ALEC to Attack North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiatives

Saturday, 19 January 2013 12:27  
By Steve Horn, DeSmogBlog | Report 

Renewable energy is under attack in the Tar Heel State. That's the word from Greenpeace USA's Connor Gibson in a report that implicates King Coal powerhouse, Duke Energy and the fossil fuel industry at-large.

The vehicle Duke Energy is utilizing for this attack is one whose profile has grown in infamy in recent years: the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

ALEC is described as a "corporate bill mill" by its critics. It's earned such a description because it passes "model bills" written by corporate lobbyists and to boot, the lobbyists typically do so behind closed doors at ALEC's annual meetings.