Ohio Clean Energy Initiative

Clean Energy Opponents Go Low

Issue 7’s John Clarke opens up about “personalized” attacks, turf battles over clean energy This past summer the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) stated that Issue 7 “is thin on details and short-circuits the city’s ability to mitigate the causes of climate change.”

$87 million for the following programs

Columbus Clean Energy Initiative
1. Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Fund
Energy Efficient Appliances
Energy Monitoring Devices to Enable Conservation
2. Education and Training Fund
Jobs Training
Scholarships for College
3. Minority Develop Fund
Inclusivity Program
4. Partnership Fund
Lower electric bills for Columbus residents with subsidies

Stifling Democracy? One citizen-led initiative makes it on November’s ballot but the other is denied The citizen-led ProEnergy Ohio ballot initiative is likely making Columbus City Council, the Mayor’s Office and the Columbus Partnership take serious pause. Many believed the initiative was doom

Columbus Clean Energy Initiative

Lower electric bills with clean energy subsidies, promote a clean energy economy with job training, build on existing energy efficiency programs, advance inclusivity by providing grants and capital to minority business in clean energy, and so much more.

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Antarctica Breaks 69°F for the First Time on Record "It's simply a signal that something different is happening in that area."

Well Done, Columbus Ohio!😃

Columbus Council Takes Up Clean Energy Initiative Columbus City Council on Monday gets its first chance to discuss a citizen-led clean energy initiative looking to set aside nearly $60 million in city

Climate Change rated as second most important topic, just behind Health Care

The two are actually related.

Iowans push 2020 candidates to focus on climate change A year of historic flooding and a farm demographic eager to protect crops from extreme weather have made climate change a major issue for Iowa voters in the 2020 presidential race.

Third Major Bailout of Ohio's Failing Nuclear and Coal Plants in under Five Years

Rates have increased by 33%, instead of the 5% as "projected."

Meanwhile, true clean energy is being suppressed by the imposition of impossible property line setback restrictions on the construction of wind farms, the scrapping of the mandate to produce real clean energy (wind and solar - whose costs per kwh to produce have fallen by up to 26%), and the elimination of energy efficiency programs.

Stay tuned.

Nuclear Bailout Opponents End Referendum Attempt The group that was fighting to overturn Ohio's nuclear power plant bailout has dropped its case in court which means the plan for additional fees on

Warmer Weather, Warmer Winters

We barely see any snow anymore.

Australia's fires 'will be normal' in warmer world UK scientists say the recent fires in Australia are a foretaste of decades to come.

http://www.morningjournal.com/article/MJ/20170817/NEWS/170819542

FirstEnergy rate hike: Ohio utilities board allows increase COLUMBUS >> Ohio regulators have rejected appeals of an earlier decision that allows FirstEnergy Corp. to impose electricity rate increases for three years.