pollution

Why the rush towards fracking? To pass it before the public learns the negative consequences.

Legislature overrides three Perdue vetoes
The Associated PressMonday, July 2, 2012

RALEIGH – The N.C. General Assembly on Monday voted to override three of Gov. Bev Perdue’s vetoes.

Republican legislative leaders were able to find the votes to cancel the Democratic governor’s votoes of the 2012 budget adjustment bill, legislation to legalize fracking and an overhaul of the Racial Justice Act.
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The gas-drilling process known as “fracking” will be authorized in North Carolina now that the General Assembly has overridden Perdue’s veto of a bill that sets rules and regulations for the form of shale gas production.

A SLAPP IN THE FACE
Speaking Out and Fighting Titans

Imagine my shock when, picking up my local newspaper and reading the front page headlines: “TITAN SUING TWO RESIDENTS FOR SLANDER OVER COMMENTS MADE AT COMMISSIONERS MEETING”[1],it is my own name I read beneath the dramatic caption. But just over a year ago on March 5th,2011, that’s exactly how I learned I was being sued.

Smelter skelter

Alcoa can argue whether or not it has been a good environmental steward of Badin Lake. We think not. And Alcoa cannot overcome, in our view, the fundamental truth that the flowing Yadkin River belongs to the people of North Carolina. It makes no sense for Alcoa to continue to reap corporate profits for itself from this precious state resource.

Once again I have that "where was I and was I asleep or what?"
This POS bill passed Oct.6 2011. Kissell is listed as one of the cosponsors.
What is wrong with these reps? Are they retarded or corrupted?
Most of these pinheads would outlaw abortion but apparently don't give a damn about mercury and birth defects.

The tags should be 'completely frustrated, can't take it anymore and goin' nuts'...

Got a simple little story for you today of a multinational corporation that wants to build a great big cement plant in North Carolina really, really, bad, and the local opposition to what appears to be a corrupt and distorted decision process.

We’re now into day way too many of the BP oil spill, and the President has just yesterday been down on the Louisiana coast—again.

There have been suggestions that the Administration should take action to essentially push BP out of the way and take over the work itself, particularly as it relates to the cleanup.

It may have even occurred to you that an official declaration of some sort might be needed, in order to bring the full power of the Feds into play.

That’s some good thinking, but before we go jumping right into declaring things we better understand the law, because if we don’t, we could actually make things worse.

From the dark side:

A Davie County Republican is urging fellow state lawmakers to stop wasting time and money on the state’s climate change commission and support energy policy he says will have a tangible impact on the state. Brock also wants to look into building a refinery in eastern North Carolina to jumpstart economic development in distressed counties.

Before I begin, I must admit to being a little frustrated with our lack of critical thinking and our readiness to accept information and analysis if it's packaged in a way that pleases us. This character flaw is not limited to one political party or the other, and I believe it's partially an artifact of decades of consumerism and self-indulgence. There are simply not enough people asking the hard questions these days, and that is one of the heralds of a civilization in decline.

People showed up for the Senate Commerce Committee hearing only to have their collective concerns ignored.

Marc Basnight has secured approval for a ban on plastic bags for the three counties on the coast in his district - Dare, Currituck and Hyde.

This is a good initial step in stopping the huge buildup of plastic waste that is literally killing our oceans. See for yourself.