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Ohio green with envy
- Jim Midock - Akron Top News Examiner (new window)
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2010-03-03 |
| Ohio has more than 1,100 business involved in the so called “Green Movement”. A new report by Environment Ohio shows the number of companies involved in the energy efficiency industry is growing rapidly. | |
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Nuclear Power: Too Costly to Revive
- Greentech Media (new window)
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2010-01-21 |
| Is nuclear power a solution we can afford? The short answer is no. | |
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Going with the Wind
- Akron Beacon Journal (new window)
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2010-01-15 |
| An opportunity exists for Ohio to advance its economy, environment and the country's energy security. Ted Strickland describes the state's adoption of an ''advanced energy portfolio standard'' in 2008 as ''one of the most important things to happen in Ohio in decades.'' | |
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Industries ready to ride the wind
- Akron Beacon Journal (new window)
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2010-01-11 |
| 170 businesses make bearings, hydraulics, sensors, fasteners, other goods needed to produce turbines - Ohio lags in developing 'fastest-growing industry on the planet,' but its companies are in a great position to supply components that can generate electricity, investments, jobs and excitement | |
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Environment Ohio Pleased with Passage of Solar Schools Bill
- The Hannah Report (new window)
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2009-12-21 |
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Energy independence for security
- Politico (new window)
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2009-12-18 |
| Leaders from around the world have now spent nearly two weeks in Copenhagen, looking to sketch a framework for a global climate change treaty. Economists, environmentalists and activists of all stripes have joined them. These are traditional participants for summits on climate change. However, there’s one group whose presence in Copenhagen is far from ordinary: military veterans from America who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
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DP&L to build largest solar facility in SW Ohio
- Business Courier of Cincinnati (new window)
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2009-12-17 |
| Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) announced Wednesday plans to build a the largest solar facility in Southwest Ohio. | |
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Cash for Caulkers - A Stimulus That Could Save Money
- New York Times (new window)
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2009-11-17 |
| Promise in a "Cash for Caulkers" Program to Weatherize Homes. | |
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| 2009-09-10 | |
| As Congress resumes work on legislation designed to curb global warming, environmentalists sought to increase the focus on energy efficiency while a manufacturing group called for 'border adjustments.' | |
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Environment Ohio Releases Report on Energy Efficiency Savings
- The Hannah Report
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2009-09-10 |
| Energy efficiency business leaders joined Environment Ohio at a home in German Village on Thursday to release a new national report that says Ohio households could save money and energy through efficiency programs supported in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES), soon to be voted on in the U.S. Senate. | |
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Energy Efficiency Report
- The Columbus Dispatch
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2009-09-10 |
| Ohio households could save an average of $244 a year and nearly 25,000 Ohioans could be put back to work over the next 10 years if strong energy efficiency improvements are included in the federal energy and climate bill pending Congress. | |
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| 2009-09-09 | |
| Nearly two years after Midwest governors signed landmark agreements to invest in clean energy and reduce pollution that causes global warming, environmental and faith groups from across the region joined together in urging the Governors to adopt a series of policies that would transform those goals into reality in a letter sent today. | |
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GOP lawmakers bash Dems' energy bill; pitch their plan
- Dayton Daily News
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2009-09-02 |
| U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-West Chester., on Wednesday, Sept. 2, led a Republican charge against the “cap and trade” energy legislation passed by the House in June with mostly Democratic support. | |
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| 2009-09-02 | |
| Wanna ruffle some feathers? Start a conversation about global warming, energy use and the economy. | |
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| 2009-07-19 | |
| Homeowners who want to put solar panels on their roofs but can't afford to might soon be able to pay for them through their property-tax bills. | |
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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SEE WINS, LOSSES IN BUDGET: TRASH AND TIRE BURNING OUT; COAL METHANE LANGUAGE IN
- Gongwer Statehouse News Service
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2009-07-17 |
| Environmentalists are celebrating the removal of budget language that would have defined burning trash and tires as renewable energy sources, but uncertainty over coal methane could fuel future wrangling over the state's new energy requirements. | |
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It's in the Budget: Ohio Stays on Clean Energy Path with Budget Provisions
- The Hannah Report, Statehouse News Service
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2009-07-17 |
| Environmental advocates were concerned that rules and definitions for renewable and advanced energy in 127-SB221 (Schuler) would have been undone with provision outlined in the state's legislative biennium budget process. Various versions of the budget threatened the growth of Ohio's renewable energy industry, but the final budget removed all of the dirty energy language, and keeps Ohio on track towards a clean energy future, Environment Ohio said on Friday. | |
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Green Energy Report Projects Rising Prices for Fossil Fuels
- WCPN - NPR - Ideastream
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2009-07-01 |
| The benefits of clean, renewable energy are as much economic as environmental, says the group Environment Ohio. Its new report claims that Ohioans will see their energy bills skyrocket in the next few decades – unless a dramatic shift is made towards renewable energy resources. | |
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Fossil fuels could cost Ohio $993.6B by 2030
- The Circleville Herald
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2009-07-01 |
| A new report, The High Cost of Fossil Fuels: Why America Can’t Afford to Depend on Dirty Energy, shows that Ohioans are already spending thousands on fossil fuels, and that cost is only expected to increase. At the same time, pollution from fossil fuels is the number one source of air and global warming pollution and a leading source of water pollution, said Environment Ohio in their new report. | |
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GOP leaders, environmental groups square off over U.S. energy policies
- Dayton Daily News
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2009-07-01 |
| The heated battle over the nation’s energy policies climbed upward a few degrees Tuesday, June 30, as environmental groups squared off with Republican leaders. | |
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Wind-solar firms oppose changes
- The Akron Beacon Journal
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2009-07-01 |
| Ohio's solar and wind supporters and companies intend to ask Gov. Ted Strickland to veto provisions of the state budget bill that would permit trash burning and tire burning to be called ''renewable energy.'' | |
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Environmentalists push for changes in Ohio's renewable-energy proposals
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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2009-07-01 |
| Wind and solar energy advocates Tuesday appealed to Ohio lawmakers to reject language in the pending state budget bill declaring trash- and tire-burning power plants "renewable energy" sources. | |
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Groups want more clean energy from Ohio
- Northwest Signal
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2009-06-30 |
| With the success of a federal energy bill being passed by the U.S. House last week, environmental groups are pushing for Ohio lawmakers to transition to cleaner energy. | |
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Environmental Groups Fight Expansion to Renewable Energy Standard in Budget
- Statehouse Press: Gongwer News Service
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2009-06-30 |
| With additional time to make their budget pleas, environmental advocates pressed lawmakers Tuesday to scrap amendments they say would "pollute" the state's newly crafted renewable energy standard. | |
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Report Examines Cost of Fossil Fuel Consumption to Ohio
- The Hannah Report
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2009-06-30 |
| On the Statehouse steps Tuesday, Environment Ohio, along with Ohio Advanced Energy and president of Third Sun Solar and Wind Power, joined in urging policymakers to remove measures from the pending HB1 (Sykes) – Ohio’s biennial state budget – and report the cost to Ohioans in continuing to spend billions on fossil fuels. | |
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Fossil fuel dependence
- The Columbus Dispatch
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2009-06-30 |
| A new report from Environment Ohio claims Ohioans will have to dig deeper to pay for the fossil fuels we use to power our cars and homes. That's if the country doesn't look for alternative sources of energy. | |
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This is green energy?
- The Columbus Dispatch
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2009-06-21 |
| When it comes to new sources of electricity, the terms advanced and renewable are generally used to describe pollution-free energy, including solar, wind and water. | |
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Garbage, old tires suggested as renewable resource
- The Dayton Daily News
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2009-06-10 |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio — The burning of garbage and old tires would be considered renewable energy sources under proposals in the Senate version of Ohio's budget bill for the next two years. | |
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| 2009-06-09 | |
| Proposals stuck into Ohio's budget bill would allow the burning of trash and even scrap tires to be considered renewable energy - a move that environmentalists say could stunt the development of wind and solar power. The Republican-dominated Senate has tucked a number of energy amendments into the 3,600-page budget bill to expand the official definition of what is renewable. | |
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Get The Most Bang For Your Utility Buck
- NBC 4, Columbus (new window)
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2009-05-21 |
| With summer just around the corner, utility bills are going to start creeping up. There’s one simple way you can make sure you’re getting the most bang for your utility buck. | |
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