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Gov. Cooper’s “Clean Energy Plan,” Part 2: Why it excludes the cleanest, cheapest energy source

Nuclear energy is a clean (zero-emissions), cheap, and abundant energy source. But Gov. Cooper's "Clean Energy Plan" requires a straightforward, categorical rejection of nuclear power.

Energy

MIT Technology Review: ‘Suddenly, the Solar Boom Is Starting to Look like a Bubble’

…it’s well known that the renewable energy industry’s business model is entirely based on and utterly dependent on capturing public subsidies. It’s all about winning government goodies.—Yours truly, 8/28/15 You’ve probably heard this one.…

Energy

Without tax credits, solar survives and competes. Or it fails. Neither is a case for perpetuating the credits.

The state’s most hyperactive lobby has cranked its rent-seeking antics up to 11 to retain special investment tax credits and the state’s renewable energy portfolio standards (REPS) purchase mandates. The tax credits,…