While the following article makes mention of UNC and Chapel Hill, it is perhaps more interesting for its perspective on North Carolina's push towards green job creation. Rural vs. urban is an interesting debate. However, the debate around the transition to a more sustainable economy is key.
N.C. is a state in transition
The Charlotte Observer
...The contrasting votes were yet another sign that North Carolina is a state in the middle, pulled in multiple directions as it makes the transition from a rural state to an urban and suburban one. The struggle shows in much of what the legislature did this year – in debates on issues ranging from tax reform to environmental protection. ...“It isn't urban like the Northeast, but we've created these sprawling metro areas,” said Ferrel Guillory, director of UNC Chapel Hill's program on public life. “Yet we remain, in our traditions and our historical legacy where there's a lot of ruralism alive.”
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/890624.html
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