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The list of toxic accidents in the United States is long. I use the term accidents loosely, because some of the toxicity that has poisoned land and river is a consequence of bad decisions, disregard for the safety of people and animals, and a general carelessness of creation.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 8:10 am
By: Lib Campbell
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This week Bloomberg Energy issued an attention-grabbing report on a serious waste problem with wind turbines: retired turbine blades are clogging up landfills.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 4:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There has always been a robust political debate between advocates of free trade and advocates of manipulating the terms of trade to protect special interests
Published: Sunday, December 30th, 2018 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following classes and workshops are offered through the Continuing Education Department.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 10:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Much happened in the final hours of the N.C. General Assembly's latest session: some good, some bad, and altogether too much in general for those interested in good government to rest easy. The process used had a worrisome lack of openness and transparency.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 6:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much happened in the final hours of the General Assembly session, some good, some bad, and altogether too much in general for those interested in good government to rest easy. The process used had a worrisome lack of openness and transparency.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 4:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina's rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits consumers in the wallet while protecting the profits of some insurance companies, a consumer advocate...
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Duke Energy is passing higher costs to ratepayers because state law forces it to purchase renewable energy, the utility also claimed a whopping $62.8 million in tax write-offs in 2014 for its own investments in green power projects.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, 33,000 businesses filed for bankruptcy in the United States. Such normal, healthy commercial losses perform a critical function in a robust market system. Firms that don't satisfy the wants of customers, attract patrons, and stay within their budgets fall by the wayside, opening the door fo
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: John William Pope Center
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After Congress repealed in 1987 the federal mandate that states maintain a certificate-of-need program for health services, which had failed spectacularly to contain costs, 14 states opted to end their CON programs. North Carolina chose to remain a CON state.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a 2009 Pope Center article, Professor Robert Blumenthal poses several questions to parents and prospective college students: "Does the institution [you're considering] have sufficient financial resources to deliver the education it promises? Does it have sufficient operating funds to provide...
Published: Monday, August 26th, 2013 @ 11:03 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The incumbent and the challenger in the election for state insurance commissioner share a number of policy positions.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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