Comments on: Clean Energy Powers Up North Carolina’s Economy http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/clean-energy-recharges-north-carolinas-economy/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: MrEnergyCzar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/clean-energy-recharges-north-carolinas-economy/#comment-152115 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48707#comment-152115 It costs more to influence a lawmaker’s decision these days…

MrEnergyCzar

]]> By: MrEnergyCzar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/clean-energy-recharges-north-carolinas-economy/#comment-152114 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48707#comment-152114 The competing fossil industry won’t allow this, they need to financially influence more lawmakers… very sloppy of them to let this happen.

MrEnergyCzar

]]> By: Connor Gibson http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/clean-energy-recharges-north-carolinas-economy/#comment-152051 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:44:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48707#comment-152051 Here are the forces that are lining up to kill North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard, which is partially responsible for the success mentioned above: ALEC legislators like Rep. Mike Hager, ALEC member-company Duke Energy, the Heartland Institute and other State Policy Network groups shilling for fossil fuel interests paying their salaries:

http://greenpeaceblogs.org/2013/01/15/duke-energy-flip-flop-alec-leads-attack-on-north-carolina-clean-energy-with-duke-funding/

–Connor Gibson, Researcher, Greenpeace USA

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