Eight things you won’t hear NC politicians say
Campaign season is in full swing in the Old North State, which means political prose is piquing the interest of voters from the mountains to the beaches. Although candidates are doling out their own...
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Fracking bill heads to Senate floor despite 200-person protest
Looking up at the legislative building in downtown Raleigh, Earla Pope removed a silver canteen from her purse. “This is what’s important,” she said, shaking the bottle filled with water from an...
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What does fracking mean for NC?
Interested in what Chapel Hill residents think of fracking? Check out this video. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Credits NC...
View ArticleFracking on the Street
WhichWayNC asked residents in Chapel Hill about North Carolina legislation that could legalize fracking, a procedure that uses water and chemicals to harvest natural gas underground. As the bill...
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Republican-led General Assembly targets environmental rules
Anti-fracking protesters at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources public hearing in Chapel Hill, N.C. in March 2012. More than 600 people showed up, most of whom opposed the drilling...
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Cheat sheet: State eco-bills and issues of 2011-2012
It’s hard to keep up with the deluge of bills related to environmental policy that were debated, passed and/or vetoed in North Carolina during the 2011-2012 legislative cycle. We decided to break it...
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