North Carolina town bans solar for fear it will “suck up all the energy from the sun”

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By Katie HerzogDec 14, 2015, 6:32 pm100 pts
Is North Carolina the new Florida? Once the relatively blue island in a sea of red, the Old North State underwent a conservative takeover in 2012, which led to the introduction of some embarrassing legislation: There was the motorcycle abortion bill, the bill that made nip slips a felony, the one that…

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