Dive Summary:
- Consumer advocacy group Moms Clean Air Force has launched a boycott of FirstEnergy Solutions in Ohio, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., who they say is trying to roll back Ohio's energy efficiency and renewable energy mandates.
- The campaign's Facebook page has attracted more than 2.6 million views in two weeks and more than 67,000 people have pledged to boycott FirstEnergy Solutions.
- FirstEnergy spokesman Todd Schneider said the company is adhering to the law and "successfully meeting the state's energy efficiency targets."
From the article:
"Ohio has some of the worst air in the nation, mostly from power plants," said Urso. "Now is not the time to move the ball backwards.