The Loophole That’s Letting Conservatives Manipulate Renewable Energy Standards

The Loophole That’s Letting Conservatives Manipulate Renewable Energy Standards: By Tiffany Germain and Matt Kasper As the Heartland Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, continue to target states’ renewable energy standard (RES) with their model legislation — the Electricity Freedom Act — conservative lawmakers are using other unethical tactics to weaken or repeal standards. Currently, at least five states — Connecticut, [...]/p