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Murray Energy’s war on clean energy in Ohio
Murray Energy lobbied on a bill to roll back renewable energy “mandates” in Ohio, while it fought for government intervention to bail out coal-fired power plants. COLUMBUS — “Coal producer Murray...
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Shining the light
SUGAR CREEK TWP. —”The sun shined brightly inside the hearts and minds of roughly 100 people who came together at The Wilderness Center on Saturday. ‘It’s an opportunity for the solar community to...
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Senate setting focus on green energy policies
Hog Creek Wind Farm in Hardin County. Photo by Andy Chow COLUMBUS — “Lawmakers are lining up their priorities for policymaking once they return from their spring break. As Statehouse correspondent Andy...
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Wind turbine setback reform gets mixed reaction, potentially pitting wind...
A proposal from Ohio Senate GOP leaders to redraw rules determining how far wind turbines can be from adjacent properties is expected to attract billions of dollars in new wind farm investments — and...
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Ohio lawmakers fine-tune renewable energy mandates
The Capital building in Columbus, Ohio. Photo By Jim Bowen / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “Ohio utilities would still have to find more of their power from renewable sources like solar and wind but not...
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Editorial: Ohio needs a certain commitment to clean energy
AKRON — “Preferably, that would mean something equivalent to the standards in place, or at least close. It matters less about the precise deadline or percentage than setting a mark that spurs...
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Ohio bill would relax wind setbacks — and clean energy standards
Photo by Tom Hart / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would relax the state’s strict wind turbine setbacks rules but again weaken renewable and energy efficiency...
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Renewables: What’s the future for the Midwest in a post-mandate world?
Copyright Jacky Barrett and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. WASHINGTON, DC — “An energy policy wave swept across the Midwest a decade ago as seven states adopted laws from 2006...
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Ohio governor taps wind critic Randazzo as utility commission chair
Credit: Tom Knox COLUMBUS — “Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, R, on Monday, named energy attorney and lobbyist Samuel Randazzo as the new chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO), sparking...
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