The prospect of new wind power operations along the North Carolina coast prompted Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, to draft a new column on the misinformation campaign used to promote wind energy in the mountains. The Wilmington Star-News published that column, and both the Energy Tribune and National Wind Watch website publicized it. The News & Observer also published a letter from Bakst. It stated the case against taxpayer financing of politicians’ election campaigns. Meanwhile, the Heritage Foundation’s Insider Online promoted a report from Joseph Coletti, Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies, about Gov. Bev Perdue’s latest budget proposal. The ColumbusNC.com website also publicized the John Locke Foundation’s efforts to promote government transparency through NCTransparency.com.