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
May 14, 2012
Sweep! NCLCV goes ten for ten in legislative primary endorsements, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Conservationists Go Ten for Ten
- Washington Watch: Interior, EPA Announce Draft Fracking Rules
- Coast Watch: SC Panel Calls for Groin Ban
- Education & Resources: Science of Climate Change
- Conservationists: Joe Hackney
May 7, 2012
NCLCV announces its 2012 Green Tie winners, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Legislative Watch: NCLCV Announces 2012 Green Tie Winners
- Campaign Watch: Primary Is Tomorrow (May 8)
- Washington Watch: EPA Accepting CO2 Rule Comments
- Education & Resources: Studies Show Basis for Growing Weather Extremes
Apr 30, 2012
The anti-environmental legislative group ALEC is coming after states' pro-renewable energy policies, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Legislative Watch: ALEC Attacks Renewable Energy
- Campaign Watch: Early Voting Continues
- Education & Resources: Breathe Easier?
- Conservationists: Brian Kasher
Apr 23, 2012
Fracking and voting -- not necessarily simultaneously -- are the topics this week in CIB:
- Washington Watch: EPA Sets Fracking Air Quality Rules
- Legislative Watch: Senate Committee Weighs in on Fracking Delay
- Campaign Watch: LCV Endorses Obama
- Education & Resources: Early Voting Begins, and Online Info Available
- Conservationists: Tom Quay
Apr 16, 2012
NCLCV announces its legislative primary endorsements, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: NCLCV Announces Legislative Primary Endorsements
- Education & Resources: Green Tie Coming June 20
Apr 9, 2012
A major player will challenge the Duke rate hike after all, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Judicial Watch: AG Appeals Duke Increase
- Environomics: Biofuels Startups
- Education & Resources: Water and Power; Black Carbon; First in Wind
- Conservationists: Newman and Local Energy Efficiency
Apr 2, 2012
Not so fast fracking, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Legislative Watch: Fracking Slowdown
- Washington Watch: EPA Releases Proposed Carbon Standards for Power Plants
- Environomics: Nimble Renewables
- Education & Resources: Energy Roadshow
Mar 26, 2012
Political rhetoric and economic reality on gas prices, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Realities of Gas Pricing
- Legislative Watch: Air Health at Risk
- Education & Resources: Clean Water Updated
Mar 19, 2012
The fracking report is out and reaction is beginning, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Legislative Watch: Fracking Report Released, Hearings Planned
- Environomics: Commuters Vote With Their Seats for Transit
- Conservationists: Rev. Lynice Williams
- Education & Resources: Myths in the Wind
Mar 12, 2012
CPAC will question legislative candidates on their environmental views, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: CPAC Will Query Candidates
- Administrative Watch: Utilities Commission Approves Wind Project
- Conservationists: Holman Re-elected SWIC Chair
- Education & Resources: Focus on Fracking
Mar 5, 2012
Primary candidates are off and running, plus more news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: State Starts Spring Sprint
- Judicial Watch: Citizens Challenge the Chainsaws
- Legislative Watch: Common Agenda Under Review
- Around the States: Coal, Nuke Plants Face Setbacks
- Education & Resources: Triangle Transit Plan
Feb 27, 2012
Green transportation, a troubling retreat on air pollution control, and roadside chainsaws lead our news, this week in CIB:
- Campaign Watch: Orange May Vote on Transit Tax
- Legislative Watch: Air Toxics Limits on the Chopping Block
- Administrative Watch: Firing Up the Chainsaws
- Around the State: Wake Board Pleases the Tinfoil Hat Crowd
- Education & Resources: Impaired Waters List
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
