool on command from Big Oil, but federal regulatory agencies should not be fooled. Coastal residents in North Carolina are […]
Notes from the Field: What is Your Turkey Creek?
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote has been swirling through my mind since I […]
CIB 2/16/2015
Fracking fights are not over in North Carolina. This week in CIB. Legislative Watch: Fracking Continues to Generate Controversy in Legislature The fight over fracking is far from over in North Carolina. Last week in the General Assembly, legislation was filed in both chambers to disapprove the rules on fracking finalized late last year by […]
#WhatIsLoveIn4Words
If you hear the word “tweet,” which image comes to mind: or how about: If you conjured up the vision of the social media platform, than you may be well familiar with the concept of a hashtag. Essentially, Twitter allows its users to create searchable content by simply inserting a “#” in front of the […]
CIB 2/9/2015
Both of NC’s U.S. Senators failed miserably on the first big environmental test of 2015. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: LCV Scores Keystone Votes The national League of Conservation Voters (LCV) last week took the unusual step of releasing a special edition of its National Environmental Scorecard, focusing on a series of votes surrounding […]
The Environment’s Love Languages
During the month of February, it seems appropriate to focus on the topic of love. Love comes in all shapes, sizes, and languages – five languages, in fact. Based on the work of Dr. Gary Chapman, who has several connections to North Carolina in his education and career journey, the 5 Love Languages© identify a […]
CIB 2/2/2015
The Obama Administration last week produced an uproar with its release of an offshore management plan that would open part of the Atlantic to drilling. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: Administration Plan Would Open Atlantic Area to Drilling Atlantic coastal conservation advocates cried foul last week after the release of a draft new offshore […]
