Press Mention The New York Times February 14, 2009
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Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
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A New York Times feature examining the coal industry's struggle for survival amid climate change concerns and growing opposition to new coal-fired power plants. The article profiles Duke Energy CEO James E. Rogers and his controversial Cliffside plant in North Carolina, while featuring perspectives from clean energy advocates including Stephen A. Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, who argues utilities must be forced to abandon their reliance on large traditional power plants.
Utilities like to plan their world around big traditional power plants. Only when they are forced are they willing to rethink that business model.
Stephen A. Smith
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