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Thomas Suddes commentary: Ohioans brace for ‘post-election’ season
Ohio Statehouse COLUMBUS — “While everyone’s watching Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton (or, most likely, football), some state issues are being quietly shaped in Columbus, waiting for the traditional,...
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Ohio Senate energy bill out of touch with conservatives
Ohio Senate Hearing Room COLUMBUS — “Ohio Senator Bill Seitz is up to his old tricks again this week, circulating an amended version of SB 320, a dead on arrival bill (originally introduced–and...
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Kasich vows to veto any legislation extending renewable energy freeze,...
Wind turbines erected by Iberdrola Renewables as part of the Blue Creek Wind Farm in Van Wert, Ohio, may be among the last built in Ohio if the state permanently ends its renewable energy mandates as...
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New proposals for Ohio’s clean energy mandates coming at Statehouse
Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz, seen in this 2011 file photo, has tried for several years to weaken the state’s renewable energy laws. (Associated Press) COLUMBUS — “Ohio’s goals for clean energy could be cut in...
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Proposed legislation would further weaken Ohio clean energy standards
The Capital building in Columbus, Ohio. Photo by Jim Bowen / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “An Ohio lawmaker says he’s no longer pushing to continue a freeze of the state’s clean energy and efficiency...
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Kasich threatens veto if lawmakers toss green energy standards, Faber wants...
Sen. Keith Faber (R-Celina), Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Photo: Statehouse News Bureau COLUMBUS — “One of the biggest fights waiting for lawmakers when they return to work after the elections will have...
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Lawmakers race to change Ohio’s renewable energy standards
COLUMBUS — “Time is running out for Ohio Republicans who want to change the state’s renewable energy standards, and a battle with Gov. John Kasich over what those changes might look like remains....
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Ohio’s choice: How much of our energy should be renewable?
CINCINNATI — “Ohio is behind almost every American state when it comes to the percentage of renewable energy it creates. The United States, as a whole, sits at nearly 14 percent. As for our neighboring...
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Climate Action Rally November 16
Join Ohio Citizen Action and allies to demand our state take climate action seriously, starting with an end to “the freeze.” Our legislature passed a freeze on clean energy standards in 2014, making...
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How did your legislator vote on “the Freeze”?
Ohio Statehouse In June 2014 the Ohio General Assembly passed SB 310. FirstEnergy lobbied relentlessly for the bill, which froze the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards for two...
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Ohio Business Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Strengthen Clean Energy standards
COLUMBUS — “As lawmakers debate the future of Ohio’s clean energy standards, nine businesses that collectively employ more than 25,000 people in Ohio, urge lawmakers to reinstate and strengthen Ohio’s...
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Corporate leaders urge GOP to reinstate renewable energy
Owens Corning a year ago built this 2.4-megawatt solar canopy over the parking deck at its Toledo corporate headquarters. The company is one of nine big corporations urging Ohio lawmakers to...
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Energy tip to Ohio lawmakers: Renewables, efficiency not “all or nothing”
More wind farms would be built in Ohio if lawmakers adopt some of the policy reforms proposed by the The Nature Conservancy in Ohio and the Environmental Defense Fund instead of ending state renewable...
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Renewable energy gets backing (again) from some major Ohio manufacturers
TOLEDO — “One of the bigger political stories getting lost in the shuffle during this presidential election is the fate of Ohio’s mandates on energy efficiency and renewables. It’s huge because it...
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Ohio lawmakers and lobbyists battle over cost of renewable energy
COLUMBUS — “Renewable energy could save Ohio residents hundreds of dollars a year. That is, if state lawmakers and lobbying groups can agree on how and when to invest in it here. Ohioans could save...
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Energy interests, mostly fossil fuels, give big to Ohio campaigns
Photo by Tim Evanson / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “With the fate of the state’s clean energy standards and the federal Clean Power Plan still unsettled, utility, fossil fuel and nuclear energy...
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Ohio businesses call for end of renewables, efficiency freeze
Photo credit: Fotolia COLUMBUS — “While lawmakers consider pulling the teeth from Ohio’s clean energy laws, executives across the state petitioned for more aggressive policies and touted the work their...
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Consultant says Lake Erie offshore wind farm poses low risk for wildlife
A wildlife expert says proposed wind turbines in Lake Erie will be far enough offshore that they pose minimal risk to wildlife. Photo by Erik Drost / Creative Commons CLEVELAND — “A proposed offshore...
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Press release: Climate Action Rally to End Clean Energy Freeze
Grassroots Organizing Team Shares 20,000+ Messages Supporting Clean Energy Just of the few of the many supporters of clean energy we met across Ohio. COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio Citizen Action will lead a...
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Amazon plan advances Ohio wind industry
KENTON — “In another move likely to raise the profile of Ohio’s wind industry, tech giant Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com company, announced plans recently for a $300 million wind farm in...
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