HotList 03/21/2013
Friends, March Madness is upon us as 16 basketball teams will hit the court today in hopes of extending their seasons. Another type of madness officially began this week at the General Assembly – Budget Madness. Governor McCrory released his budget on Wednesday and so the process begins. Both chambers will get their chance to […]
CIB 03/18/2013
Advocates of the rush to frack are feeling the pinch of North Carolina’s dysfunctional rulemaking laws and diminished agency resources. This week in CIB: Administrative Watch: Maybe Those Awful Environmentalists Had a Point… Legislative Watch: Anti-Clean Energy Bills Introduced; Energy In-Efficiency Bill Advances Nuclear Update: Fading ‘Renaissance’ Education & Resources: Follow the Bouncing Drill Rig […]
HotList 03/13/2013
Dear Members, Happy Humpday. On this day in 1781 the German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Georgium Sidus, later known as Uranus. I imagine that is something you may not have known. I have included some information below about something else you may not have known. North Carolina State University owns the […]
CIB 03/11/2013
Just when we thought the legislation approved in Raleigh couldn’t get any worse on environmental issues, a fine new mess advances in the House. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: House Bill Mandates Energy IN-Efficiency Administrative Watch: Forget the Map, Just Punch the Accelerator Washington Watch: Obama Names New EPA, Energy, Interior Heads Judicial Watch: […]
2013 Green Tie Keynote Speaker Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 11, 2013 CONTACT: Debra Davis Rezeli, NC League of Conservation Voters; debra@nclcv.org, 919-839-0978 RALEIGH, N.C. – NC League of Conservation Voters announced today the keynote speaker for its Annual Green Tie Awards Dinner. The 2013 event will feature John Campbell, WasteZero Board Chair. Mr. Campbell will speak about his experience of […]
HotList 03/07/2013
Dear Members, I want to call to your attention House Bill 120, scheduled to be on the house floor. At first glance, this could seem like an innocuous bill on the surface, but the bill has many flaws once you examine it closely. We strongly encourage you to vote NO on HB 120. My friends […]
03/04/2013
Who’s leading the dance on legislation to strip experienced members off a list of state environmental and other public protection boards? It’s hard for the public to tell when the moves are rushed through without public notice. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Dancing in the Dark Washington Watch: Hagan Disappoints on Keystone; Sequester Impacts […]
HotList 02/28/2013
Dear Members, Where has the week gone? Here we are wrapping up things on Thursday, ready to get back home to the districts for the weekend. I want to bring to your attention SB 10 that is scheduled to be in House Rules today. First off, we want to applaud House Leadership and all Members […]
02/25/2013
We review our Congressional delegation’s winners and losers on the environment, plus more news, this week in CIB: Washington Watch: NC’s Delegation Scores Stretch Across the Board Legislative Watch: Coastal Program At Jeopardy Education & Resources: Webinar on Energy Polling; Conversation on Environment, Art, and Politics Washington Watch: NC’s Delegation Scores Stretch Across the Board […]
HotList 02/21/2013
Dear Members, Hard to believe it is already Thursday. Admittedly the Hotlist is a little late this week– sometimes my day job gets in the way of me sitting down and cranking it out, and my night job as a father of a two year old and four year old definitely prohibits me from working […]
