Why a NCLCV membership could save your life
“A membership to the NC League of Conservation Voters may save your life.” You make think this is a little tongue in cheek or an outlandish hyperbole. Joining a nonprofit advocacy organization could save my life? Please. I don’t buy it. Hold on – before you go, hear me out. We won’t be saving your […]
CIB 1/26/2015
The President touts action on climate change in his State of the Union address, but Congress doesn’t follow his lead. This week in CIB. Washington Watch: SOTU and the Climate Action Debate In his first State of the Union address last week to a skeptical Congress completely under opposition control, President Obama gave no ground […]
Notes from the Field: New Beginnings
Boots on the ground. You may have used this phrase used a time or two (or 3,478 which I may or may not have counted during the 2014 election). But, what does it actually mean? Here at NCLCV, one of our “new beginnings” for 2015 is redefining how we’re putting boots on the ground in […]
CIB 1/19/2015
It’s continuing re-organization time for key posts within the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources as well as the General Assembly. This week in CIB. Administrative Watch: Dancing the DENR Shuffle A revision of leadership in the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) last week has key leadership posts falling like dominoes. […]
What’s ahead in 2015
“So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. Thank you.” Thank you, Mr. Wonka, for helping us start off this third week in January when we look ahead to what may be in store for our environment from the NC General Assembly. Because – Tomorrow, the 2015 legislative […]
CIB 1/12/2015
Solar energy advocates fight Duke Energy to a draw over the terms of continued solar electric development in NC. This week in CIB. Administrative Watch: Solar Incentives Stay Intact In a critical ruling for the continued rapid development of solar energy in North Carolina, the NC Utilities Commission has issued an order that leaves existing […]
Where did the NCGA leave off in 2014?
One week we’re looking ahead. The next, we’re back to reflecting. But, there’s a good reason for that. Before we can see what’s coming down the pipeline (no pun intended), we need to understand how we got to where we are now. Let see…how did 2014 end at the NC General Assembly…oh right. Chaotically. Here’s […]
CIB 1/5/2015
On the Monday after New Year’s we look ahead to a few of the topics to watch in 2015. This week in CIB. Judicial Watch: What’s Happened to the Stink Over Hog Stench? What’s happened over the two decades since passage of new rules on factory-style hog farms helped to halt the opening of new […]
5 Resolutions for 2015
Do you have any resolutions for 2015? Yes, yes, I know. The tradition of crafting New Year’s resolutions evokes eye rolls from some but for others, it is a critical plan to achieve human perfection (or – maybe stop leaving your socks at the top of the stairs every night). As an avowed list-maker, it’s […]
CIB 12/29/2014
Governor McCrory gives North Carolina’s environment another lump of coal this holiday season. This week inCIB. Executive Watch: McCrory Names New DENR Secretary Gov. Pat McCrory last week named Don van der Vaart as the new Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), replacing the outgoing John Skvarla. Van der Vaart is currently a deputy […]
