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APRIL 14
"A Conservative Take on Environmental Regulation"
Kory Swanson, John Locke Foundation
Kory Swanson is the Executive Vice President of the John Locke Foundation, a North Carolina based nonpartisan, nonprofit, public policy think tank located in Raleigh, NC Swanson received his MA in Philosophy from Bowling Green State University and his JD from the University of Toledo.
Named for philosopher John Locke, the foundation is an independent non-profit research institute that seeks to transform government through research, journalism and outreach. The foundation was founded in 1990 as a think tank and does extensive research as well as daily journalism published in the Carolina Journal and on-line sources. All the foundation's analysis and policy proposals seek to advance individual liberty, personal responsibility, and a free market economy. These concepts have been fundamental to this institute's pursuit since its founding.
Currently, the foundation's focus regarding environmental issues is hydraulic fracturing and renewable energy. Hydraulic fracturing is a process to extract natural gas from shale and the technique has been around since the 1940s but was cost-prohibitive. Technological advances have turned fracking into a low-cost method to recover natural gas. It has revolutionized the industry, bringing jobs and economic growth to North Carolina, one of two states in the country that bans the process. In 2007 the North Carolina General Assembly passed far-reaching electricity regulations (Senate Bill 3). The bill encompasses a renewable energy and energy efficiency portfolio standard requiring utilities to provide customers 7.5% of their electricity through wind, solar, or biomass. These forms of energy are more expensive than traditional fossil fuels and nuclear power that North Carolina's utilities voluntarily choose when they are left free to pursue truly efficient energy.
Board Meeting after the program
APRIL 21
Professor Jeffrey Coker
Director of General Studies
Associate Professor, Biology
Elon University
"Life as we know it is in constant flux--in fact, as Jeffrey Coker explains in his first general interest book for wide audience, each of us is already a "mutant" and the speed at which the human species is changing the planet poses both opportunities and challenges to be addressed, starting with an oft overlooked question: What should be our role in nature?
". . . Reinventing Life: A Guide to Our Evolutionary Future, . . . lays bare the choices humans face as their actions with each other and the environment shift the way life on Earth develops.
"As Coker might suggest, is there a difference between wearing glasses that are connected wirelessly to the Internet and having such abilities directly connected into the brain through a neural interface? And how will the human race evolve as such technology rewires the way the brain works? He ultimately leaves his readers with questions of whether evolutionary and genetic shifts should be left to random chance or whether humans should harness control of their future through deliberate planning and scientific research.
"At its core, it's a book to challenge people to think about how they can impact our future," Coker said. “I'd like to think it breaks some new ground in challenging people to consider the idea of evolution stewardship and how what we're doing is impacting the future of life."
APRIL 25
IFC Cook and Serve
Our scheduled cook and serve project is held on the fourth Thursday each month from 4:00 to 7:15 p.m. Contact Amy Piersma to
sign up. The food is donated from the community and anyone who
is hungry can eat. Our entire membership participates. It's great
fun and a worthy endeavor!
APRIL 28
NC Warn has been invited to present at this meeting, but the scheduling has not been confirmed. In lieu of a speaker, we will have a discussion group covering environmental issues the platform speakers discussed during our April meetings.
NC Warn, based in Hillsborough, is a nonprofit organization working for climate protection through clean efficient energy.
It's priorities involve:
During the last week of March, the Center presented a conference on mass incarceration and methods to address the problems. The Center provided participants information about events and links that will be of interest to our community as a follow up to our mass incarceration series (The New Jim Crow).
April 22nd. The presentation of "None of the Above: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline," 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Nasher Museum, 2001 Campus Drive, Durham, NC 27705. For more information see: http://hiddenvoices.org/pod/project/12.
April 23rd. Lobby Day in Raleigh on Tuesday at the NC Legislative Building, 16 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC to show legislators your support for second chances--specific reforms that provide genuine restorative opportunities to individuals ready and willing to move beyond their criminal records and contribute to their families and communities. Click here for details and flyer.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice (Durham): http://www.southerncoalition.org/
Community Success Initiative (Raleigh): http://communitysuccess.org/
Second Chance Alliance (Raleigh & statewide) http://www.ncjustice.org/?q=second-chance-alliance/nc-second-chance-alliance
Prison Books Collective (Chapel Hill): sends books and educational materials to incarcerated individuals in a 3-state radius (NC, AL, MS). Workdays: Every Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at 621 Hillsborough Road, Carrboro: http://prisonbooks.info/about/ or prisonbooks@gmail.com
COMMUNITY EVENTSSaturday, April 13
Sustainability Center and Solar Stage
at UNC Science Expo
10am-3pm
UNC Campus
As part of this year's NC Science Festival, the Town of Chapel Hill is sponsoring a Sustainability Center and Solar Stage to educate and encourage making environmentally responsible decisions in our lives.
www.townofchapelhill.org/scienceexpo.
Sunday, April 21
2013 Chapel Hill/Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk
Registration 1:30 p.m.Benefiting Church World Service and the IFC, the walk is a four mile stroll along the streets of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and through the UNC campus. A shorter route also is available.
Registration is at 1:30 and the walk kick-off from Carrboro Town Commons is at 2:30. Entertainment and activities will be provided for the walk. After the walk there will be food and music to celebrate.