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Kasich weighs in on climate change, calls for more renewables
Ohio Governor John Kasich campaigns in Vermont. COLCHESTER, VT — “Kasich has said before that he accepts the fact that climate change is happening, though he’s stopped short of calling for strong...
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Kasich committed to letting freeze on renewable energy mandates thaw;...
Kasich has agreed to let the freeze expire. Photo credit: Associated Press COLUMBUS — “Off the table. Remember those three words if Ohio General Assembly conservatives renew efforts to kill the state’s...
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John Kasich Town Hall Mansfield March 12th
MANSFIELD — At a town hall event on Saturday,March 12, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich answered a question by Ohio Citizen Action member Jennifer Roddis. Question: Ohio saw benefits from...
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Don’t fall for FirstEnergy’s bait and switch
The utility talks a good game on clean energy, but its plans are far different — and dirtier Environmentalists assert that FirstEnergy’s rate proposal, affecting power plants such as the coal-fired...
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Ohio: More clean energy jobs, but for projects in other states
COLUMBUS — “Although a new jobs report shows Ohio with a net gain in renewable energy jobs last year, most of those jobs were for out-of-state projects. As a result, industry experts say, the state...
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Bill continuing ‘freeze’ on clean energy expected soon
COLUMBUS — “Legislative Republicans are close to proposing an extension of a freeze on state standards for energy efficiency and renewable energy, an idea that Gov. John Kasich has said he opposes....
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Ohio’s renewable energy freeze to be extended 3 years under latest bill,...
COLUMBUS — “Now a new bill, introduced by Sen. Bill Seitz, is set to come in the wake of the Energy Mandates Study Committee’s indefinite-freeze recommendation. As a sort of compromise, the bill gives...
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Ohio lawmakers cite Clean Power Plan in push for ‘freeze’ extension
Ohio Statehouse COLUMBUS — “Efforts to weaken Ohio’s clean energy standards began long before the EPA ever proposed the Clean Power Plan. In 2011, Seitz co-sponsored a bill that would have repealed the...
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Rally urges end to clean-energy standard freeze
COLUMBUS — “At issue are the rules governing state standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency. Ohio adopted the standards with a 2008 law, requiring electricity utilities to meet annual...
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Kasich on Ohio’s renewable energy freeze: “I have leverage”
MARYLAND — “This week Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, is expected to introduce a bill that shortens the freeze from ‘indefinite’ to three years, ending on Dec. 31, 2019. Seitz said it’s an...
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Bill introduced in Ohio Senate would extend freeze on renewable-energy standards
COLUMBUS — “Seitz floated a draft of Senate Bill 320 prior its being introduced, and 19 companies associated with a group called Ohio Advanced Energy Economy urged the senator to allow the standards...
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Extending the freeze on clean energy ties Ohio to dirty fuels of the past
COLUMBUS — “While Ohioans’ support for clean energy is at an all-time high, State Senator Bill Seitz introduced legislation today that would thwart clean energy progress in Ohio. Senate Bill 320...
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With ‘bailouts’ under federal scrutiny, Ohio utilities look to legislature
Photo by Friscocali / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “It’s unclear what form AEP’s suggested re-regulation mechanism would take. However, it’s likely such a move would garner significant criticism from...
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Unfreeze, don’t re-freeze, Ohio’s alternative-energy standards: editorial
CLEVELAND — “Terrible ideas periodically surface in the Ohio General Assembly. Another did Monday— which might as well be called the Utility Fossil Fuel Protection Act. The proposal, sponsored by Sen....
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Champaign Co. wind farm waits as debate over renewable energy widens
Location of Champaign County in the state of Ohio CHAMPAIGN CO — “A long-stalled, controversial wind farm in Champaign County recently took a big step toward construction but a debate over the future...
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Ohio’s renewable energy freeze to be extended 3 years under latest bill,...
COLUMBUS — “A bill to freeze Ohio’s renewable and energy efficiency standards could be introduced as soon as this week, but it’s unclear if Gov. John Kasich would sign it. Kasich made clear his...
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Ohio renewable energy and efficiency standards could be frozen indefinitely
COLUMBUS —”The Ohio House of Representatives will consider eliminating Ohio’s energy efficiency and renewable energy standards. Introduced today by Rep. Ron Amstutz, a Wooster Republican, House Bill...
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Investment firms ask Kasich to bring back renewable energy standards
COLUMBUS — “A group of socially progressive and religious investment groups is urging Ohio Gov. John Kasich to remain committed to his declarations not to extend the state’s freeze on renewable energy...
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From the power plant to your electric bill: Critical point for the future of...
COLUMBUS — “Also looming in Ohio are the green energy standards that require utilities to deliver a certain amount of renewable energy and the federal Clean Power Plan which strives to reduce the...
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Advocates: Language in Ohio bill would ‘basically shut down’ solar
Crews work on a solar farm near Minster, Ohio. Photo: American Renewable Energy and Power COLUMBUS — “A bill to extend the “freeze” of Ohio’s renewable energy and efficiency standards also contains...
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