Here’s what you may have missed this week: GLOBAL WARMING NC debates impact of Obama’s plan on global warming North Carolina could reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels mandated in new federal rules to fight global warming without straying dramatically…
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DRIVE TO DRILL: North Carolina Gov. McCrory Goes To Bat For Big Energy
This article was originally published by the Institute for Southern Studies HERE. It’s the second part in a series, the first of which Blue Nation Review discussed HERE. By Sue Sturgis When Pat McCrory was elected governor of North Carolina…
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Booming Business: Visitor spending hits record high in Burke County in 2014
submitted photo Zipline Tourism spending in 2014 surpassed the $90 million mark for the first time ever in Burke County’s history. Posted: Friday, August 14, 2015 11:07 am | Updated: 11:15 am, Fri Aug 14, 2015. Booming Business: Visitor spending…
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Kerry calls for democracy as US flag rises in Cuba – WBTV 3 News, Weather …
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) – Jubilant crowds waved American flags and chanted “Long live the United States!” as the Stars and Stripes rose over the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Cuba on Friday after a…
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Job Creation Coming for a Historic North Carolina Town on the Inner Banks
The opening of Capital Resorts Group’s Waterside Resort in Edenton is set to create new jobs for local residents while also helping to improve the travel and tourism industry in the area. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – (PRWEB) August 15, 2015…
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THE BREWHOLDER: Craft beer bounty boosts beer tourism
[component:byline] –> In a mid-year report, the Brewers Association announced that approximately 12.2 million barrels of beer were sold by U.S. craft brewers through the end of June 2015, up from 10.6 million barrels during the first half of 2014.…
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Duke to pick line route quicker; Mills River crowd irate – Asheville Citizen
Transmission lines.(Photo: Tonya Maxwell/tmaxwell@citizen-times.com) MILLS RIVER — Citing stresses to property owners who are uncertain if they will be impacted by a high-voltage transmission line plan, Duke Energy officials announced Friday that they are hastening a decision to choose a single route.…
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Cabarrus tourism spending tops $400 million
James Nix jnix@independenttribune.com Mustang 50th anniversary Last year’s Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration generated over $8 million in economic impact in Cabarrus County. Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 3:15 pm Cabarrus tourism spending tops $400 million Staff reports The Independent Tribune…
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21st NC community on record against offshore drilling
Southport is the latest community in North Carolina to go on record against offshore drilling in the Atlantic. The town council passed a resolution opposing drilling on Thursday, becoming the 21st community in North Carolina to do so. The advocacy…
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Asheville Airport Considers Expansion
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