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Doing our part to curb global warming pollution

In November of 2007, the Midwestern Governor’s Association decided it was time for our region to act, as well. On the 15th of November six Midwestern Governors and the Canadian Province Manitoba signed on to the “Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord”. This is a regional effort designed to cut global warming pollution through a cap-and-trade agreement.

Governor Strickland decided to sign on to the agreement as an “observer,” not a full “participant.” Ohio can’t afford to sit back and watch the consequences of global warming happen all around us; we need to take action, now. That’s why Environment Ohio is calling on Governor Strickland to join the six other Midwestern Governors as a full participant in the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord. More. Take Action.

Victory! Governor Strickland Signs Clean Energy Bill!

On Thursday, May 1^st, 2008 Environment Ohio staff stood with Governor Strickland as he signed Ohio’s renewable energy standard into law. Environment Ohio staff worked with a broad coalition of environmental, consumer, business representatives and local leaders from across the state to advocate for this policy that will result in at least 12.5% of Ohio’s electricity coming from clean sources of electricity like wind and solar power by 2025. The policy also includes an important energy efficiency standard that will reduce Ohio’s cumulative consumption 22% by 2025. More.

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Governor Strickland Delivers on “Energy, Jobs & Progress” Promise: Majority of States Now Have Renewable Energy Standards 5/01/2008

Columbus: Governor Strickland will sign Sub Senate Bill 221 into law today, one year after he announced his original energy principles, making Ohio the 26th state to enact a renewable energy standard. Environmental groups, wind and solar businesses, labor organizations, manufacturers and many others applauded the work of Governor Strickland and Ohio’s legislative leaders, most notably Speaker Jon Husted, for making this investment in Ohio’s future.

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Investing in our Future: How Renewable Energy Will Help to Stabilize Electricity Rates and Stimulate Ohio's Economy 4/15/2008

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio projects that the state‟s demand for energy will increase by about one percent per year through 2020. According to the Energy Information Administration, world energy consumption could increase up to 57 percent from 2004 to 2030.

Reaping the Rewards: How State Renewable Energy Standards Are Cutting Pollution, Saving Money, Creating Jobs and Fueling a Clean Energy Boom 1/22/2008

Renewable energy in the United States is on the rise. America now generates twice as much electricity from the wind and the sun as we did just four years ago, and 2007 promises to be another year of record growth.

In the News

Strickland Signs Energy Bill, Ohio Poised for Massive Job Growth if Carbon Market Capped, Experts, Employers Say 5/02/2008

COLUMBUS, OHIO: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland Thursday signed into law the state’s new energy bill, which while everyone says it will lead to higher energy prices in the near term will also pave the way for what a panel of economists, energy experts and advanced-energy employers said could lead to massive job growth if action to turn the tide on global warming is addressed now through a marketplace system for reducing carbon emissions known as cap and trade.

With Ohio added, 64% of the U.S. has renewable energy laws 5/01/2008

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) will sign a bill today establishing a 12.5 percent renewable portfolio standard in his state. With his action, well over half the country will be committed to achieving renewable energy production targets.

Gore-y details 5/01/2008

Hillary Clinton supports drastically reducing greenhouse gases, slashing oil imports and investing in green technology. Barack Obama supports similar ideas, hoping by 2050 to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent of levels measured in 1990. And John McCain says that Americans are "vested with a sacred duty" as stewards of natural resources.

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