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Strickland’s ties to coal coat environmental policy
- The Lorain Chronicle Telegram
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9/4/2007 |
| COLUMBUS — At first blush, Gov. Ted Strickland’s commitment to clean energy last week sounded even better than environmentalists had dreamed. | |
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| 9/30/2007 | |
| Ted Strickland didn't have to combine restructuring the electricity industry with a call for increased use of renewable energy and greater energy efficiency. The governor would have left lawmakers plenty to do meeting a January 2009 deadline, when FirstEnergy and other utilities are scheduled to enter the brave new world of a fully deregulated market. That deadline is the first priority, building a hybrid of sorts, a system that leaves room for market principles and prudent regulation. | |
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Appalachian governor remembers his coal roots
- Associated Press
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9/3/2007 |
| At first blush, Gov. Ted Strickland's commitment to clean energy last week sounded even better than environmentalists had dreamed. | |
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| 9/3/2007 | |
| Over the last 15 years, the city of Bowling Green has truly gone green, installing solar panels on schools, building a wind farm, investing in hydroelectric projects and even generating power off landfill gases. | |
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Governor's energy initiative generates little enthusiasm
- The Toledo Blade
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9/2/2007 |
| The reaction to Gov. Ted Strickland's much-ballyhooed energy plan has been generally positive, though underwhelming. | |
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Legislators' proposal would set standard specifically for renewable energy
- The Daily Reporter
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9/14/2007 |
| Rep. Michael Skindell said that while driving through New York state on a recent trip to Boston, he passed a number of trucks hauling massive pieces of wind turbines. He immediately realized Ohio had missed an opportunity. | |
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| 9/13/2007 | |
| With staffers holding a giant Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) wind map of Lake Erie behind them in the Statehouse Wednesday, Reps. Michael Skindell (D-Lakewood) and Robert Hagan (D-Youngstown) unveiled what they called "an ambitious plan to increase the percentage of renewable energy purchased by Ohio's electric utilities." | |
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Lawmaker Proposes Lake Erie 'Wind Farm'
- Fox News
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9/13/2007 |
| A Lakewood lawmaker hopes to see hundreds of electric power producing windmills in Lake Erie, creating the first wind farm in a fresh water location in the world. | |
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Strickland Pushes Renewable Energy In New Plan
- Associated Press
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8/30/2007 |
| Financial protection for consumers and the development of alternative energy sources were at the heart of Gov. Ted Strickland's long-awaited energy plan released Wednesday. | |
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| 8/30/2007 | |
| In an effort to prevent electricity rates from skyrocketing, Gov. Ted Strickland proposed a new state energy plan yesterday that also calls for more use of wind, solar and other alternative energy sources. | |
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Strickland pushes Ohio energy shift; Renewable sources key for utilities
- The Toledo Blade
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8/30/2007 |
| COLUMBUS - Ohio utilities must find at least 25 percent of their power from renewable and advanced technology sources by 2025 under a much-anticipated proposal outlined yesterday by Gov. Ted Strickland. | |
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Strickland pushes renewable power in energy plan
- The Akron Beacon Journal
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8/30/2007 |
| Gov. Ted Strickland looked both ways before rolling out his new energy plan: backward and forward. | |
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Governor urges utility reforms, backs alternative power
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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8/30/2007 |
| Gov. Ted Strickland today announced a sweeping reform of Ohio's utility regulations and a broad endorsement of alternative power generation. | |
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Plan to fix deregulation due Wednesday; The price of power
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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8/29/2007 |
| A high-stakes poker game over whether to re-regulate the state's electric utilities gets under way today. Gov. Ted Strickland will deal the opening hand, unveiling legislation to fix deregulation, which everyone agrees has failed to create competition and lower consumers' bills. | |
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Future of electric rates hazy; Deregulation being rethought before it starts
- The Cincinnati Enquirer
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8/26/2007 |
| FAIRFIELD - Retirees Pierson and Charlotte Dejager have lived in the same two-bedroom, all-electric condominium off Mack Road for 20 years. Although they're on a fixed income, Charlotte Dejager says their $150-a-month electric bills are manageable. | |
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| 8/26/2007 | |
| COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland doesn't like the word "quota," but he said the proposal that he plans to put before lawmakers as soon as this week should help make Ohio a player in renewable energy technology. | |
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Wind energy would be a boon to Ohio economy, report says
- The Columbus Dispatch
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8/24/2007 |
| Ohio can revive its sinking manufacturing industry and decrease its dependence on carbon-emitting coal if the state requires a portion of electricity to be produced with renewable energy technologies such as wind, said a report released Thursday. | |
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Ohio renewable energy bill soon to be introduced
- Dayton Daily News
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8/24/2007 |
| Backers of renewable energies are ratcheting efforts to get passed this fall legislation mandating that 20 percent of Ohio's total energy come from wind energy production. | |
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Group would mandate source of energy in Ohio
- The Cincinnati Enquirer
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8/24/2007 |
| COLUMBUS - Ohio can revive its sinking manufacturing industry and decrease its dependence on coal if the state requires a portion of electricity to be produced from renewable energy sources such as wind, said a report released Thursday. | |
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Ohio renewable energy bill soon to be introduced
- Springfield News-Sun
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8/24/2007 |
| Backers of renewable energies are ratcheting efforts to get passed this fall legislation mandating that 20 percent of Ohio's total energy come from wind energy production. | |
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Study Finds Wind Energy Would Enhance Ohio’s Economy
- North American Windpower
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8/24/2007 |
| According to "Energizing Ohio's Economy: Creating Jobs and Reducing Pollution with Wind Power," a new report released by nonprofit environmental organization Environment Ohio, a 20% commitment to wind energy by 2020 would bring numerous benefits to the state of Ohio. | |
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Commissioners approve yearlong Lake Erie wind turbine study; Project would sit three miles offshore
- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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8/24/2007 |
| A German company that knows how to harness wind power is the best candidate to judge whether Lake Erie breezes can spin off power and jobs, Cuyahoga County commissioners say. | |
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| 8/24/2007 | |
| With Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly expected to unveil an energy plan for the state in the near future, Ohio environmental advocates and business leaders are urging the elected officials to make a commitment to renewable energy. | |
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Environment Ohio Releases Wind Energy Report
- The Hannah Report
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8/24/2007 |
| The Environment Ohio Research and Policy Center released its report, Energizing Ohio's Economy: Creating Jobs and Reducing Pollution with Wind Power, that advocates adoption of a renewable electricity standard (RES) of 20 percent of Ohio retail electricity sales by 2020. The report finds wind energy would create jobs, create economic growth, benefit rural areas, reduce pollution, prepare Ohio for a future cap on global warming pollution and protect Ohio's economy from the rising cost of fossil fuels. | |
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Wind turbines on Lake Erie? Company hired to conduct energy study
- Associated Press
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8/24/2007 |
| CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County Commissioners tapped a German company to conduct a $1 million study to determine if winds blowing across Lake Erie can support wind turbines and if the project could overcome financial, environmental and engineering hurdles. | |
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Green, biz groups call for renewable energy policy
- Business Courier of Cincinnati
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8/23/2007 |
| A heightened commitment to wind power in Ohio could create more than 3,000 jobs, boost the state's economic output, generate more property taxes for county governments and help rural landowners, says a report released Thursday by an environmental advocacy group. | |
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Green, biz groups call for state renewable energy policy
- Columbus Business First
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8/23/2007 |
| A heightened commitment to wind power in Ohio could create more than 3,000 jobs, boost the state's economic output, generate more property taxes for county governments and help rural landowners, says a report released Thursday by an environmental advocacy group. | |
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Environmental Advocates Say Wind Power Would Benefit Ohio Economy
- Gongwer - Statehouse News Service
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8/23/2007 |
| Lawmakers could spur job creation and generate revenue for rural areas by requiring utilities to produce 20% of Ohio's electricity from wind power, environmental, labor, and business groups said Thursday. | |
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| 8/23/2007 | |
| If more of Ohio's electricity had to come from wind, thousands of jobs would be created in the state, according to research released yesterday. | |
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Report: Wind Energy a Boon to Ohio
- The Houston Chronicle
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8/23/2007 |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio can revive its sinking manufacturing industry and decrease its dependence on carbon-emitting coal if the state requires a portion of electricity to be produced with renewable energy technologies such as wind, said a report released Thursday. | |
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