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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: Why the Tea Party Is Getting Behind Solar
Description: For some conservatives, solar is a big green boondoggle promoted by a liberal president to benefit rich environmentalists.
But for a growing number of libertarians and conservatives, solar is also seen as a tool for promoting competition in electricity markets and empowering consumers.
In this week’s podcast, we’ll talk with Debbie Dooley, founder of the Green Tea Coalition and Conservatives for Energy Choice, about why Tea Partyers are rallying behind solar PV as a way to expand personal freedoms.
Then, we’ll discuss a new report concluding that Europe overpaid $100 billion for its renewable energy capacity. And we’ll wrap...