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Another CJ parody comes true
Readers of Carolina Journal know that on our back page every month we do a parody that skewers politicians, bureaucrats, or liberals in general. Quite often we find that, a…
Green job
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We Count Only Blue Cars
Don Carrington has written an interesting article for the Carolina Journal. Apparently, the federal government has given up on a $60 million program to count green jobs. John Berlau of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online about the quiet end of government programs to count “green jobs.” John Hood’s Daily Journal highlights conservative concerns about targeted tax breaks and…
Energy
Obama’s ‘green jobs’ record
The Bloomberg Businesseeek election issue includes a short feature examining the Obama administration’s record on “green jobs.” In 2008 candidate Barack Obama promised to create 5 million green jobs. He laid…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Canaries in our own coal mine
In the 19th and 20th century coal miners would keep caged canaries with them in the mines to serve as a zoological warning system for toxic gases and fumes. Canaries…
Energy
The ‘green jobs’ scam exposed
Those of you who have enjoyed Don Carrington’s work exposing the silliness surrounding “green jobs” might appreciate the following video from the Daily Caller.
Energy
Stossel pokes holes in the ‘green economy’ myth
John Stossel‘s latest column disputes popular notions about the goverment’s ability to make our lives better by boosting the “green economy.” Politicians specialize in convincing you that, with their help,…
Liberty
Carolina Journal’s work on green jobs, primary elections, school issues attracts attention
Taxpayers have spent millions of dollars on competing state and federal surveys of “green jobs” in North Carolina and other states. Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington compared federal and…
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The year of disinformation begins: Obama’s “green jobs” ad
Hans Bader dissects this perverse bit of disinformation here.
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Green raid here in N.C.?
In my mind, the situation surrounding solar panel maker Solyndra perfectly illustrates the total insanity from which the Obama administration is suffering. Give a company $500 million to create green…
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A great little debate on green jobs
Believe me, this is actually the best the green job mongers have to offer. How anyone but a pure ideologue can accept this claptrap is beyond me.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
New Carolina Journal Online features
Don Carrington’s latest Carolina Journal Online report notes Gov. Beverly Perdue’s curious absence from a recent announcement of 200 new “green jobs” heading to the site of Alcoa’s Stanly County…