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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.

OHIO SENATE CONCURS WITH SUB SENATE BILL 221: OHIOANS TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS 4/23/2008

Columbus: In a unanimous vote the Ohio Senate concurred with Sub Senate Bill 221 that was passed out of the Ohio House yesterday. Included in the legislation are strong standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency that will result in 12.5% of Ohio’s electricity coming from clean renewable sources of power and a 22% cumulative reduction in energy usage by 2025.

EARTH DAY 2008: OHIO HOUSE PASSES STRONG RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD THAT WILL REDUCE POLLUTION AND BOOST OHIO’S ECONOMY 4/22/2008

Columbus: The Ohio House passed Sub Senate Bill 221 today which includes a 12.5% renewable energy standard. The standard includes annual benchmarks for renewable energy, strong enforcement measures and a .5% carve-out for solar energy.

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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.

When it Rains, It Pours 12/05/2007

Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the country, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts.

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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.