From the newsroom: Why '100% renewable electricity' plans may not be as green as you think
Earlier this year, The Common spoke with Senior Climate Reporter Miriam Wasser about a series of stories she wrote on third party energy suppliers who promise consumers cleaner, cheaper electricity using deceptive marketing tactics. We revisit the second part of her series, which explains how renewable energy plans advertised by competitive suppliers are not all they’re cracked up to be.
The Common · WBUR
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Show Notes
It’s time for another feature from our friends in the WBUR newsroom, while Team Common works on some longer term projects.
Earlier this year, we spoke with Senior Climate and Environment Reporter Miriam Wasser about a series of stories she wrote on third party energy suppliers who promise consumers cleaner, cheaper electricity using deceptive marketing tactics.
We revisit the second part of her series, which explains how those 100% renewable energy plans advertised by competitive suppliers are not all they’re cracked up to be.
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