Debbie Dooley is a self-described ‘crusader’ for solar power in Florida,where she is up against major public power utilities. But she has already won a similar battle in Georgia, and she says her message is that of a dependable conservativeDebbie Dooley is a firebrand Republican and an outspoken founding member of the Tea Party. But in a hastily-intensifying battle over the future of solar power in Florida, and she is not on the side you might expect.
Along with a diverse grassroots citizens’ coalition including environmentalists and other left-leaning activists,Dooley is taking on Big Energy and its big-spending conservative backers in an intriguing fight that puts her toe-to-toe with her onetime political allies.
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Source: theguardian.com