Rogers is the chairman of BGR Group, a top lobbying firm that has received more than $700,000 from the energy industry in 2015. Rogers has personally lobbied this year for Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility companies in the U.S. -- and one of the biggest opponents of the most significant U.S. policy to combat climate change.
“Rogers has personally lobbied this year for Southern Company, one of the largest electric utility companies in the U.S. — and one of the biggest opponents of the most significant U.S. policy to combat climate change.”
Ironically, Southern Co. is trying to complete two nuclear power plants, despite continuing roadblocks put up by the Department of Energy, which would put out far less CO2 than the typical coal-fired or even natural-gas-fired power plant.