CIB Weekly Conservation Bulletin
Aug 8, 2011
Conservationists and allies begin to look ahead to next year's legislative prospects.
- Campaign Watch: Districts and Targets
- Washington Watch: Chemical Transparency
- Education & Resources: The Wind Is Rising
Aug 1, 2011
The 2011 N.C. General Assembly continued its "legislative jihad" against the environment.
- Legislative Watch:'Legislative Jihad' Continues
- Around the State: On the Roads Again
- Washington Watch: Fuel Efficiency Leap Announced
- Campaign Watch: Big Event Kicks off 2012 CPAC Efforts
Jul 25, 2011
This should be Answer Week on the biggest remaining questions of the 2011 state legislative session.
- Legislative Watch: Final Veto Showdown
- Campaign Watch: Districts Decision
- Around the States: Brighter Side of Carmageddon
- Education & Resources: Hackney, Freeman Will Headline CPAC Event
Jul 19, 2011
The future of environmental protection in North Carolina for the next decade is at risk in the legislative redistricting process now underway in Raleigh. This special alert calls for help in responding to that threat.
Jul 18, 2011
The fate of two extremely damaging pieces of anti-environmental legislation is now in the hands of the House.
- Legislative Watch: Senators Do the Wrong Thing - Now It's Up to the House
- Washington Watch: Brighter Idea Prevails
- Campaign Watch: Starting Early
Jul 11, 2011
It's showdown week at the Legislative Corral. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Support the Vetoes; Washington Watch: EPA Issues Tougher Interstate Air Rules; Nuclear Update: NCSU Springs A Leak; Education & Resources:Dim Bulbs
Jul 4, 2011
Happy Independence Day! And please keep in mind that in our democracy the price of a clean environment, like liberty, is eternal citizen vigilance.
- Legislative Watch: Governor Vetoes Two Destructive Anti-environmental Bills
- Coast Watch: "Terminal Groins" Threaten NC Beaches
- Nuclear Update: Aging Reactors, Lax Evacuation Planning
- Campaign Watch: Obama Team Returns Fire
Jun 27, 2011
Environmental eyes are on the governor as we wait for her decisions on whether to veto three extreme anti-environmental bills. This week in CIB: Legislative Watch: Veto Watch; Nuclear Update: Watchdog or Lapdog?; Around the States: EPA Budget Cuts Undercut State Efforts; Campaign Watch: Corporate Cash Cranks Up the Mud Machine Conservationists: Ann Slaughter
Jun 20, 2011
The last week of the General Assembly session turned into a horror show for advocates of open government and a clean environment.
- Legislative Watch: Nightmare on Jones Street
- Nuclear Update: Global Aftershocks Continue
- Climate Change Update: Grim News for Food Supply
- Education & Resources: Nuclear Subsidies Webinar
Jun 13, 2011
Matters turned even uglier last week at the General Assembly, with Senate passage of an anti-environmental "regulatory reform" bill.
- Legislative Watch: Showdown Looms on Catastrophic Anti-Environmental Budget
- Senate Bill Strips Away More Pollution Controls
- Jersey Shore Looms Closer
- Bright Spots Campaign Watch: That Ain't Right!
Jun 6, 2011
State legislators pass a budget which would be catastrophic for a clean environment, plus more news...
- Legislative Watch: Legislators Approve Most Anti-Environmental Budget in State History
- Nuclear Update: Germany, Switzerland Decide to End Nuclear Power Use
- Campaign Watch: EPA as Guardian of Public Health
May 30, 2011
An old nemesis of a clean environment resurfaced last week in the legislature, plus more news...
- Legislative Watch: Zombie Hardison Stalks NC; Assassination by Budget
- Nuclear Update: Waste Overflows Plant Pools
- Around the Globe: Cancer Deaths Soar in Polluted China
- Around the State: Raleigh Wins Sustainability Award, Incinerator Closes to Avoid New Standards
- Education & Resources: Improved NCLCV Website and Social Media
May 23, 2011
The U.S. Senate wrestles to a standstill over oil, plus more news, this week in CIB: Washington Watch: Senate Blocks Both Progress and Retreat on Oil. Education & Resources: Is Your Drinking Water Safe?; Conservation Heroes Sought; Top Ten Myths on Climate Change. Conservationists: Fred and Alice Stanback
May 16, 2011
The battle over Big Oil and our coastal environment is raging in both Washington and Raleigh.
- Legislative Watch: NC Senate Approves Bad Energy Policy Bill
- Coast Watch: Wind Farm Potential Mapping Underway
- Washington Watch: US Senate Leaders Pitching End to Oil Tax Breaks
- NCLCV Member Notice: Membership Meeting Set for June 6
May 9, 2011
There was no lack of continuing bad news from last week's edition of the 2011 General Assembly's tragedy of errors.
May 2, 2011
A new poll of registered North Carolina voters found very strong support for maintaining strong state protections for clean air and water, and for funding the programs needed to enforce those protections. A clear majority favored keeping the state sales tax at its current level as a way of avoiding deep cuts to state natural resource programs.
Apr 25, 2011
The anniversary of Earth Day found conservationists fighting back against the forces of environmental degradation, plus other news, this week in CIB:
