The American Legislative Exchange Coun and other groups funded by the fossil fuel industry are engaging in state-by-state campaigns to convince consumers energy from fossil fuels is affordable and power from renewable sources needlessly expensive.
Power from solar, wind and biofuels does cost more than that from burning natural gas, coal or oil, but only because the true cost of fossil fuels is not accounted for: higher health care bills, lower life expectancies, poisoned lakes, and other ills associated with rapid climate change.
ALEC and its allies attacked New Hampshire’s renewable-fuel standards in the last legislative session. They will try again, and must be rebuffed.
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