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Can Public Ownership Of Utilities Be Part Of The Climate Solution?

by Mark Paul and Johanna Bozuwa

Neither Sen. Warren nor any other candidate should brush off making utilities public as an important tactic in the climate fight. After all, privately-owned utilities—focused on maximizing short-term profits profits and able to wield their size and power to shape the political process— have been fueling the climate problem. 

Publication date: 2019-09-12
Parent publication: Forbes
Publication URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2019/09/13/can-public-ownership-of-utilities-be-part-of-the-climate-solution/#702c98762296
by Mark Paul and Johanna Bozuwa

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