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CLEVELAND — “A new national NAACP report, ‘Coal Blooded: Putting Profits over People‘, identifies Lake Shore Plant in Cleveland, as the nation’s sixth-most harmful plant for low-income communities and communities of color, receiving a grade of ‘F’. On Thursday, June 30, NAACP leaders will release the report and urge Cleveland […]
Industry resists alternative cooling equipment that would protect species OREGON — “Despite decades of efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes, dozens of old power plants still are allowed to kill hundreds of millions of fish each year by sucking in massive amounts of water to cool their equipment. […]
COLUMBUS — “The proposed Ohio caps far exceed those enacted or proposed by Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Ontario, all of which border Lake Erie. Kristy Meyer, the Ohio Environmental Council’s clean-water program director, said less water in Lake Erie could damage fish populations and worsen already serious problems with […]
AKRON — “As shareholders considered coal’s future, demonstrators outside the John S. Knight Center held a quiet, rain-soaked vigil against coal. Organized by the Ohio chapter of the Sierra Club, the demonstrators included West Virginia residents, where “mountaintop removal” is being used to mine coal. ‘Every time you flip on […]
Two proposals backed by environmentalists fail to win approval at meeting in Akron AKRON — “The two proposals were the first time activist groups have assisted in a shareholder proposal to try to encourage FirstEnergy to move away from its reliance on coal-fired power plants, but it is part of […]
NEW YORK, NY — “The coal ash proposal received support from 36% of shareholder voting at the company’s annual meeting in Akron, according to company spokeswoman Tricia Ingraham. The coal reliance report got even less support — 31%, she said. While the meeting was going on, a rally sponsored by […]
COLUMBUS — “Sandy Bihn, who lives near First Energy’s Bay Shore power plant in Northwest Ohio, says coal ash emitted from the plant has left a footprint in the community. ‘They have had through the years a street cleaner that goes down and takes the dirt off the streets ’cause […]
AKRON — “The Beaver County-based Citizens Against Coal Ash group has been invited to participate in a clean energy rally outside the FirstEnergy stockholders meeting today in Akron. The invitation was extended by two environmentally focused stockholder groups, one based in Massachusetts and the other in California, who placed coal-related […]
GLASTONBERY, CT — “The shortest answer is yes, we can meet our country’s electricity needs while retiring coal plants. And replacing coal plants with cleaner sources of energy is not only critical for slowing global warming and saving lives, but it also makes financial sense for ratepayers. Many of the […]
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Consumers score a victory on Dayton Power & Light fixed rate chargeCOLUMBUS — Dayton Power & Light customers will not have to pay a $13 monthly
Victory on fixed rate hikesThanks to the 22,765 people who filed official comments opposing Duke, AEP and DP&Ls
Clean air victory!Today we learned we have won our lawsuit against U.S. EPA for failure to update air
Victory! Clean energy majority in Ohio won the day todayCOLUMBUS — We did it! The pro-clean energy majority in Ohio won the day today when
Victory on utility bailoutsOhio electricity customers won a huge victory April 27, when the Federal Energy
Victory! Governor Kasich line-item vetoes the Tangible Personal Property Tax giveaway to utilitiesCOLUMBUS — With just hours to go before the deadline last night, Governor John Kasich
Cleveland’s controversial plan to build ‘trash-to-energy’ facility declared deadCLEVELAND — “A long-debated proposition to build an expensive and controversial
Victory! Cincinnati chooses clean, green energy – againCINCINNATI — “Yesterday the people of Cincinnati achieved another victory in the
Incinerator won’t pollute region’s air• writing personal letters to Mayor Jackson • putting yard signs in our yards •
Cincinnati becomes first major city to offer 100% green electricity to residentsCincinnati voters overwhelmingly supported 100% renewable energy as a priority