More than five years of reports in Carolina Journal preceded the first indictment in a scandal involving government corruption and ethanol projects in eastern North Carolina. North Carolina Public Radio’s Laura Leslie mentioned CJ‘s involvement in the story as she recapped the latest developments. Ethanol is one alternative to standard forms of energy pushed at the state and federal level. Another is wind power. Business North Carolina recently highlighted Daren Bakst’s concerns about wind power projects. The John Locke Foundation’s name also cropped up in Yes!Weekly this week, in a discussion of Greensboro’s long-standing exemption from state law allowing protest petitions to challenge zoning decisions.
