Could Battery Boom Change South's Views of Green Energy?

06 Jul 2023 | Abstracted from Christian Science Monitor

"It is in part a story about a nation taking control of its clean energy future. As many as 15 planned battery factories - many in impoverished areas of the South - are being called a new American "battery belt" to establish greater industrial independence from China.

"These are good-paying jobs. Some of them don't require a college degree. At the same time, these are right-to-work states. They have good weather, cheap land, low regulation, low taxes. All those things help attract business."

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