Gov Roy Cooper has signed an executive order calling on state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The goal is to have North Carolina follow through on dictates of the Paris climate agreement even though the Trump administration has pulled the United States out of that agreement Donald van der Vaart John Locke Foundation senior fellow and former N C environmental secretary dissects Cooper's order and analyzes its implications Many American cities appear to face a state of decline The group Strong Towns endorses action that would help reverse that decline Development director Bo Wright discusses Strong Towns' recommendations That [... more]