Controversial energy legislation narrowly passes NC House despite widespread opposition
Published 7:18 p.m. yesterday
Solar farms, he announced on the House floor yesterday, make deer meat inedible.
“I’ve been told if deer eat vegetation around these things the meat might not be fit for human consumption,” Pittman (R-Cabarrus) said on the House floor yesterday, in opposition to House Bill 951.
Rep. Larry Pittman: Concerned about solar panels’ effect on venison (Photo: NCGA)
While folklore and falsehoods aren’t the best bases for policymaking, a ‘no’ vote is a ‘no’ vote, and bill opponents needed every one they could muster.
Known in some corners as the “Super Secret Energy Bill” for the covert way in which it was crafted, the measure, is opposed by the state’s major manufacturers and industries, businesses, environmental groups, and public-interest organizations.
Controversial energy legislation narrowly passes NC House despite widespread opposition
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