Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don't Expect Big Changes Soon

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By Dan GearinoOct 15, 2019, 4:20 am148 pts
While the utilities tout ambitious mid-century climate goals, most plan to rely heavily on coal and natural gas for decades. That's a problem for climate change. By Dan Gearino On the western shore of Lake Erie in Michigan, the Monroe Power Plant has been burning coal since the mid-1970s. Its owner, DTE Energy,…

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