Southeast Solar
Last week, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) released its…
Raise Fees on Electric and Hybrid Cars?
It seems some misguided members of the North Carolina General Assembly…
Anti-Solar Bills Filed
Some state legislators seem determined to undermine all clean, renewable…
New Bills Advance Clean Energy Progress
Clean energy is clearly on the agenda for legislative action in 2019. Several good bills have been introduced — and one very bad one. First, here’s the good news: a few modest but positive energy efficiency bills are moving. House Bill 330 would require energy consumption in state buildings to be reduced 40% by 2025. […]
Oppose a New Wind Energy Ban
A few state senators are trying again to block clean wind energy development on nearly our entire coast. It’s time to tell our legislators to stop this nonsense. Low-wealth coastal counties are anxious to take advantage of wind energy to boost their local economies. North Carolina already has tough standards in place to control environmental […]
NCLCV’s Statement on House Bill 589, “Competitive Energy Solutions for NC”
NCLCV supports the legislation on its merits but believes lawmakers can and must do more to support renewable energy in the state.
Legislative Watch: Navy Says Wind Farm Won’t Interfere with Radar
Legislative Watch: Navy Says Wind Farm Won’t Interfere with Radar The U.S. Navy has advice for state legislators who have worked up a head of steam in opposition to a major wind energy project in northeastern North Carolina: Don’t bother sailing into that wind. As discussed in CIB last week, a pirate crew of ten […]
CIB 11/14/2016: Finding the bright spots in Election 2016
Election 2016 saw good, bad, and ugly in terms of who will be crafting environmental and public health policy. Read more in this week’s CIB.
Meet 2016 Stanback Intern: Cheryl Ross
1) Where is home for you? I’m originally from Michigan and have previously lived in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. I’ve been in North Carolina for the past 10 years and consider it home. This is where I’m raising my three children and this is where we hope to stay when my husband retires from the […]
2/1/2016: Going backwards on clean energy
NC’s environmental chief is trying to push our state backwards on clean energy. This week in CIB. Executive Watch: State Environmental Chief Expands Attack on Renewable Energy NC’s Secretary of Environmental Quality, Donald van der Vaart, wants to make solar farms harder to build in North Carolina. Van der Vaart last week told the NC […]
