Research Brief
Agriculture
Center for Food, Power, and Life
The Center for Food, Power, and Life aims to protect and expand freedom in the vital policy areas of agriculture, energy, and the environment, which we believe will enhance North Carolinians' lives by better access to food, power, and more of life's needs and wants.
Agriculture
Sowing Resilience Chapter 1: Origins
Agriculture
Sowing Resilience
North Carolina boasts nearly 43,000 farms covering over 8.1 million acres of farmland, producing $18.7 billion in agriculture product sales (eighth in the nation in 2022). Even more impressive, output…
Agriculture
The Economic Impact of the Pork Industry in the United States
In the past, I have discussed the history, economic impact, and controversy surrounding pork production in North Carolina. However, while North Carolina is a top producer of pork, the industry…
Energy
Ecological Disaster from One Broken Offshore Wind Turbine Blade
Last week in The Carolina Journal, I discussed an emerging ecological disaster with ramifications for North Carolina. Policymakers should heed the warning. On July 13, a single blade broke on…
Agriculture
Sowing Resilience Trailer
Agriculture is North Carolina’s top industry and serves as the backbone of our state’s economy and identity. Farmers, distributors, and thousands of other hardworking North Carolinians play a critical role…
Energy
John Locke Foundation Nominated for State Policy Network’s Prestigious “Most Influential Research” Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Raleigh, NC – The John Locke Foundation is honored to announce its nomination for the State Policy Network’s Bob Williams “Most Influential Research” Award. This prestigious recognition…
Research Brief
Agriculture
Why North Carolina’s Regulatory Sandbox Needs Agriculture
North Carolina’s Regulatory Sandbox waives certain regulations for promising new products in finance and insurance. We could all benefit if the state’s largest industry, agriculture, could also avail itself of…
Research Brief
Energy
Congress Should Stop the EPA’s Dangerous Power Plant Rule
The EPA power plant rule would effectively close down all baseload coal power plants and prevent them from being replaced with natural gas plants. The rule coincides dangerously with the…
Energy
Is a Bad Hurricane Season Because of Man-Made Climate Change? No
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year. The prediction hinges on “a quick transition to La Niña conditions, which are conducive…
Research Brief
Energy
Lawsuit: Feds Zeroed Out Expected Right Whale Deaths from Virginia Offshore Wind
A lawsuit against a massive offshore wind project in Virginia says the project will result in far more North Atlantic Right Whale deaths than the critically endangered population can sustain.…
Agriculture
Agritourism and the Future of Small Farms
In March I attended the annual Small Farms Week conference at NC A&T State University. While there I had the pleasure of hearing from and meeting all types of farmers.…
Research Brief
Energy
Virginia Offshore Wind Project Sued to Save North Atlantic Right Whales
A lawsuit against the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project seeks redress from the courts to uphold the Endangered Species Act and save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. Among…