North Carolina Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 23 May 2014 16:45:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Revealing Fracking Chemistry Could be a Felony in North Carolina https://www.greenoptimistic.com/revealing-fracking-chemistry-felony-north-carolina-20140523/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/revealing-fracking-chemistry-felony-north-carolina-20140523/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 16:45:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47698 If there is anything to make it clear who fracking companies have in their pockets, it has to be the latest bill introduced in North Carolina. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, refers to a process used to extract petroleum products from deep underground, mostly natural gas. Natural gas, as a fuel, emits less carbon dioxide […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/revealing-fracking-chemistry-felony-north-carolina-20140523/feed/ 8 47698 North Carolina Legislation Allows Coal Power Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-legislation-allows-coal-power-pollution-20140318/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-legislation-allows-coal-power-pollution-20140318/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:11:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46532 Coal power plants, aside from generating electricity and the worst carbon dioxide emissions of any power plant. As if coal power wasn’t dirty enough, from an emissions standpoint, they also generate tons of coal ash as a byproduct of combustion. Of course, the coal ash has to be put somewhere, but the only solution, so […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-legislation-allows-coal-power-pollution-20140318/feed/ 1 46532 North Carolina Enacts $100 Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-enacts-100-electric-vehicle-road-use-fee-20140115/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-enacts-100-electric-vehicle-road-use-fee-20140115/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:25:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45192 Most States use fuel taxes for at least a portion of the transportation budget, which raises a question, “How does the State pay for extra wear and tear of electric vehicles, which don’t pay fuel taxes?” For the most part, fuel taxes make sense. Heavier vehicles inflict more damage to the highway system, and they […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/north-carolina-enacts-100-electric-vehicle-road-use-fee-20140115/feed/ 2 45192 Apple to Build New Solar Powered Data Center in Maiden, NC https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-maiden-data-center-solar-power-20111026/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/apple-maiden-data-center-solar-power-20111026/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:59:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20898 A new data center belonging to Apple will be built in Maiden, NC, says GigaOM’s Katie Fehrenbacher, quoting a local newspaper. Nothing fancy so far – they have lots of data centers. The only difference is that Steve Jobs chose this one’s location personally and the center will be powered by solar panels instead of […]

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