CIB Weekly Conservation Bulletin
The Conservation Insider Bulletin is a weekly e-newsletter for our members and friends to help you stay informed about critical environmental and political issues at the state and national level.
Whether it’s an insider’s look at environmental legislation from our lobbyist working the halls at the General Assembly, an update from our national colleagues at the League of Conservation on critical federal issues, or insights on the political realities that the environment is facing in NC and nationally, you’ll want to be an NCLCV Insider.
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Recent Issues of the CIB
Feb 20, 2012
Candidate filing is underway for the 2012 primaries, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Candidate Filing Underway
- Legislative Watch: Another 'Special' Session
- Climate Change Update: Working on Soot; Anatomy of a Scam
- Education & Resources: Wind Energy Conference
Feb 13, 2012
The National Environmental Scorecard delivers both bouquets and brickbats to NC's Washington delegation, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Divided Delegation Scores a Study in Contrasts
- Legislative Watch: Fracking Questions Need Answers
- Coast Watch: Wind Power Is Golden
- Around the State: Triangle Transit Wins Key Local Endorsement
Feb 6, 2012
Retirement announcements raise environmental concerns, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Who Will Take Up the Environmental Torch?
- Legislative Watch: Voting Process Funding Stuck in Deepfreeze
- Administrative Watch: Commission Awards Duke Rate Hike
- Education & Resources: National Environmental Scorecard Coming Soon
Jan 30, 2012
Governor Perdue's surprising dropout sets up a late scramble in the governor's race, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Perdue's Departure Shifts State Landscape
- Around the State: Dark Mountain Skies
- Education & Resources: NC Ranks Low in Walking, Biking
Jan 23, 2012
President Obama says "no" to a major greenhouse gas escalator, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Washington Watch: Obama Nixes Tar Sands Pipeline
- Nuclear Update: Duke Presses for Lee Plant
- Education & Resources: Clean Energy Connections
Jan 16, 2012
Legislators will consider a tool with the potential to boost renewable energy sales, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Legislative Watch: Third-Party Sales Could Boost Clean Energy
- Washington Watch: EPA's Toxic Release Inventory Shows Trends to Watch
- Education & Resources: Pollution in Your Backyard
Jan 9, 2012
NCLCV releases its 2011 Legislative Scorecard; Duke and Progress aren't giving up on merger; and House leaders are still fishing for override votes on dirty energy.
Education & Resources: NCLCV Releases 2011 Legislative Scorecard
Administrative Watch: Duke, Progress Will Try Again for Merger
Legislative Watch: Controversial Session Overrides One Veto, Misses Others
Executive Watch: DENR Releases 'State of the Environment' Report
Washington Watch: LCV Seeks Comments Supporting Auto Efficiency
Jan 2, 2012
The elections of 2012 are critical to the future of our environment at the state and national levels.
- Campaign Watch: Elections of 2012 Will Shape Environmental Future
- Climate Change Update: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Facts!
- Around the States: Smoke-free in 2011
Dec 26, 2011
EPA finalizes its long-awaited mercury and toxic air emissions rules.
- Washington Watch: EPA Finalizes Strong Mercury/Toxic Air Rules
- Around the States Virginia Warned on Uranium Mining
Dec 19, 2011
Corporate maneuvers and their environmental implications led state green news over the past seven days.
- Administrative Watch: Duke/Progress Agree to Green Incentives, but Merger Still on Hold
- Executive Watch: Corporate Coercion Rejected on Yadkin
- Washington Watch: Devilish Details Ride the Omnibus
Dec 12, 2011
Warming, fracking, and scorecarding.
- Around the Globe: Climate Conferees Agree to Seek New Treaty
- Education & Resources: EPA Study Links Fracking and Groundwater Contamination
- Executive Watch: Wrong Call on Forest Protection
Legislative Watch: NCLCV Nearing Completion of 2011 Legislative Scorecard
Dec 5, 2011
Legislators once again went home without creating additional environmental damage; plus, here's a 'who's who' primer for those following rate case battles.
- Legislative Watch: Vigilance Pays Off
- Administrative Watch: Who Said What Again on Rate Hikes?
Nov 28, 2011
Legislators returned to Raleigh last night, and once again took up SB 709, the Dirty Energy Bill.
- Legislative Watch: Legislators Consider Pursuing Dirty Energy
- Washington Watch: Definition of 'Waters' Key to Protection
- Education & Resources: Think Before You Frack
Nov 21, 2011
Voter approval for pro-environment policies in NC elections this year wasn't just dramatic in a few cases. It was also widespread.
- Campaign Watch: Widespread Voter Support
- Legislative Watch: Dirty Energy Veto Override Attempt Expected
- Education & Resources: Study Documents Massive Pro-fracking Political
- Washington Watch: Land and Water Conservation Fund
Nov 14, 2011
Voters had a message for local elected officials in North Carolina last week: Think Green.
- Campaign Watch: Big Green Wins
- Legislative Watch: Groundhog Day, Again
- Washington Watch: Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Delayed
- Around the State: Smoking Ban a Winner for Health
Nov 7, 2011
It's time for conservationists to vote this Tuesday in cities and towns around North Carolina. This week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Environmental Justice Takes Center Stage in Greensboro Election
- Judicial Watch: Citizens Sue State Over Redistricting Plan
- Washington Watch: EPA Announces Fracking Study Plan
- Conservationists: NCLCV Welcomes New Board Members
Oct 31, 2011
It's Halloween, and community leaders are asking Durham to treat itself to improved transit.
- Campaign Watch: Leaders Cheer for Transit
- Administrative Watch:Public Pans Duke Rate Hike
- Education & Resources: New NCLCV Websites Are Interactive
Oct 24, 2011
Early voting is underway on key questions like financing of public transit.
- Campaign Watch: Early Voting Begins
- Administrative Watch:Duke-Progress Megamerger Would Create Political Powerhouse; More Duke Hike Hearings
- Washington Watch: The Dustbusters
Oct 17, 2011
North Carolina cities turned in some bright green results at the polls last week.
- Campaign Watch: Cities Vote Green
- Administrative Watch: Duke Wants YOU to Finance More Nukes and Coal
Oct 10, 2011
It's time to vote in local primaries in cities and towns around our state; plus, the shadowy Cashmaster of Carolina goes national.
- Campaign Watch: Municipal Primaries Are Here
- The Other Side: North Carolina's Corporate Cash Webmaster
- Administrative Watch: Duke/Progress Megamerger Delayed
- Education & Resources: A Chance to Talk Frack
- Conservationists: Esther Cunningham
