Rant: How the REC effect stunts the low-carbon economy

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By GreenBizApr 30, 2015, 4:30 am19 pts
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are sold as a way to save the planet — except that they don't actually cut carbon emissions, leaving us stuck in the pattern of high carbon emissions, the author argues.

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