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Why Not Ohio? Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs
From the AP last week:
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By STEPHEN SINGER
HARTFORD, Conn. — Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
Goulet, 55, is a student in environmental studies at Goodwin College in East Hartford, aiming to find work in wastewater treatment. State legislation that would waive thousands of dollars in loans would benefit him and other students who earn degrees or certificates in green technology and other jobs.
"Everything I've taken out since October is on the student loan program," he said. "Any little bit would help, especially with the job market the way it is."
Loan forgiveness programs aren't new — states use them to entice medical professionals to rural areas, steer teachers to certain subject areas and attract farmers to local agriculture.
The legislation comes as the White House is emphasizing the importance of green works and job creation. President Barack Obama announced in January $2.3 billion in tax credits — to be paid for from last year's $787 billion stimulus package — that he said would create 17,000 green jobs. The money will go to projects including solar, wind and energy management.
Connecticut's proposal could break new ground. Trying to boost its work force in high-growth green technology, life sciences and health information technology, the state would annually forgive as much as $2,500 of federal and state education loans for up to four years, or 5 percent of loans, whichever is less.
To qualify, students must earn a bachelor's or associate's degree and work in Connecticut for at least two years.
Joan McDonald, economic development commissioner, said Connecticut is seeking to boost its population of young workers.
"What we're doing here is to encourage people to come here and stay here," she said.
The legislation, which would earmark $6 million, cites green technology, life science and health information technology because prospects are good for job growth in those industries and Connecticut is home to employers in fuel cell technology, pharmaceutical products and other high-tech industries, she said.
The bill is not a sure thing in the legislature. Members of the House-Senate Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement will decide by March 16 whether to bring it up for a vote, said Sen. Mary Ann Handley, co-chairwoman of the committee.
Retraining unemployed workers is the focus of another bill that would provide more immediate help to the jobless, she said.
"We need to think about what direction to go," Handley said.
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Why not Ohio? What is Ted Strickland doing to keep Green jobs and students in Ohio?
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
From the AP last week:
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By STEPHEN SINGER
HARTFORD, Conn. — Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
Goulet, 55, is a student in environmental studies at Goodwin College in East Hartford, aiming to find work in wastewater treatment. State legislation that would waive thousands of dollars in loans would benefit him and other students who earn degrees or certificates in green technology and other jobs.
"Everything I've taken out since October is on the student loan program," he said. "Any little bit would help, especially with the job market the way it is."
Loan forgiveness programs aren't new — states use them to entice medical professionals to rural areas, steer teachers to certain subject areas and attract farmers to local agriculture.
The legislation comes as the White House is emphasizing the importance of green works and job creation. President Barack Obama announced in January $2.3 billion in tax credits — to be paid for from last year's $787 billion stimulus package — that he said would create 17,000 green jobs. The money will go to projects including solar, wind and energy management.
Connecticut's proposal could break new ground. Trying to boost its work force in high-growth green technology, life sciences and health information technology, the state would annually forgive as much as $2,500 of federal and state education loans for up to four years, or 5 percent of loans, whichever is less.
To qualify, students must earn a bachelor's or associate's degree and work in Connecticut for at least two years.
Joan McDonald, economic development commissioner, said Connecticut is seeking to boost its population of young workers.
"What we're doing here is to encourage people to come here and stay here," she said.
The legislation, which would earmark $6 million, cites green technology, life science and health information technology because prospects are good for job growth in those industries and Connecticut is home to employers in fuel cell technology, pharmaceutical products and other high-tech industries, she said.
The bill is not a sure thing in the legislature. Members of the House-Senate Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement will decide by March 16 whether to bring it up for a vote, said Sen. Mary Ann Handley, co-chairwoman of the committee.
Retraining unemployed workers is the focus of another bill that would provide more immediate help to the jobless, she said.
"We need to think about what direction to go," Handley said.
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Why not Ohio? What is Ted Strickland doing to keep Green jobs and students in Ohio?
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Why Not Ohio? Indiana Graduates First Green Technicians
Last Monday, the Apollo Alliance was proud to co-sponsor an event honoring the first "Green Technician" graduates of an Indianapolis training program run by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 481 and the National Electrical Contractors Association of Central Indiana. After receiving their certifications, the newly minted Green Technicians displayed an array of solar panels and a wind turbine they recently installed at the Electrical Training Institute, where they received their instruction.
"Each graduate of the Green Technician program will be an Industry Certified Technician, ready to work on anything from windmills to retrofits of existing buildings that need to become more energy efficient. We are incredibly proud of their achievement," said Jim Patterson, director of the Electrical Training Institute.
The green technician training program is an apprenticeship program that includes classroom instruction and on-the-job training. Apprentices are paid during the course of their training.
Why Not Ohio? Why are other states getting the jump on us in creating 21st century green technology jobs? Why are other states building more 21st century green manufacturing jobs quicker than Ohio?
The reason is Ted Strickland is passive when it comes to embracing Green Technologies. TellStrickland will always be a Dirty Coal and Nuke Governor first. We need a Green Party Governor to bring Green Technology jobs quicker to the Buckeye State.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Last Monday, the Apollo Alliance was proud to co-sponsor an event honoring the first "Green Technician" graduates of an Indianapolis training program run by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 481 and the National Electrical Contractors Association of Central Indiana. After receiving their certifications, the newly minted Green Technicians displayed an array of solar panels and a wind turbine they recently installed at the Electrical Training Institute, where they received their instruction.
"Each graduate of the Green Technician program will be an Industry Certified Technician, ready to work on anything from windmills to retrofits of existing buildings that need to become more energy efficient. We are incredibly proud of their achievement," said Jim Patterson, director of the Electrical Training Institute.
The green technician training program is an apprenticeship program that includes classroom instruction and on-the-job training. Apprentices are paid during the course of their training.
Why Not Ohio? Why are other states getting the jump on us in creating 21st century green technology jobs? Why are other states building more 21st century green manufacturing jobs quicker than Ohio?
The reason is Ted Strickland is passive when it comes to embracing Green Technologies. TellStrickland will always be a Dirty Coal and Nuke Governor first. We need a Green Party Governor to bring Green Technology jobs quicker to the Buckeye State.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Thank Ted Strickland: Ohio Has 3 Of The Dirtiest Coal Plants in Nation For Mercury Pollution
In a story from yesterday's Columbus Dispatch:
Three Ohio power plants are among the top 50 "dirtiest" in the U.S. for the mercury they emit from their smokestacks, according to a report released today.
American Electric Power's Gavin plant along the Ohio River in Gallia County more than doubled its output, emitting 937 pounds of mercury in 2008 compared to 435 pounds it released in 2007.
That was enough to rank Gavin 12 on the Environmental Integrity Project's list.
The Washington D.C.-based advocacy group used pollution data on 467 coal fired power plants that utilities report each year to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's toxic release inventory to compile its rankings. AEP's Conesville plant in Coshocton County, pictured above, was No. 14 on the list with 898 pounds of mercury emitted.
FirstEnergy's Sammis plant, along the Ohio River in Jefferson County ranked No. 44 with 498 pounds of mercury in 2008. Mercury is linked to nerve and kidney damage in children and is linked to brain damage and mental retardation in fetuses.
The U.S. EPA considers coal fired power plants "the largest human-caused source of mercury emissions to the air in the United States."
It's one of the most common pollutants found in Ohio's lakes, streams and fish. That's prompted a statewide Ohio EPA advisory that residents should eat no more than one meal of locally caught fish per week.
And Ted Strickland is a "Green" Governor? Thanks to Ted Strickland being in bed with the dirty coal lobbyists Ohio continues to pollute the air and streams of this great state with mercury. And it will only get worse with Ted Strickland as Governor, Ted propses to keep 75% of Ohio's power sources to remain coal fired plants. It's time we elect a Green Party Governor to Ohio to help clean our state's natural resources.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th
for more info, contact 330-503-1407
In a story from yesterday's Columbus Dispatch:
Three Ohio power plants are among the top 50 "dirtiest" in the U.S. for the mercury they emit from their smokestacks, according to a report released today.
American Electric Power's Gavin plant along the Ohio River in Gallia County more than doubled its output, emitting 937 pounds of mercury in 2008 compared to 435 pounds it released in 2007.
That was enough to rank Gavin 12 on the Environmental Integrity Project's list.
The Washington D.C.-based advocacy group used pollution data on 467 coal fired power plants that utilities report each year to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's toxic release inventory to compile its rankings. AEP's Conesville plant in Coshocton County, pictured above, was No. 14 on the list with 898 pounds of mercury emitted.
FirstEnergy's Sammis plant, along the Ohio River in Jefferson County ranked No. 44 with 498 pounds of mercury in 2008. Mercury is linked to nerve and kidney damage in children and is linked to brain damage and mental retardation in fetuses.
The U.S. EPA considers coal fired power plants "the largest human-caused source of mercury emissions to the air in the United States."
It's one of the most common pollutants found in Ohio's lakes, streams and fish. That's prompted a statewide Ohio EPA advisory that residents should eat no more than one meal of locally caught fish per week.
And Ted Strickland is a "Green" Governor? Thanks to Ted Strickland being in bed with the dirty coal lobbyists Ohio continues to pollute the air and streams of this great state with mercury. And it will only get worse with Ted Strickland as Governor, Ted propses to keep 75% of Ohio's power sources to remain coal fired plants. It's time we elect a Green Party Governor to Ohio to help clean our state's natural resources.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th
for more info, contact 330-503-1407
Record warmth on sea and land is fueling killer weather around the globe. As man takes over from nature as the primary driver of climate, the need to eliminate global warming pollution and mobilize for increased climate disruption grows.NORTH AMERICA Weeks after some of the strongest snowstorms ever to hit the East Coast, another powerful winter storm drenches the Northeast, kills eight people, and knocks out power for hundreds of thousands. Record warmth in North Dakota and Minnesota threatens another year of catastrophic flooding.
SOUTH AMERICA Tropical Storm 90Q, also known as Anita, the “second known tropical cyclone to form in the cooler South Atlantic Ocean,” is circling off the Argentina coast. The first known South Atlantic tropical cyclone, Catarina, was in 2004.
EUROPE “Hurricane-force winds and widespread flooding battered vast swathes of western France and left more than a million homes without power,” as the storm named Xynthia “killed at least 62 people across western Europe” in Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, and Germany en route to Scandinavia.
AFRICA The death toll has risen to 36 people “and nearly 38,000 left homeless when tropical storm Hubert smashed into Madagascar this week.” Last month, stormy weather wreaked havoc across Egypt, as twenty-foot waves crashed into Alexandria and a hail storm killed four people in Cairo.
ASIA “A severe sandstorm hit Xinjiang’s Hotan Prefecture in northwest China on Friday, reducing visibility to zero.” The sandstorms are sweeping across China, and “are expected to hit Taiwan Tuesday.”
AUSTRALIA-PACIFIC Tomas, a Category Four cyclone, isplowing through Fiji, forcing thousands to evacuate. A “beast of a storm” ripped through Melbourne, Australia last week, “bringing with it hailstones the size of tennis balls” and causing $200 million in damage. Meanwhile flooding “which has smashed all the records known” in Queensland peaked in the country’s northeast, “parts of which have been in drought for almost a decade.” Category Four cyclone Ului now hovers off the Australian coast after the Solomon Islands narrowly escaped its wrath.
ANTARCTICA Okay, so Antarctica has enjoyed a sunny and balmy summer. Unfortunately, with the pleasant skies have come accelerated melting of the ice shelves, causing sea levels to rise, the U.S. Geological Survey and the British Antarctic Survey have found.
Instead of confronting this threat, however, America’s politicians are crying that limits on this deadly pollution could hurt the economy.
Why Not Ohio? Colorado Sets New Energy Economic Program
Advancing Colorado's New Energy Economy
Mar 11, 2010 Denver Post
By Gov. Bill Ritter Jr.
Congratulations to the state legislature for giving final approval this week to landmark legislation that keeps Colorado at the epicenter of America's New Energy Economy and once again demonstrates how we are transforming the country's energy, economic and environmental future.
House Bill 1001 requires our largest utility companies to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. Our new 30 percent standard will be the best in the Rocky Mountain West and one of the highest nationally.
More importantly, it will continue to position Colorado as a national pace-setter for creating jobs, strengthening our economy and protecting our environment.
We are leading America toward a clean energy future by strengthening our ability to compete nationally and internationally for service and manufacturing jobs. We are spurring new innovations and new energy technologies. We are moving closer to energy independence by expanding homegrown energy supplies. And we are ensuring stable, reliable, sustainable and affordable energy for all Coloradans.
HB 1001 is just the latest step in our ambitious efforts to build a New Energy Economy here in Colorado. Our commitment to a clean energy future has attracted companies like Vestas, the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines, and SMA Solar, one of the world's leading producers of solar inverters. These two companies are adding up to 3,200 Colorado jobs to the state's workforce.
And they aren't alone. Innovative companies like Solix Biofuels and Abound Solar are spinning out of our research universities. Firms like Ascent Solar, Siemens Wind, RePower, SunRun and Solar City are providing new opportunities, strengthening communities and changing the state's economic landscape.
We've also linked Colorado State University, the University of Colorado, and the Colorado School of Mines to form a unique "collaboratory" with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden. Thanks to this unique, cutting-edge collaborative effort, Colorado is now home to the best energy research corridor in the world.
With Xcel Energy's support, HB 1001 will allow us to advance this New Energy Economy, in large part by expanding the use of distributed or local renewable energy such as rooftop solar. We anticipate the new 30 percent renewable energy standard will lead to large-scale clean energy projects and at least 100,000 additional solar rooftops over the next decade. The benefit of rooftop solar is that it doesn't need expensive, long-range transmission systems.
The legislation also provides a statutory framework that will not increase costs to consumers. In fact, because of the success of our New Energy Economy, we have seen prices come down in renewable energy, allowing for even greater purchasing power.
While no state or nation has been immune to the global recession, Colorado's New Energy Economy has been our brightest light. We now have the fourth-highest concentration of renewable energy and energy research jobs in the country. With the passage of HB 1001, this sector will only grow stronger and stronger.
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Why Not Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is tied to closely to Dirty Coal and Nuke Lobbyists. As long as Ted Strickland is Governor, we will continue to see Green Jobs go to Colorado and not come to Ohio.
That's why we need a Green Party Governor in Ohio.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
For more info: contact 330-503-1407.
Advancing Colorado's New Energy Economy
Mar 11, 2010 Denver Post
By Gov. Bill Ritter Jr.
Congratulations to the state legislature for giving final approval this week to landmark legislation that keeps Colorado at the epicenter of America's New Energy Economy and once again demonstrates how we are transforming the country's energy, economic and environmental future.
House Bill 1001 requires our largest utility companies to generate 30 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. Our new 30 percent standard will be the best in the Rocky Mountain West and one of the highest nationally.
More importantly, it will continue to position Colorado as a national pace-setter for creating jobs, strengthening our economy and protecting our environment.
We are leading America toward a clean energy future by strengthening our ability to compete nationally and internationally for service and manufacturing jobs. We are spurring new innovations and new energy technologies. We are moving closer to energy independence by expanding homegrown energy supplies. And we are ensuring stable, reliable, sustainable and affordable energy for all Coloradans.
HB 1001 is just the latest step in our ambitious efforts to build a New Energy Economy here in Colorado. Our commitment to a clean energy future has attracted companies like Vestas, the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines, and SMA Solar, one of the world's leading producers of solar inverters. These two companies are adding up to 3,200 Colorado jobs to the state's workforce.
And they aren't alone. Innovative companies like Solix Biofuels and Abound Solar are spinning out of our research universities. Firms like Ascent Solar, Siemens Wind, RePower, SunRun and Solar City are providing new opportunities, strengthening communities and changing the state's economic landscape.
We've also linked Colorado State University, the University of Colorado, and the Colorado School of Mines to form a unique "collaboratory" with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden. Thanks to this unique, cutting-edge collaborative effort, Colorado is now home to the best energy research corridor in the world.
With Xcel Energy's support, HB 1001 will allow us to advance this New Energy Economy, in large part by expanding the use of distributed or local renewable energy such as rooftop solar. We anticipate the new 30 percent renewable energy standard will lead to large-scale clean energy projects and at least 100,000 additional solar rooftops over the next decade. The benefit of rooftop solar is that it doesn't need expensive, long-range transmission systems.
The legislation also provides a statutory framework that will not increase costs to consumers. In fact, because of the success of our New Energy Economy, we have seen prices come down in renewable energy, allowing for even greater purchasing power.
While no state or nation has been immune to the global recession, Colorado's New Energy Economy has been our brightest light. We now have the fourth-highest concentration of renewable energy and energy research jobs in the country. With the passage of HB 1001, this sector will only grow stronger and stronger.
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Why Not Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is tied to closely to Dirty Coal and Nuke Lobbyists. As long as Ted Strickland is Governor, we will continue to see Green Jobs go to Colorado and not come to Ohio.
That's why we need a Green Party Governor in Ohio.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
For more info: contact 330-503-1407.
Why Not Ohio? Time To Say No to Coal Slurry
Several years ago, Ohio's biggest coal mining company asked for permission to drain a pristine stream and fill it instead with coal slurry, a mixture of water, chemicals, and coal mining waste. In 2008, Ohio EPA rightly told Murray Energy to go back to the drawing board1.
So what's Murray Energy's "new" plan for 2010? Drain a pristine stream and fill it with dirty coal slurry -- again. And this time, the company threatens to start firing people if it doesn't get its way.
We can't allow corporations to bully our elected officials who are trying to do the right thing. The Ohio EPA stood strong in 2008. Now, Ohio EPA must stand strong again.
The choice between decent jobs and clean water is false; in order to regain its economic edge, Ohio must move beyond coal to clean energy in the coming years and decades. Turning a pure freshwater stream into a huge toxic coal slurry impoundment is a giant step in the wrong direction.
We need a Green Party Governor for Ohio in 2010 who is for Renewable Clean Energy, not Dirty Coal Energy that Governor Strickland backs!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Upset the Setup-Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info, contact 330-503-1407
Several years ago, Ohio's biggest coal mining company asked for permission to drain a pristine stream and fill it instead with coal slurry, a mixture of water, chemicals, and coal mining waste. In 2008, Ohio EPA rightly told Murray Energy to go back to the drawing board1.
So what's Murray Energy's "new" plan for 2010? Drain a pristine stream and fill it with dirty coal slurry -- again. And this time, the company threatens to start firing people if it doesn't get its way.
We can't allow corporations to bully our elected officials who are trying to do the right thing. The Ohio EPA stood strong in 2008. Now, Ohio EPA must stand strong again.
The choice between decent jobs and clean water is false; in order to regain its economic edge, Ohio must move beyond coal to clean energy in the coming years and decades. Turning a pure freshwater stream into a huge toxic coal slurry impoundment is a giant step in the wrong direction.
We need a Green Party Governor for Ohio in 2010 who is for Renewable Clean Energy, not Dirty Coal Energy that Governor Strickland backs!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Upset the Setup-Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info, contact 330-503-1407
Why Not Ohio? Oregon's solar future could hinge on copying Germany
Amy Hsuan, wrote last month in The Oregonian;
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In Freiberg, Germany, a florist sells flowers on a snowy street in January. The 800-year old medieval town, the industrial center of the former communist East Germany, maintains its historic character surrounded by old castle walls and a moat. Not long ago, the town had a 20 percent unemployment rate, but today the solar industry has brought new jobs and related businesses. FREIBERG, Germany -- Head to the eastern edge of Germany, go down a two-lane road, pass the castle walls of this medieval town, and you'll find a glimmer of Oregon's future.
New solar factories rise atop snow-covered hills. High-tech businesses snag workers for miles around. On rooftops and farmland, solar panels fire electricity into the utility grid.
In Germany, a decade of national policies and billions in government subsidies fuel a burgeoning solar industry, creating 230,000 jobs and putting it on track to lead the world's emerging - and lucrative - clean-tech sector.
It's a dream scenario for Oregon leaders, in a high-stakes bid to grow their own "solar forest." And they intend to follow Germany's path - practically step by step.
In the coming months, Oregon will test a new incentive program that takes after the German subsidy called a feed-in tariff, which requires utility companies to pay residents for generating electricity on rooftop solar systems.
Businesses, too, will be able to tap into the perk, which could provide a return over 15 years for investing in solar, still one of the most expensive forms of energy around.
Already, hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits are riding on businesses such as SolarWorld, a leading German manufacturer with North America's largest solar plant, in Hillsboro.
Still, Oregonians can look to Germany to see where this green gamble might end up.
"If you talk about solar, you talk about Germany," said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, whose visits there shape a sun-powered vision. "We may never emulate Germany, but the economics of it is something to learn from.
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Here we have ANOTHER Governor praising Feed-In Tariff laws. Why not Ted Strickland? Is it because Ted Strickland is in way too deep with dirty coal and nuke lobbyists? As Green Party candidate for Ohio governor, I will make it a priority that Ohio residents have a chance of receiving a payment credit for using solar power in their homes and businesses.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
For more info, contact 330-503-1407.
Amy Hsuan, wrote last month in The Oregonian;
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In Freiberg, Germany, a florist sells flowers on a snowy street in January. The 800-year old medieval town, the industrial center of the former communist East Germany, maintains its historic character surrounded by old castle walls and a moat. Not long ago, the town had a 20 percent unemployment rate, but today the solar industry has brought new jobs and related businesses. FREIBERG, Germany -- Head to the eastern edge of Germany, go down a two-lane road, pass the castle walls of this medieval town, and you'll find a glimmer of Oregon's future.
New solar factories rise atop snow-covered hills. High-tech businesses snag workers for miles around. On rooftops and farmland, solar panels fire electricity into the utility grid.
In Germany, a decade of national policies and billions in government subsidies fuel a burgeoning solar industry, creating 230,000 jobs and putting it on track to lead the world's emerging - and lucrative - clean-tech sector.
It's a dream scenario for Oregon leaders, in a high-stakes bid to grow their own "solar forest." And they intend to follow Germany's path - practically step by step.
In the coming months, Oregon will test a new incentive program that takes after the German subsidy called a feed-in tariff, which requires utility companies to pay residents for generating electricity on rooftop solar systems.
Businesses, too, will be able to tap into the perk, which could provide a return over 15 years for investing in solar, still one of the most expensive forms of energy around.
Already, hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits are riding on businesses such as SolarWorld, a leading German manufacturer with North America's largest solar plant, in Hillsboro.
Still, Oregonians can look to Germany to see where this green gamble might end up.
"If you talk about solar, you talk about Germany," said Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, whose visits there shape a sun-powered vision. "We may never emulate Germany, but the economics of it is something to learn from.
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Here we have ANOTHER Governor praising Feed-In Tariff laws. Why not Ted Strickland? Is it because Ted Strickland is in way too deep with dirty coal and nuke lobbyists? As Green Party candidate for Ohio governor, I will make it a priority that Ohio residents have a chance of receiving a payment credit for using solar power in their homes and businesses.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
For more info, contact 330-503-1407.
Ted Strickland Stops 1,500 Jobs From Entering Ohio
One only has to read Monday's Toledo Blade article on solar power in Ohio to see that Ted Strickland is not the "Green" Governor he positions himself to be.
According to the article:
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Norm Johnson,, chairman of the nonprofit group Ohio Advanced Energy, vice chairman of Germany's Calyxo GmbH, and chief executive of its North American subsidiary, said Mr. Strickland is to blame for Ohioans not having thousands more jobs in the solar industry right now.
He said the governor hasn't moved quickly enough to create a market for solar panels in Ohio and has left the door open for German and Chinese companies to sell their products here once more customers begin buying solar panels.
"While our industry has received excellent help from [U.S. Rep.] Marcy Kaptur, we've received mediocre help from Ted Strickland," Mr. Johnston said.
His primary complaint is the Strickland administration's rejection of his $750 million proposal to build 30 solar fields - each capable of producing at least 10 megawatts of electricity - on cleaned-up industrial sites throughout the state.
The plan, put forth by Ohio Advanced Energy, included an estimate of 1,500 jobs immediately and called for the project to be funded by federal stimulus dollars, state-issued bonds, and other methods
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While Ted Strickland won't help solar companies with funding, but Ted will bend over backwards to help Nuke and Dirty Coal Plants get funding in Ohio. That's why Ohio has only created 8,000 solar jobs in Ohio, while states like Michigan and New Jersey have created some 13, 000 and 16, 000 respectively!TEd Strickland is not a "Green Energy" Governor!
It's time we elect a Green Party Governor to get Solar Power untracked here in the Buckeye State!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor!
Upset the setup! Vote Green in the May 4th Ohio Primary!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
One only has to read Monday's Toledo Blade article on solar power in Ohio to see that Ted Strickland is not the "Green" Governor he positions himself to be.
According to the article:
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Norm Johnson,, chairman of the nonprofit group Ohio Advanced Energy, vice chairman of Germany's Calyxo GmbH, and chief executive of its North American subsidiary, said Mr. Strickland is to blame for Ohioans not having thousands more jobs in the solar industry right now.
He said the governor hasn't moved quickly enough to create a market for solar panels in Ohio and has left the door open for German and Chinese companies to sell their products here once more customers begin buying solar panels.
"While our industry has received excellent help from [U.S. Rep.] Marcy Kaptur, we've received mediocre help from Ted Strickland," Mr. Johnston said.
His primary complaint is the Strickland administration's rejection of his $750 million proposal to build 30 solar fields - each capable of producing at least 10 megawatts of electricity - on cleaned-up industrial sites throughout the state.
The plan, put forth by Ohio Advanced Energy, included an estimate of 1,500 jobs immediately and called for the project to be funded by federal stimulus dollars, state-issued bonds, and other methods
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While Ted Strickland won't help solar companies with funding, but Ted will bend over backwards to help Nuke and Dirty Coal Plants get funding in Ohio. That's why Ohio has only created 8,000 solar jobs in Ohio, while states like Michigan and New Jersey have created some 13, 000 and 16, 000 respectively!TEd Strickland is not a "Green Energy" Governor!
It's time we elect a Green Party Governor to get Solar Power untracked here in the Buckeye State!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor!
Upset the setup! Vote Green in the May 4th Ohio Primary!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Why Not Ohio? Because Ted Strickland Has Dropped The Ball When It Comes To Solar Power
The first two paragraph's of Sunday's Toledo Blade Investigative reports on Ohio's lack of success in luring solar power to the Buckeye state says it all:
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Toledo and its northwest Ohio neighbors have missed out on coveted manufacturing jobs in the solar industry because of a failure by state officials to attract companies with tax incentives or create a viable market for solar panels in Ohio, a Blade investigation shows.
Since 2007, thousands of those jobs have gone to states where companies were enticed by a mixture of tax credits, grants, and additional incentives to make solar products there.
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The Blade also reported that:
A public utilities property tax is still on the books and is a hindrance in luring solar companies to Ohio.
Ohio continues to subsidize coal. Of the $150 million set aside to provide grants and loans that typically range between $50,000 and $2 million for advanced energy projects, $66 million was designated for "clean" coal technology. Per the Ohio Constitution, state funding for coal projects can be in the form of grants, but funding for other alternative energy projects, such as solar, must be in the form of loans.
California has 140 solar manufacturers, and Arizona (37), Florida (26), New York (23), New Jersey (21), Massachusetts (21), Colorado (20), Texas (19), New Mexico (18), Illinois (15), Michigan (15), Pennsylvania (14), and Oregon (11) all exceed Ohio's count.
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Why is Ohio lagging behind? The answer is simple, and it comes from Ted Strickland's own mouth:
"Ohio been a passive state for quite a while, and this is just one of them," Mr. Strickland said. "There was just no real[effort] pursuing alternative-energy companies."
Why no effort, Ted? As the leader of this state, should you not be beating the drum for for solar power plants to come into Ohio? Is it because you are a Dirty Coal Governor under the influence of coal lobbyists like the UMW, Duke Energy, and Dayton Power and Light?
Why not Ohio? In the state of Oregon, solar manufacturers get tax credits of up to 50 percent of construction costs. At least four solar companies have moved or placed manufacturing operations there since 2007 totaling about 2,000 permanent jobs.
Why Not Ohio? Michigan offers alternative energy companies credits from the state's business and payroll taxes and in 2008 enacted an incentive up to 25 percent - or $15 million - of the capital investment made specifically for companies that build photovoltaics facilities.
Why not Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is Governor. This has to change come November!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Governor
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For more information, contact 330-503-1407
The first two paragraph's of Sunday's Toledo Blade Investigative reports on Ohio's lack of success in luring solar power to the Buckeye state says it all:
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Toledo and its northwest Ohio neighbors have missed out on coveted manufacturing jobs in the solar industry because of a failure by state officials to attract companies with tax incentives or create a viable market for solar panels in Ohio, a Blade investigation shows.
Since 2007, thousands of those jobs have gone to states where companies were enticed by a mixture of tax credits, grants, and additional incentives to make solar products there.
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The Blade also reported that:
A public utilities property tax is still on the books and is a hindrance in luring solar companies to Ohio.
Ohio continues to subsidize coal. Of the $150 million set aside to provide grants and loans that typically range between $50,000 and $2 million for advanced energy projects, $66 million was designated for "clean" coal technology. Per the Ohio Constitution, state funding for coal projects can be in the form of grants, but funding for other alternative energy projects, such as solar, must be in the form of loans.
California has 140 solar manufacturers, and Arizona (37), Florida (26), New York (23), New Jersey (21), Massachusetts (21), Colorado (20), Texas (19), New Mexico (18), Illinois (15), Michigan (15), Pennsylvania (14), and Oregon (11) all exceed Ohio's count.
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Why is Ohio lagging behind? The answer is simple, and it comes from Ted Strickland's own mouth:
"Ohio been a passive state for quite a while, and this is just one of them," Mr. Strickland said. "There was just no real[effort] pursuing alternative-energy companies."
Why no effort, Ted? As the leader of this state, should you not be beating the drum for for solar power plants to come into Ohio? Is it because you are a Dirty Coal Governor under the influence of coal lobbyists like the UMW, Duke Energy, and Dayton Power and Light?
Why not Ohio? In the state of Oregon, solar manufacturers get tax credits of up to 50 percent of construction costs. At least four solar companies have moved or placed manufacturing operations there since 2007 totaling about 2,000 permanent jobs.
Why Not Ohio? Michigan offers alternative energy companies credits from the state's business and payroll taxes and in 2008 enacted an incentive up to 25 percent - or $15 million - of the capital investment made specifically for companies that build photovoltaics facilities.
Why not Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is Governor. This has to change come November!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Governor
Upset the setup! Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
For more information, contact 330-503-1407
Why not Ohio? Let's Stop New Nuke Plants in the Buckeye State
In an article from Green Options:
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Vermont Senate Rejects Relicensure for Yankee Nuclear Plant
In what some view as a harbinger of the difficult political task of relicensing the aging stock of 1970s era nuclear reactors nationwide, Vermont’s state Senate exercised its uniquely-held state relicensing authority to reject a plan to keep the Vermont Yankee plant open beyond 2012.
The vote came at a time of controversy for the plant itself, after recent concerns about tritium leaks have gone public and as activists, protestors and lawmakers expressed concerns over the plant’s safety. By contrast, the vote came just one week after President Obama announced the first $8 billion in an expected $50 billion of government-guaranteed loans for new nuclear reactors, a plan the White House said was essential to help meet America’s growing energy needs from sources that do not emit carbon dioxide.
Others, however, continue to vehemently oppose the idea of expanding nulcear power (or even relicensing the existing stock) on several fronts: safety of plant operation, national security, proliferation risk, unsolved waste disposal issues, and now, the financial gamble of guaranteeing loans to an industry that has a history of cost overruns and project delays.
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Ted Strickland is on record saying he wants more Nuclear Plants for Ohio.
Can we and our children afford to have unsafe nuclear plants be the goal of any future governor? I oppose building any new Nuclear Plants in Ohio.
Ted Strickland doesn't. Who is looking out for your children and family?
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Ohio Green Party Primary on May 4th!
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
In an article from Green Options:
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Vermont Senate Rejects Relicensure for Yankee Nuclear Plant
In what some view as a harbinger of the difficult political task of relicensing the aging stock of 1970s era nuclear reactors nationwide, Vermont’s state Senate exercised its uniquely-held state relicensing authority to reject a plan to keep the Vermont Yankee plant open beyond 2012.
The vote came at a time of controversy for the plant itself, after recent concerns about tritium leaks have gone public and as activists, protestors and lawmakers expressed concerns over the plant’s safety. By contrast, the vote came just one week after President Obama announced the first $8 billion in an expected $50 billion of government-guaranteed loans for new nuclear reactors, a plan the White House said was essential to help meet America’s growing energy needs from sources that do not emit carbon dioxide.
Others, however, continue to vehemently oppose the idea of expanding nulcear power (or even relicensing the existing stock) on several fronts: safety of plant operation, national security, proliferation risk, unsolved waste disposal issues, and now, the financial gamble of guaranteeing loans to an industry that has a history of cost overruns and project delays.
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Ted Strickland is on record saying he wants more Nuclear Plants for Ohio.
Can we and our children afford to have unsafe nuclear plants be the goal of any future governor? I oppose building any new Nuclear Plants in Ohio.
Ted Strickland doesn't. Who is looking out for your children and family?
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Vote in the Ohio Green Party Primary on May 4th!
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Ted Strickland and his Nuke Plants Must Go!
It's time for Ohio to just say no to Ted Strickland and his nuclear energy program. Ted Strickland and the nuclear lobby thinks that the public has forgotten about Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. And it doesn't want you to hear about the recent incident in Vermont, where radioactive tritium -- a cancer-causing carcinogen -- leaked from a reactor and polluted groundwater.
The nuclear danger is real for all Americans -- even those of us who don't live near a reactor. Dealing with nuclear waste means transporting it by train across the country. One derailment in a heavily populated area could have catastrophic consequences. It's our job to remind the public about these risks and why we've had a 30-year moratorium on new reactors.
Ted Strickland and the corporations angling to profit from new reactors are some of the wealthiest in the country. So why are they asking for our tax money? Because Wall Street banks won't risk investing in new reactors unless the government backs them up with a pre-emptive bailout. It's no wonder. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the risk of default on new nuclear loans is "well above 50 percent." If Wall Street doesn't want to take the risk, why should taxpayers?
It's time for Ted Strickland to stop selling Nuclear Power to the people of Ohio. It's time for Ohio to stop Ted Strickland from ever placing another Nuke Plant in Ohio. It's time for Ohio to Move Foward and Remove Ted Strickland from the Governor's office in November!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary in Ohio on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407.
It's time for Ohio to just say no to Ted Strickland and his nuclear energy program. Ted Strickland and the nuclear lobby thinks that the public has forgotten about Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. And it doesn't want you to hear about the recent incident in Vermont, where radioactive tritium -- a cancer-causing carcinogen -- leaked from a reactor and polluted groundwater.
The nuclear danger is real for all Americans -- even those of us who don't live near a reactor. Dealing with nuclear waste means transporting it by train across the country. One derailment in a heavily populated area could have catastrophic consequences. It's our job to remind the public about these risks and why we've had a 30-year moratorium on new reactors.
Ted Strickland and the corporations angling to profit from new reactors are some of the wealthiest in the country. So why are they asking for our tax money? Because Wall Street banks won't risk investing in new reactors unless the government backs them up with a pre-emptive bailout. It's no wonder. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the risk of default on new nuclear loans is "well above 50 percent." If Wall Street doesn't want to take the risk, why should taxpayers?
It's time for Ted Strickland to stop selling Nuclear Power to the people of Ohio. It's time for Ohio to stop Ted Strickland from ever placing another Nuke Plant in Ohio. It's time for Ohio to Move Foward and Remove Ted Strickland from the Governor's office in November!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Vote in the Green Party Primary in Ohio on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407.
One only has to look to the Governor's office when one
questions why Ohio is failing: We have a passive Governor In Ted Strickland. Ted's " Turnaround Ohio" plan from 2006 has failed because Ted has not been aggressive in pursuing the goals he promised while on the campaign trail in 2006. He told you what you wanted to hear, and has failed to deliver on any of these campaign pledges because he lacks drive and refuses to push the legislature to go to work on his vision.
Why do we not have the Health Care for All Ohioans Act, because Ted Strickland is passive and supports keeping health insurance companies in place raising premiums on the people.
Why don't we have more Blue-Green jobs and greater employment opportunities in Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is passive in pursuing these jobs and is too close to dity coal lobbyists.
Why don't we have a cleaner enviroment? Because Ted Strickland is passive and rather sit back and build more nuke and dirty coal plants in ohio.
Why don't we have better funding of education? Because
Ted Strickland is passive and let's the legistlature dictate to him how to fund education. Instead of being a leader, he is a pawn of the Senate Republicans.
Until we elect an agressive governor, Ohilo will continue to fail. And we only have Ted Strickland 's
passive inactions to blame for that.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Upset the setup! Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407.
questions why Ohio is failing: We have a passive Governor In Ted Strickland. Ted's " Turnaround Ohio" plan from 2006 has failed because Ted has not been aggressive in pursuing the goals he promised while on the campaign trail in 2006. He told you what you wanted to hear, and has failed to deliver on any of these campaign pledges because he lacks drive and refuses to push the legislature to go to work on his vision.
Why do we not have the Health Care for All Ohioans Act, because Ted Strickland is passive and supports keeping health insurance companies in place raising premiums on the people.
Why don't we have more Blue-Green jobs and greater employment opportunities in Ohio? Because Ted Strickland is passive in pursuing these jobs and is too close to dity coal lobbyists.
Why don't we have a cleaner enviroment? Because Ted Strickland is passive and rather sit back and build more nuke and dirty coal plants in ohio.
Why don't we have better funding of education? Because
Ted Strickland is passive and let's the legistlature dictate to him how to fund education. Instead of being a leader, he is a pawn of the Senate Republicans.
Until we elect an agressive governor, Ohilo will continue to fail. And we only have Ted Strickland 's
passive inactions to blame for that.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Upset the setup! Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407.
Just Say No to Ted Strickland and His Nuclear Plants!
Ted Strickland want to build more Nuclear plants for Ohio. What does that mean? If the costly new nuclear plants aren't finished, then taxpayers cover the huge financial loss.
If they are built, then we're stuck with power plants that generate overpriced electricity and create deadly radioactive waste that will remain toxic for thousands of years.
Either way, the nuclear industry wins, and we lose.
Nuclear power creates deadly radioactive waste, from the mining process onwards. It's got a scary history: think Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.
Just recently, a nuclear plant in Vermont was ordered shut down after radioactive tritium, which is linked to cancer, leaked from the plant into local water supplies.
Nuclear power is so financially risky that even Wall Street won't bet on it. It's a public health and financial disaster waiting to happen.
Instead, our government should promote energy efficiency and a decentralized power system based on safe, clean, renewable energy.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor!
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Ted Strickland want to build more Nuclear plants for Ohio. What does that mean? If the costly new nuclear plants aren't finished, then taxpayers cover the huge financial loss.
If they are built, then we're stuck with power plants that generate overpriced electricity and create deadly radioactive waste that will remain toxic for thousands of years.
Either way, the nuclear industry wins, and we lose.
Nuclear power creates deadly radioactive waste, from the mining process onwards. It's got a scary history: think Chernobyl and Three Mile Island.
Just recently, a nuclear plant in Vermont was ordered shut down after radioactive tritium, which is linked to cancer, leaked from the plant into local water supplies.
Nuclear power is so financially risky that even Wall Street won't bet on it. It's a public health and financial disaster waiting to happen.
Instead, our government should promote energy efficiency and a decentralized power system based on safe, clean, renewable energy.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor!
Vote in the Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Ted Strickland and Jean Schmidt: Kissing Cousins when it comes to Nuclear Power Plants
Last June, WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reported on the story of state and federal officials gathering in Piketon, Ohio to support a nuclear plant site there. Ted Strickland was holding hands with GOP queen Jean Schmidt praising nuclear power:
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Officials made a step forward Thursday concerning the future of energy production in the Buckeye state.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Congresswoman Jean Schmidt were among the leaders who gathered in Piketon, Ohio to announce plans to explore the option of a nuclear power plant there.
Piketon is about 100 miles east of Cincinnati.
The announcement took place at 10 a.m. at the former uranium enrichment plant which is the site possibly intended for the new energy plant. It has the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear plant.
The plant would take 10 years to build. It would employ about 4,000 people during construction and about 800 people when the plant is complete.
Duke Energy would reportedly be a partner in the plant along with a French firm. As of now, officials have not decided to move forward with the nuclear plant. They have only announced a group to explore the possibility of a plant in Piketon.
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Now we know why Duke Energy is a huge contributor in financial donations to the Strickland Campaign: They have a Nuke Plant puppet in Ted Strickland!
Is this the type of Governor you want running Ohio for your children's safety? Do you want a glowing Nuke plant in your backyard? You may get one if Ted Strickland is re-elected Governor of Ohio! How progressive is Ted Strickland if he cuddles up to Mean Jean Schmidt when it comes to Nuke Plants?
Dennis Spisak_Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
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Last June, WCPO-TV in Cincinnati reported on the story of state and federal officials gathering in Piketon, Ohio to support a nuclear plant site there. Ted Strickland was holding hands with GOP queen Jean Schmidt praising nuclear power:
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Officials made a step forward Thursday concerning the future of energy production in the Buckeye state.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Congresswoman Jean Schmidt were among the leaders who gathered in Piketon, Ohio to announce plans to explore the option of a nuclear power plant there.
Piketon is about 100 miles east of Cincinnati.
The announcement took place at 10 a.m. at the former uranium enrichment plant which is the site possibly intended for the new energy plant. It has the necessary infrastructure for a nuclear plant.
The plant would take 10 years to build. It would employ about 4,000 people during construction and about 800 people when the plant is complete.
Duke Energy would reportedly be a partner in the plant along with a French firm. As of now, officials have not decided to move forward with the nuclear plant. They have only announced a group to explore the possibility of a plant in Piketon.
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Now we know why Duke Energy is a huge contributor in financial donations to the Strickland Campaign: They have a Nuke Plant puppet in Ted Strickland!
Is this the type of Governor you want running Ohio for your children's safety? Do you want a glowing Nuke plant in your backyard? You may get one if Ted Strickland is re-elected Governor of Ohio! How progressive is Ted Strickland if he cuddles up to Mean Jean Schmidt when it comes to Nuke Plants?
Dennis Spisak_Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Ask for a Green Party Ballot and Vote in the Ohio Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
For more info: contact 330-503-1407
Ted Strickland: The Dirty Coal Supporting Governor
While Ted Strickland like to portray himself as the "Green Renewable Power" Governor, He is in reality the number one supporter of dirty coal and nuke power plants in Ohio.
His campaign contributions are heavy in pro dirty coal and nuke power backers, the UMW, Duke Energy, and Dayton Power and Light.
Plus, Ted Strickland comes right out and tell the press he supports dirty coal. When the AMP Plant fell through in Meigs County, TEd Strickland released the following press statement to the Pomeroy newspaper:
"Gov. Ted Strickland, a supporter of the project, released the following statement through spokesperson Allison Kolodziaj, “Creating jobs and producing homegrown energy was a hallmark of this project. While we’re very disappointed to learn of this news, we respect the decision of the member communities to look at other options for the site in Meigs County. The Strickland administration continues to work with AMP through these next steps.”
Ohio needs clean,renewable, and alternative energy in the 21st Century.
That's why Ohio needs Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak as Governor in 2010!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Ask for and vote in the Ohio Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
While Ted Strickland like to portray himself as the "Green Renewable Power" Governor, He is in reality the number one supporter of dirty coal and nuke power plants in Ohio.
His campaign contributions are heavy in pro dirty coal and nuke power backers, the UMW, Duke Energy, and Dayton Power and Light.
Plus, Ted Strickland comes right out and tell the press he supports dirty coal. When the AMP Plant fell through in Meigs County, TEd Strickland released the following press statement to the Pomeroy newspaper:
"Gov. Ted Strickland, a supporter of the project, released the following statement through spokesperson Allison Kolodziaj, “Creating jobs and producing homegrown energy was a hallmark of this project. While we’re very disappointed to learn of this news, we respect the decision of the member communities to look at other options for the site in Meigs County. The Strickland administration continues to work with AMP through these next steps.”
Ohio needs clean,renewable, and alternative energy in the 21st Century.
That's why Ohio needs Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak as Governor in 2010!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Ask for and vote in the Ohio Green Party Primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
From our friends at Repower America:
This week we are sending our Senators a clear message of support for clean energy, climate protection and 61,000 new Ohio jobs in a clean economy. This Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday make sure they hear your voice by calling 1-877-9-REPOWER and tell them to take bold action on clean energy and climate legislation now.
Tell your friends to join: post "Call 1-877-9-REPOWER" now to tell your Senators that you support comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation!" to your status on Facebook or Twitter.
With a comprehensive clean energy and climate bill due in the Senate in the coming weeks, volunteers at 9 locations across Ohio will be working the phones for the Climate Protection Action Fund’s Repower Ohio campaign to let Senators Brown and Voinovich know that constituents in Ohio want to pass strong legislation without delay.
Over 72 hours, the phone bank is expected to drive hundreds of thousands of calls nationwide to our Senators in support of comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation. The drive is a coordinated effort between a broad and diverse coalition including veterans, business owners, union members, faith leaders and students to bring clean energy to Ohio. Comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation can create 61,000 jobs in Ohio, increase household incomes, reduce pollution and make America more secure.
How to Create Green Energy Jobs for Ohio
From the Apollo Alliance:
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Amid growing concerns about the U.S. losing clean energy manufacturing jobs to other countries, a new report released this week by Policy Matters Ohio, the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and the Apollo Alliance documents how one clean energy investment proposal, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s Investments for Manufacturing Progress and Clean Technology (IMPACT) Act, would help create and retain clean energy manufacturing jobs in Ohio.
The Impact of IMPACT: Creating Jobs in Ohio finds that the IMPACT Act, which is contained in the proposed Senate clean energy and climate bill, would create between 41,063 and 52,214 new jobs across Ohio.
The IMPACT Act would establish a two-year $30 billion revolving loan fund to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers retool to produce clean energy component parts and become more energy efficient. It would also increase long-term funding for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to help manufacturers access clean energy markets and adopt innovative, energy-efficient manufacturing technologies. Provisions that are nearly identical to those in IMPACT were included in the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June 2009.
“PERI’s analysis finds that investing in the retooling and conversion of small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Ohio would create a robust engine of job growth for the state,” said Heidi Garrett-Peltier, the economist who conducted the analysis. “We find that the investments from IMPACT would not only retain current jobs, but they would also create new jobs that utilize the skills of the workers of Ohio. These investments are a potentially powerful way to revitalize the manufacturing sector in the state.”
The findings of the report are relevant to other manufacturing states and to anyone who wants to ensure that comprehensive federal clean energy and climate measures create the economic benefits that American workers are expecting. To read the report, visit the Policy Matters Ohio website.
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I will work to see that Green Jobs are the number one priority in my administration, not coal and nuke plants like Ted Strickland supports!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Pick up a ballot and vote in the Green Primary on May 4th!
for mroe info: contact 330-503-1407.
From the Apollo Alliance:
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Amid growing concerns about the U.S. losing clean energy manufacturing jobs to other countries, a new report released this week by Policy Matters Ohio, the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) and the Apollo Alliance documents how one clean energy investment proposal, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s Investments for Manufacturing Progress and Clean Technology (IMPACT) Act, would help create and retain clean energy manufacturing jobs in Ohio.
The Impact of IMPACT: Creating Jobs in Ohio finds that the IMPACT Act, which is contained in the proposed Senate clean energy and climate bill, would create between 41,063 and 52,214 new jobs across Ohio.
The IMPACT Act would establish a two-year $30 billion revolving loan fund to assist small- and medium-sized manufacturers retool to produce clean energy component parts and become more energy efficient. It would also increase long-term funding for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program to help manufacturers access clean energy markets and adopt innovative, energy-efficient manufacturing technologies. Provisions that are nearly identical to those in IMPACT were included in the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in June 2009.
“PERI’s analysis finds that investing in the retooling and conversion of small and medium-sized manufacturing firms in Ohio would create a robust engine of job growth for the state,” said Heidi Garrett-Peltier, the economist who conducted the analysis. “We find that the investments from IMPACT would not only retain current jobs, but they would also create new jobs that utilize the skills of the workers of Ohio. These investments are a potentially powerful way to revitalize the manufacturing sector in the state.”
The findings of the report are relevant to other manufacturing states and to anyone who wants to ensure that comprehensive federal clean energy and climate measures create the economic benefits that American workers are expecting. To read the report, visit the Policy Matters Ohio website.
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I will work to see that Green Jobs are the number one priority in my administration, not coal and nuke plants like Ted Strickland supports!
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
Pick up a ballot and vote in the Green Primary on May 4th!
for mroe info: contact 330-503-1407.
Another Ohio righty blogger goes on record in an effort to prove that he is definitely not smarter than a fifth grader:
For the month of February, the average warm temperature was 34.1 degrees versus an historical high of 43.1 degrees. The average low was 19.7 degrees v the historical low of 25 degrees. So we, in fact, have proof that our scientific consensus is accurate.
But hey don't take my word for it. Unlike Phil Jones, I didn't destroy the evidence. You can look it up here.
And you know what he's right . . . for Cincinnati, Ohio!
Maybe he's just ignorant of what the word "global" means?
"January, according to satellite (data), was the hottest January we've ever seen," said Nicholls of Monash University's School of Geography and Environmental Science in Melbourne.
"Last November was the hottest November we've ever seen, November-January as a whole is the hottest November-January the world has seen," he said of the satellite data record since 1979.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in December that 2000-2009 was the hottest decade since records began in 1850, and that 2009 would likely be the fifth warmest year on record. WMO data show that eight out of the 10 hottest years on record have all been since 2000.
Britain's official forecaster, the UK Met Office, said severe winter freezes like the one this year, one of the coldest winters in the country for nearly 30 years, could become increasingly rare because of the overall warming trend.
Scientists say global warming is not uniform in all areas and that climate models predict there will likely be greater extremes of cold and heat, floods and droughts.
"Global warming is a trend superimposed upon natural variability, variability that still exists despite global warming," said Kevin Walsh, associate professor of meteorology at the University of Melbourne.
Or, maybe he's an obsessed John Fogerty fan?
Doo doo doo Lookin' out my back door.
There's a giant doing cartwheels a statue wearin' high heels.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens,
Doo doo doo Lookin' out my back door.--- Credence Clearwater Revival. Lookin' Our My Back Door
Last night Conservative Governor Ted Strickland made his third campaign stop in as many weeks to the Youngstown-Warren metro area. This is a sure sign conservative Teddy is in trouble this November. When a sitting Democrat like Teddy has to make three trips in as many weeks to an area that votes 80% plus democratic in every election, it's a sure sign Teddy has to work extra hard this year trying to rally his so-called base of core voters.
But Teddy can't rally his voters this time around. Not when he opposes health care for all Ohioans and then takes $10,000 in campaign contributions from Medical Mutual. Not when he supports nuclear power plants with his kissing cousin GOPer Jean Schmidt.
Not when his Turnaround Ohio plan has closed more early chidhood education programs, made college less affordable, and failed to keep Ohioans with any type of affordable health care plan.
Teddy Strickland is in trouble-for he knows he is a do-nothing Governor...a conservative Republican in thought and actions, who tries to don populist clothing every election cycle.
Teddy, your dog don't hunt, and you are naked. The people of Ohio see right through your do-nothing administration. It's time to elect a progressive Green Party Governor in Ohio to move Ohio Forward.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor.
Ask for a green party ballot and vote in the green party primary on May 4th!
http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
But Teddy can't rally his voters this time around. Not when he opposes health care for all Ohioans and then takes $10,000 in campaign contributions from Medical Mutual. Not when he supports nuclear power plants with his kissing cousin GOPer Jean Schmidt.
Not when his Turnaround Ohio plan has closed more early chidhood education programs, made college less affordable, and failed to keep Ohioans with any type of affordable health care plan.
Teddy Strickland is in trouble-for he knows he is a do-nothing Governor...a conservative Republican in thought and actions, who tries to don populist clothing every election cycle.
Teddy, your dog don't hunt, and you are naked. The people of Ohio see right through your do-nothing administration. It's time to elect a progressive Green Party Governor in Ohio to move Ohio Forward.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor.
Ask for a green party ballot and vote in the green party primary on May 4th!
http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info: contact 330-503-1407
Ted Strickland, Nuclear subsidies put taxpayers at risk
An article last week in the Boston Globe reports:
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President Obama's plan to kick-start the construction of nuclear power plants in the United States comes with a big catch: Because private banks won't lend to an industry viewed as financially risky, taxpayers would be accountable for billions in government-guaranteed loans if plant developers default.
``There is a huge potential risk for taxpayers,'' said Autumn Hanna, who analyzes federal loan guarantees at Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonparti san group. She said the risk could be in the tens of billions of dollars and said the public shouldn't be asked to assume responsibility banks are unwilling to take.
Banks have been reluctant to lend money for new nuclear projects due to a combination of concerns about cost overruns, past defaults, and the uncertain regulatory climate and political hostility that have shadowed the industry since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
But there are significant uncertainties. The Washington Public Power Supply System, which sought to build nuclear reactors financed with municipal bonds, defaulted on those bonds in 1983 in a case that still hangs over the financing of such projects. In addition, the problem of where to put spent fuel, which remains highly radioactive, has not been resolved.
The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that there are 28 proposed nuclear projects around the country that might seek the guaranteed loans. None of the proposals is for New England, where opposition to nuclear power has been stronger than in other regions such as the South. Among companies that are interested in new nuclear power plants are Entergy Corp. (NYSE:ETR) , Exelon Corp. (NYSE:EXC) , and Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK PRA) (NYSE:DUK)
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Duke Energy has been very active contributing to Ted Strickland's re-election campaign for the last year. Ted Strickland wants to put more nuke plants in Ohio based on his energy plan for the future. It seems Strickland will do this despite what it may end up costing Ohio taxpayers.
As the Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor, I will see to it that no new nuke plants will go on-line here in the state of Ohio in the future.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Ask vote a Green Party Ballot and vote in the Green Party primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info contact 330-503-1407.
An article last week in the Boston Globe reports:
==============================================
President Obama's plan to kick-start the construction of nuclear power plants in the United States comes with a big catch: Because private banks won't lend to an industry viewed as financially risky, taxpayers would be accountable for billions in government-guaranteed loans if plant developers default.
``There is a huge potential risk for taxpayers,'' said Autumn Hanna, who analyzes federal loan guarantees at Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonparti san group. She said the risk could be in the tens of billions of dollars and said the public shouldn't be asked to assume responsibility banks are unwilling to take.
Banks have been reluctant to lend money for new nuclear projects due to a combination of concerns about cost overruns, past defaults, and the uncertain regulatory climate and political hostility that have shadowed the industry since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979.
But there are significant uncertainties. The Washington Public Power Supply System, which sought to build nuclear reactors financed with municipal bonds, defaulted on those bonds in 1983 in a case that still hangs over the financing of such projects. In addition, the problem of where to put spent fuel, which remains highly radioactive, has not been resolved.
The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that there are 28 proposed nuclear projects around the country that might seek the guaranteed loans. None of the proposals is for New England, where opposition to nuclear power has been stronger than in other regions such as the South. Among companies that are interested in new nuclear power plants are Entergy Corp. (NYSE:ETR) , Exelon Corp. (NYSE:EXC) , and Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE:DUK PRA) (NYSE:DUK)
=================================================
Duke Energy has been very active contributing to Ted Strickland's re-election campaign for the last year. Ted Strickland wants to put more nuke plants in Ohio based on his energy plan for the future. It seems Strickland will do this despite what it may end up costing Ohio taxpayers.
As the Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor, I will see to it that no new nuke plants will go on-line here in the state of Ohio in the future.
Dennis Spisak-Green Party Candidate for Governor
Ask vote a Green Party Ballot and vote in the Green Party primary on May 4th!
Http://www.votespisak.org/governor/
Http://www.dennisspisak.com
for more info contact 330-503-1407.
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