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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 25 – 29, 2023 as Clean Energy Week to highlight the state’s progress in transitioning to a clean energy future.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 3:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) reintroduced the Green New Deal, a resolution which claims to solve climate change within the next decade by drastically reshaping the American economy.
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Multiple Republican state attorneys general filed suit against the Labor Department over a measure that would nix a previous ban on environmental, social, and corporate governance investments, also known as ESG, among fiduciaries managing retirement funds.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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A ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee is launching a broad probe into reports of President Joe Biden’s “secret deal” with Saudi Arabia ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 11:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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There’s a straightforward solution that the Biden administration could enact in order to alleviate the nation’s ongoing energy crisis.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 3:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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In a late September letter to the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the Wilmington City Council asked that any path forward on reducing carbon also take into account price and grid reliability.
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As Chairman of the Energy Policy Council, Lt. Governor Robinson is pleased to announce the establishment of the Energy Innovation Committee. This committee will serve the state and work to inform the Energy Policy Council about new, and emerging energy technology.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 3:03 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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European banks have conducted stress tests complete with backup generators and dimmed lights to determine whether their operations will be impacted by energy rationing, according to a Wednesday report from Reuters.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 5:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Germany is slated to burn coal and keep two nuclear plants open amid soaring energy prices, according to a Monday statement from economy minister Robert Habeck.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 1:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Liz Truss, who succeeded Boris Johnson on Tuesday as prime minister of the United Kingdom, vowed to address the nation’s worsening energy crisis.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Liz Truss of the United Kingdom to offer his congratulations. The leaders reaffirmed the special relationship between our countries and expressed their readiness to further deepen those ties.
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 @ 2:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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appoints small "c" Conservative Rees-Mogg to key energy post
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: John Steed
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Inflation continues to ravage household budgets. According to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% over the last year.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation is at 9.1%, the economy is in a recession, and after a year of back and forth, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to a massive tax and spending bill.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On July 27, Democrat U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Chuck Schumer of New York announced they had reached a deal on a budget reconciliation bill they were calling the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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column from economics editor of ''The Australian''
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2022 @ 8:47 am
By: John Steed
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The Biden administration’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommended breaching dams on the Snake River to ensure the survival of endangered salmon — a move that could jeopardize power supplies in the Pacific Northwest and worsen the supply chain crisis.
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2022 @ 5:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Duke Energy's plans would raise energy costs between $86 and $95 a month per household.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Inflation and stagnant market suggest the economy is barreling towards recession
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates Wednesday afternoon, boosting the cost of borrowing money by 0.75%, the largest increase in a single meeting in nearly 30 years.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore, Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue and House Democratic Leader Robert Reives have reached an agreement on key energy legislation.
Published: Monday, November 8th, 2021 @ 11:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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As the governor continues to tout an energy policy insistent on wind and solar, lawmakers leverage growth in natural gas and nuclear to meet future demand and lower emissions in a new energy proposal.
Published: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 @ 2:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Donald J. Trump participated in the second day of the virtual G20 Leaders Summit on November 22, 2020.
Published: Saturday, November 28th, 2020 @ 6:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Under my Administration, we are no longer beholden to foreign powers or domestic radicals. We are powering our Nation on our own terms.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 8:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Once again, a group of influential green groups and corporations are promoting a global climate strike.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2019 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, Senate Bill 90 (Required Number of Operating Brake Lights), legislation that I'm sponsoring unanimously passed on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, April 02, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Bill Cook
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This week, a bipartisan coalition of House and Senate members unveiled legislation that would allow dozens of eastern North Carolina communities to proceed with a critical sales agreement that will reduce electricity rates and spur job growth and economic development across eastern North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 8:01 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement on President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL Pipeline Act.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Sunday, January 11th, 2015 @ 12:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina consumers would have saved $4.2 billion since 2007 if mandates on electric power utilities to purchase expensive renewable energy had not driven costs well above the U.S. average, said a nationally recognized energy and environmental policy analyst.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does North Carolina need an energy policy? In my view, it depends on what you mean by the phrase. If by "energy policy" you mean a detailed plan of requirements and timetables for producing and distributing electricity and fuel in proportions set by government fiat, then the answer is a resolute...
Published: Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The presence of natural gas in shale rock formations, such as in the Deep River Basin in Lee, Chatham, and Moore counties, has long been known. Hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"), a process to extract natural gas from shale, has been around since the 1940s but has been cost-prohibitive.
Published: Thursday, October 25th, 2012 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Responding to an ad in last Wednesday’s Bertie Ledger that was critical of the Republican Party, I’d like to thank the gentleman who wrote it, because the insulting rhetoric and lies prove something that many people are now beginning to realize.
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2012 @ 10:43 pm
By: Garry Terry
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Natural gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, may be moving forward in North Carolina. Gov. Bev Perdue recently changed her mind and supports it, with limitations.
Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 @ 3:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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