New York (CNN Business) Jim Rogers, a former electric utility executive who was known as an advocate for clean energy, died Tuesday. Rogers ended up leading Duke Energy after a 2012 merger with Progress Energy created what was then Ameria's largest electric company. Environmentalists criticized Duke Energy ( DUK ) for its use of coal, but Rogers became well known for his early concern with climate change and his efforts to move the utility industry away from using coal. He was praised Tuesday by Ralph Cavanagh, the energy co-director of the National Resources Defense Council. "Jim will be remembered for all he did to convert America's electricity sector into an essential clean energy partner," said Cavanagh.

Source: CNN December 19, 2018 15:56 UTC