Poll of Ohio conservatives shows 70% want half or more of their energy to come from renewable sources. Conservatives see renewables as a job-creator & they oppose Ohio elected officials who want to subsidize old nuke & coal power plants in the state according to the poll done for the Ohio Conservative Forum.
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The Columbus Dispatch editorialized about the need for more advocates in state government for clean-power projects in Ohio. The newspaper, in part, said: "Ohio, long dependent on coal for generating electricity, lags many other states in developing a renewable-energy economy...Regardless of how much one cares about addressing climate change, companies with bright futures care, and they want clean power. Ohio needs to encourage renewable-energy development - or at least stop sabotaging it."
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From wind power maintenance to energy efficiency upgrades, clean energy job opportunities outnumber fossil fuel work in much of the rural Midwest.
Read more at Inside Climate News
