job creation

June 4, 2014 - A new conservative advocacy group called Carolina Rising says a falling unemployment rate is good news for North Carolina's economy. But economists warn of ominous developments behind the numbers, including people dropping out of the workforce and a shift toward low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are considering new cuts to unemployment benefits.

May 14, 2014 - A new study shows how the United States could democratize systems, create jobs, and radically reduce emissions by 2050.

December 20, 2013 - A new report from the NAACP makes the case for why energy policy is a racial and economic justice issue and the many benefits of moving to clean energy.

August 29, 2013 - If we're going to claim New Orleans has made progress since the unnatural disaster of Katrina eight years ago, perhaps we should first define what we mean by "progress."

July 19, 2013 - The Republican-led legislature has dramatically overhauled North Carolina's tax code, but not everyone will benefit from the changes.

June 5, 2013 - Though some politicians are trying to repeal the state's renewable energy standard, the policy continues to help make North Carolina a national leader in creating clean-energy jobs.

April 25, 2013 - A bill that would have ended North Carolina's renewable energy program appears dead in the water. How did the program's defenders prevail in the state's current archconservative environment?

April 10, 2013 - N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory wants to privatize the Department of Commerce and the state's Medicaid program, but the experiences of other states like Louisiana that have carried out similar plans point to serious problems.

March 14, 2013 - Of the four primary sponsors behind new legislation to repeal North Carolina's groundbreaking renewable energy law, three have documented ties to the fossil fuel-funded conservative policy group that's been gunning for renewables.

March 12, 2013 - A new report finds that North Carolina is among the leaders in creating manufacturing-related clean energy jobs, but some of the state's politicians are targeting the law that jump-started the industry's growth.