To drink or not to drink? Coal ash contamination threat remains
If you received a letter urging you to stop the water you depended on to cook, clean, and bathe from a state agency, you would likely listen, right? Nobody wants to put their health – or their family’s health – at risk. But what to do when you receive another letter, a mere 30 days […]
Raleigh residents able to get hands on energy-efficiency resources
More than 200 local residents came out to Chavis Park in Southeast Raleigh on October 24 and found themselves ‘re-energized’ on how to take action on lowering their energy bills. October is National Energy Awareness Month, which provides an excellent platform to talk about how North Carolinians can reduce their energy costs In order to […]
Nightmare on Jones Street
In the spirit of the season, we share with you a Halloween-inspired poem on what took place over the course of 2015 at the NC General Assembly. Warning: what you are about to read make cause you deep frustration, horror, and anger. We encourage you to seek out your voter registration card immediately in preparation […]
Earth Share NC helps us all #KeepNCGreat
When it comes to protecting our natural resources, there is more than enough work to go around. From keeping our rivers clean, rehabilitating wildlife, and preserving open spaces, it takes many hearts, hands, and heads to ensure these vital efforts get done. Through our 501(c)3 organization (NC League of Conservation Voters Foundation), we are grateful […]
TABOR and the Environment: Wreaking Havoc For All
While TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) held the limelight briefly during the 2015 legislative session, it now sits in a House Committee, with the potential to re-emerge in 2016. What does TABOR have to do with our environment. Alexandra Forter Sirota, the Director of the NC Budget and Tax Center, explains in this guest post […]
“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 […]
Our view: Budget provision offers polluter loophole
You can hide a lot in 508 pages. That is the size of the monstrosity that is House Bill 97 (2015 Appropriations Act) better known as the state budget. Following a similar narrative to other bills this legislative session, HB97 left the NC House to be returned by the NC Senate pumped full of anti-environmental […]
Notes from the Field: Building resilience in Raleigh
The word of 2015 is resilience. This year we are focusing on clean energy jobs by establishing a neighborhood weatherization program where community members will be able to take part in learning how to weatherize their own homes at low cost in addition to having a Community Resilience Center situated within Southeast Raleigh. On July […]
NC DENR Secretary van der Vaart on the prowl
Another week. Another scathing, defensive editorial from Secretary Donald van der Vaart, head of the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. One might assume that as the leader of our state environmental agency, Secretary van der Vaart’s rage would be directed toward members of the NC General Assembly who have been working all session […]
Spotlighting Solar in Fayetteville this Friday
Fayetteville, North Carolina, may not be the first place folks think of when asked to identify where the state’s solar movement is growing. But, thanks to a diverse set of voices both in the community and at the state level, Cumberland County is at the helm of a potential solar revolution in North Carolina. You […]
