December 10, 2007 -
It's 80 degrees here in Raleigh, N.C. today -- a new record high for this date. We're also expecting record-setting temperatures tomorrow and Wednesday.
December 10, 2007 -
About a dozen people gathered outside the offices of Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) in Raleigh this afternoon asking her to support the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act (S. 1668).
December 10, 2007 -
MEDIA ADVISORYFor immediate release: Monday, December 10, 2007 For more information, contact: Ajamu Dillahunt (856-3194; ajamu@ncjustice.org) Chris Kromm (419-8311 x26; chris@southernstudies.org)
December 7, 2007 -
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Energy Independence and Security Act (H.R.
December 6, 2007 -
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, the American Nurses Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility are going to court today to present their legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's
December 6, 2007 -
This recent Economist article about Dollywood is making the Tennessee blog rounds. It's a somewhat amusing look at Southern/Appalachian culture from a British/European point of view. Characterizing Dolly Parton as the "backwoods Barbie", the article observes:
December 5, 2007 -
We recently reported on the effort led by the fossil-fuel-funded John Locke Foundation and Heartland Institute to scuttle North Carolina's efforts to regulate greenhouse gas pollution.