The pervasive narratives about off-shore wind in recent years have been that costs are falling, and that wind power is cheap. But as I noted in a previous blog, and in my latest article for The Telegraph, things […]
​Landing an automobile manufacturing plant is a major win for a state, both economically and politically. In March 2023 VinFast announced that it would invest $4 billion to build a new automotive manufacturing plant in […]
​ Queen Greene of Roxboro, North Carolina, was among the many Duke Energy customers who spoke out this year against the company’s proposed rate hike. “I should not have to choose between food this month […]
​While U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm defended the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline this week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper raised concerns about its planned extension into the state. The 300-mile natural gas project […]
​ A North Carolina bill that would block new rules for energy-efficient building construction drew measured criticism from Gov. Roy Cooper Monday, though he stopped short of promising to veto it. “I have to see […]
​ The North Carolina legislature advanced legislation Wednesday to block new rules for energy-efficient building construction, brushing aside critics who say the bill would penalize homeowners and hurt communities trying to prepare for extreme weather. […]
​ Amid sustained opposition from the developer lobby, North Carolina’s Building Code Council on Tuesday hit pause on its proposal to overhaul building efficiency rules, sending it back to the public for comment in September […]
With the American dream of homeownership increasingly out of reach and many struggling to pay rent, North Carolina developers opposed to new energy-efficient construction rules are hinging their cause to the need for affordable housing. […]
The following commentary was written by Stuart Gardner, a North Carolina native and program director of the national nonprofit Generation180. See our commentary guidelines for more information. North Carolinians love to drive. More than 16,000 […]
​ After hours of grueling and sometimes heated negotiations, North Carolina officials are offering edits to their proposal for thicker insulation, more efficient windows, and other improvements in home construction in an effort to win […]
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