The real 2015 legislative agenda
The 2015 NCGA session opening day, with all of its pomp and flourish that no one except the legislators themselves care about, has come and gone. The legislators feel obligated to posture for the...
View ArticleThe GOP will go off the deep end in 2016 - Here's why
If you've paid attention to politics the past few years, you've seen the Koch brothers build up an unprecidented political organization through a network of shady political action committees and dark...
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The disingenuous faux-Libertarian attack on renewables
Ripping up the astroturf:The attack dogs in this war are funded by Koch Industries and include Americans for Prosperity, American Energy Alliance and the American Legislative Exchange Council. They...
View ArticleAnother Ed Bill Reappears
Another Education issue is back.SB 524 will be heard in the House Committee on Rules on Monday. The bill came up earlier in the session, and apparently, went on vacation for a while. Now it is back....
View ArticlePress release: Blocking the sun
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 15th Contact: Rachel Morales, (804) 625-0060, Rachel@EnvironmentNorthCarolina.orgReport: Duke Energy among the nation’s top solar energy opponentsRaleigh, NC-...
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Science vs. industry: Climate Change battle rages in Congress
When all else fails, use intimidation and coercion: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, has subpoenaed scientists at the National Oceanic and...
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Koch "army" being trained to defend McCrory in November
Knocking on doors and leaving oily fingerprints:The i360 Walk app for iOS and Android provides the AFP army with voter information on the go so they can identify houses strategically and make use of...
View ArticleAARP backs out of ALEC
Some of you know I was recently informed that the AARP had helped sponsor the recent ALEC conference in Indianapolis. I immediately went to their Facebook page and sent them a message expressing my...
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Koch Brothers' tentacles reaching into NC county Solar farm ban
Backtracking the circuitous path of industry-funded pseudo-science:Five of the planning board’s nine members present for Tuesday’s meeting voted unanimously to recommend the county’s unified...
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Is there a Koch Brothers connection to Duke's light rail opposition?
There are five million reasons to think so:Duke has recently announced that it is accepting $5 million from the Charles Koch Foundation for the “Center for the History of Political Economy,” a center...
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