Environment | PoliticsNC

Just bumbling along

by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 19, 2014 | Education, Environment, NC Politics

There are state governments that enact awful right-wing policies but execute them decently. Ours does not make the list. Instead, the Republican Counter-revolutionaries seem to pick the most foolish possible ways to pursue dubious courses of action. North Carolina...

Tillis: Frack It

by John Wynne | May 29, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Environment, Features, Issues, US Senate | 9 comments

It’s unusual for the Speaker of the House to vote on legislation, but Thom Tillis did so yesterday when it came to the fracking bill. He explained that he wanted to “make it very clear where I stood on this issue.” Clearly, Tillis is a big fan of...

New meaning to the term “legislative chamber”

by Thomas Mills | May 20, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NC Politics, NCGA | 3 comments

There was a time when legislators of both parties felt they had an obligation to look out for the interests of families, individuals and municipalities. Now, those interests are secondary to the needs and wants of the business community. The GOP-led General Assembly...

The cost of loyalty

by Matt Phillippi | Apr 24, 2014 | Environment, Features, NC Politics, NCGov

Governor Pat McCrory’s ties to Duke Energy are well known here in North Carolina. McCrory worked for Duke for nearly 30 years before becoming governor, but a recent study by the National Institute on Money in State Politics show how deep the utility company’s...

Maybe they’ll just go away

by Thomas Mills | Apr 1, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NCGov | 5 comments

I don’t believe the people running the Department of Environment and Natural Resources don’t care about protecting the environment. It’s just that they care about protecting businesses more. At least that’s the impression left by John Skvarla and his team. Throughout...

Creating the bully pulpit

by Thomas Mills | Mar 24, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NCGov | 1 comment

Roy Cooper has been butting into Pat McCrory’s business. Since he started making serious noises about running for governor, the Attorney General has weighed in on contentious issues from voting rights to the coal ash spill. And the Governor is tired of it. Last...