Result

No drilling for N.C.

At the urging of Environment North Carolina and allied groups across the state, Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed Sen. Bob Rucho's pro-drilling, pro-fracking bill.

Result

Protecting N.C. from fracking

Since Gov. Bev Perdue blocked pro-drilling legislation in 2011, leaders in the North Carolina House have threatened five separate times to override her veto. We helped convince Gov. Perdue to veto the measure and generated hundreds of phone calls and emails into lawmakers to derail the bill.

Result

Protecting the Outer Banks

In November 2011, President Obama finalized his plans to protect the Outer Banks and the rest of the state’s beaches from offshore drilling until at least 2017.  The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf spill hastened the president’s reversal on his plan to open the door to drilling, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment North Carolina members.

Result

Don't frack cackalack

The issue of hydraulic fracturing has gotten plenty of attention lately from the news media and policy makers.  That’s why Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center is working to harness that attention into concrete opposition to fracking in our state.  We’ve already generated hundreds of emails from our activsts to the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, urging them not to recommend allowing the dangerous natural gas drilling practice to come to North Carolina.

Result

Preserving our Blue Ridge landscape

From Chimney Rock State Park, To Grandfather Mountain, some of North Carolina's most treasured landscapes are better protected, thanks to a total funding increase of nearly $200 million for conservation programs that Environment North Carolina helped win in 2007 and 2008.

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