{"id":2011161,"date":"2023-08-24T17:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duke-energys-esg-goals-targeted-by-consumer-group-in-new-ad-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T17:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:52:26","slug":"duke-energys-esg-goals-targeted-by-consumer-group-in-new-ad-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duke-energys-esg-goals-targeted-by-consumer-group-in-new-ad-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer group targets Duke Energy&#8217;s ESG goals in ad campaign."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fduke-energys-esg-goals-targeted-by-consumer-group-in-new-ad-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011161&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Consumer Group Takes on Duke Energy&#8217;s &#8220;Woke&#8221; \u2064Policies<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200cleading consumer group, \u2063Consumers&#8217; Research, has launched a campaign against North Carolina-based utility provider Duke Energy.\u2062 The group\u2063 claims that Duke Energy&#8217;s prioritization of \u2064&#8221;woke&#8221; policies is driving up consumer costs. In a letter to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Consumers&#8217;\u2064 Research\u2063 outlines its concerns about the company&#8217;s &#8220;climate agenda&#8221; and its impact on utility prices for residents in the \u2062state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the nation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-likely-to-be-tracked-for-co2-emissions-under-secs-new-climate-rule-consumers-research\/\" title=\"Americans Likely to Be Tracked for CO2 Emissions Under SEC\u2019s New Climate Rule: Consumers\u2019 Research\">oldest consumer protection organization<\/a>, Consumers&#8217; Research&#8217;s\u2062 purpose is to educate consumers on issues that impact them and amplify their\u200d voice\u200d in the marketplace,&#8221; says Will\u200d Hild, the director of Consumers&#8217; Research, in the \u2062letter. &#8220;It is for this reason that we implore the \u2064commission\u2062 to put an end to the abuse of North Carolina\u200c consumers by Duke Energy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hild took to X, the social media platform\u2062 formerly known as Twitter, to announce the campaign, stating that \u2064Duke Energy has admitted to\u2062 increasing prices on American families to fund their ESG initiatives. The campaign aims to target Duke Energy customers, deploying mobile billboards critical of\u2063 the company&#8217;s efforts in both Charlotte and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers&#8217; Research\u200c has also launched a website to raise awareness about Duke Energy&#8217;s &#8220;climate agenda&#8221;\u2063 and its environmental, social,\u200c and governance (ESG) initiatives. \u2063According to Hild, Duke\u2062 Energy plans to increase consumer costs by nearly 20% over the next three years due to their new ESG policies, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duke-energys-esg-goals-targeted-by-consumer-group-in-new-ad-campaign\/\" title=\"Consumer group targets Duke Energy's ESG goals in ad campaign.\">include retiring\u200d fossil fuel plants\u200b earlier<\/a> than expected and installing EV \u2064chargers across the state.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with\u200b the Washington Examiner, Hild expressed his objection \u200bto Duke Energy&#8217;s CEO Lynn Good&#8217;s focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/\" title=\"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office\">fighting climate change<\/a> and reducing \u200ccarbon emissions as the core of their \u200bbusiness model. Hild believes that\u2062 the company should prioritize delivering affordable and reliable energy for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>This campaign is part of Consumers&#8217; Research&#8217;s broader effort to call out companies and investment\u2062 firms that prioritize &#8220;woke&#8221; policies over consumer interests. While the group\u200d has previously targeted BlackRock and Bank of \u2063America&#8217;s ESG policies, this is the first time they have taken\u200c on a utility \u2064provider like\u2062 Duke Energy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Perhaps the most abusive use of Duke&#8217;s\u200c resources has been their political advocacy \u200dof anti-consumer &#8216;net zero&#8217; \u200dpolicies,&#8221; \u2063writes Hild. &#8220;It is a \u200cclear conflict of interest for\u2063 Duke Energy to support policies that increase costs for the company while passing those \u2063costs onto \u200dtheir customers through rate hikes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Duke Energy has declined to\u2063 comment on the campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consumer group, Consumers&#8217; Research, has initiated a campaign against Duke Energy, accusing the North Carolina utility provider of prioritizing &#8220;woke&#8221; policies over consumer costs. 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