Apparently the North Carolina Department of Transportation is not happy with fuel efficient vehicles. The problem is that, well, fuel efficient vehicles consume less gas. That means that drivers are paying less in gas taxes, which historically have been used to pay for road maintenance. In fact, "revenue from the motor fuel tax of 29.9 cents per gallon is down 12 percent this year, and the state expects a three-year loss of $580 million.” The Read more ...
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Comment: The Way the Winds are Blowing These Days: The Rapid Growth of Wind Energy and Legal Hurdles of North Carolina's General Statutes
North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 8, Issue 1, Page 117 (December 2006)
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With interest in renewable energy sources gaining momentum, it is only natural that controversy will arise surrounding the proliferation of wind energy. While this conflict has already manifested itself in the context of federal law, in North Carolina, a state with favorable conditions for wind energy development, the fate of the budding technology remains uncertain amidst statutes which did not contemplate the possibility of widespread wind energy harvesting.
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Comment: Cyber Charter Schools: An Analysis of North Carolina’s Current Charter School Legislation
North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 395 (June 2005)
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In an era where businesses, industry, and postsecondary institutions recognize the value of and utilize online learning, online education for North Carolina’s public schools may be inevitable.
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Article: We Are Not a Daubert State--But What Are We? Scientific Evidence in North Carolina after Howerton
North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 289 (June 2005)
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In June of 2004, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd., which interpreted the standard for admitting expert testimony under Rule 702 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence. The issue before the court was whether a North Carolina trial court's gatekeeping responsibility under Rule 702 is the same as that imposed on the federal courts by the Supreme Court's 1993 decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which requires an independent preliminary assessment of whether the proffered expert testimony is both reliable and relevant.
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