Items by Dennis Spisak

• Ohio Green Party: We Support the Health Care For All Ohioans Act

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  Ohio Green Party: We Support the Health Care For All Ohioans Act
  
  The Ohio Green Party and the candidate for Governor, Dennis Spisak, supports the Health Care for all Ohioans Act that would provide coverage for the full range of inpatient and outpatient hospital care, preventive care, mental health,vision,hearing, [...]
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  Posted: December 20, 2009, 9:49am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Ted Strickland is still a Friend of KING COAL

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  Ted Strickland is still a Friend of KING COAL
  
  While some "progressive" blogs are hailing Governor Ted Strickland as the Green Power Governor because of his commiyment to 25% of renewable energy sources powering Ohio by 2025, Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak announced today that Ted is [...]
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  Posted: December 19, 2009, 3:27am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Ohio needs more Geothermal Systems on Ohio Campuses

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  Ohio needs more Geothermal Systems on Ohio Campuses
  
  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak is calling for more geothermal power systems to heat and cool Ohio college campuses. Spisak cites an AP story this week that states "While solar and wind power get most of the headlines," [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:42am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Strickland and the Democrats throw Minorities and Unions Under the Budget Bus !

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  Strickland and the Democrats throw Minorities and Unions Under the Budget Bus !
  
  Today Green Canidate for Governor Dennis Spisak commented on how Governor Ted Strickland once again hurt minorities and unions in his quest to save ther state budget.
  
  "Today Ted Strickland and the Democrats" [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 7:57pm EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Nine Basic Principles to Reforming Ohio Education

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  Nine Basic Principles to Reforming Ohio Education
  Each student has a fundamental right to a high quality public education.
  
  There must be a process established to define thecomponents of a high quality education. The components must be updated on a regular basis.
  
  Phantom revenue must [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Indiana To Move Ahead of Ohio In Energy-Efficiency Programs

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  Indiana To Move Ahead of Ohio In Energy-Efficiency Programs
  
  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak cites an AP Story last week that reports Indiana regulators have ordered the state's largest electric companies to offer uniform low-income weatherization and other energy-efficiency programs aimed at conserving 2 percent of the [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:15am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• The Real Cost of Renewable Energy

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  The Real Cost of Renewable Energy
  
  The costs of generating solar power will be on par with the costs of power made from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal within a decade, according to clean-tech research and publishing firm Clean Edge and green-economy nonprofit Co-op America. The two [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 6:52am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Green Ted Strickland: Coal and Nuke Cheerleader

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  Green Ted Strickland: Coal and Nuke Cheerleader
  
  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak said today that while Ted Strickland talks a nice Green Energy game, he is really a coal and nuke supporter.
  
  "Actions, or inactions speak louder than words." said Spisak. "Ted Strickland can go to" [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 6:52am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Ohio Should Be a Part of the Clean America Growth Plan

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  Ohio Should Be a Part of the Clean America Growth Plan
  
  Green Party Candidate for Ohio Governor Dennis Spisak announced that Ohio should get in line and follow the Apollo Alliance plan to grow Blue-Green Jobs here in the Buckeye State.
  
  In the Apollo Report, last Thursday, the [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Get a Tax Credit for Christmas

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  Get a Tax Credit for Christmas
  
  Get a Tax Credit for Christmas!
  
  Green Party Candidates do not accept donations from Lobbyists or Political Action Committees!
  
  Now is the time to show your support for public funding of political campaigns and help Dennis Spisak win the 2010 election [...]
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  Posted: December 13, 2009, 6:51pm EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Why Not Ohio? Solar Power Cheaper than Electricity in New Jersey

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  Why Not Ohio? Solar Power Cheaper than Electricity in New Jersey
  
  Ohio Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak announced today that in New Jersey, solar power is cheaper for home owners than electricity. "According to reports from Green Options, residents of New Jersey can now get solar power" [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 6:33am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Dear Plunderbund, Your Democratic Governor is a CONSERVATIVE, Not Progressive

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  Dear Plunderbund,
  
  Your Democractic Governor is a consevative who is moving too slow on renewable energies.
  
  1/4 of all electricity to come from clean GREEN Energy?
  
  Why not 1/2, or 3/4, or 100%?
  
  Is it because he is has the coal lobbyists in his back pocket [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 7:38pm EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Dear Ted, Ohio Continues To Fall Behind Other States In Wind Turbines

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  Ohio Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak announced today that in just one week another two states are passing Ohio in moving towards more Wind Turbines to produce renewable energies and jobs.
  
  "California and even Wyoming announced plans to build wind turbine farms to make gains in renewable" [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 7:46am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Ohio Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak Interviewed on Ohio Public Radio

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  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak was interviewed today on Ohio Public Radio regarding the 2010 election.
  
  http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/28915/ [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 5:55pm EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Why Not Ohio? Massachetts Governor looking for more wind turbine power for state.

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  Why Not Ohio? Massachetts Governor looking for more wind turbine power for state.
  
  In a press release last week, Massachetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that National Grid and Cape Wind have agreed to enter into negotiations for a long-term contract under which the utility would purchase the electricity [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 6:46am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• EPA Endangerment Finding and Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak for Governor : Progress for a Better Ohio

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  EPA Endangerment Finding and Green Party Candidate Dennis Spisak for Governor : Progress for a Better Ohio
  
  In a major climate development, the EPA yesterday formally determined that greenhouse gas pollution imperils the health and well-being of present and future generations. This finding sets the stage for U.S. and [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:49am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• How an Ohio Green Party Governor would deal with Foreclosures and Finance Reform

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  How an Ohio Green Party Governor would deal with Foreclosures and Finance Reform
  
  
  FORECLOSURES AND FINANCE REFORM
  Foreclosures and their impacts on homeowners and communities can be reduced by requiring that lenders and borrowers go through mandatory mediation, by creating a disincentive to foreclosure by requiring banks [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 6:47am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Why Not Ohio? New York State Wants More Great Lakes Wind Turbines

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  Why Not Ohio? New York State Wants More Great Lakes Wind Turbines
  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak is questioning why Ohio Is not being as progressive in looking at wind turbines in the Great Lakes. According to a Reuters news report, New York State is looking for developers [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 7:24am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• What Ohio Needs, More LED Lighting

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  What Ohio Needs, More LED Lighting
  
  To save money, reduce energy costs, and to rebuild it's manufacturing base, Ohio must embrace LED lighting. Green candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak believes LED lighting is one way to get Ohio to see the light about renewable energy ideas and concepts. Please [...]
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  Posted: December 05, 2009, 8:05am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Future Focus And Sustainability Under a Green Ohio Governor

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  Future Focus And Sustainability Under a Green Ohio Governor
  Future Focus And Sustainability
  Our actions and policies should be motivated by long-term goals.Dennis Spisak will seek to protect valuable natural resources, safely disposing of or “unmaking” all waste we create, while developing a sustainable economics that does not depend [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 6:47am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• A Green Party Governor and Feminism And Gender Equity

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  A Green Party Governor and Feminism And Gender Equity
  Feminism And Gender Equity
  We have inherited a social system based on male domination of politics and economics. Dennis Spisak calls for the replacement of the cultural ethics of domination and control with more cooperative ways of interacting that respect [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:47am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Community-based Economics And Economic Justice From an Ohio Green Party Governor

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  Community-based Economics And Economic Justice From an Ohio Green Party Governor
  
  Dennis Spisak recognizes it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living for all people while maintaining a healthy ecological balance. A successful economic [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:13am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Decentralization and a Green Party Governor for Ohio

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  Decentralization and a Green Party Governor in Ohio
  
  Centralization of wealth and power contributes to social and economic injustice, & environmental destruction. Therefore, Dennis Spisak supports a restructuring of social, political and economic institutions away from a system which is controlled by and mostly benefits the powerful few,such as [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:51am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• An Ohio Green Party Governor and Ecological Wisdom

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  An Ohio Green Party Governor and Ecological Wisdom
  
  Human societies must operate with the understanding that we are part of nature, not separate from nature. We must maintain an ecological balance and live within the ecological and resource limits of our communities and our planet. Dennis Spisak supports a [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:12am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• What a Green Party Governor would mean for Social Justice in Ohio

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  What a Green Party Governor would mean for Social Justice in Ohio
  
  All persons should have the rights and opportunity to benefit equally from the resources afforded us by society and the environment. He must consciously confront in ourselves, our organizations, and society at large, barriers such as racism [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:55am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• What an Ohio Green Party Governor would do for Grassroots Democracy

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  What an Ohio Green Party Governor would do for Grassroots Democracy
  
  Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak would allow every Ohio citizen a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, he will work to increase public participation [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:54am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into Power Systems

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  How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into Power Systems
  
  
  Nov 12, 2009
  Science Daily
  
  How Countries Can Integrate Wind Power Smoothly Into Power Systems
  
  Some countries already get a substantial share of their electricity consumption from wind power: Denmark [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:43am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Green Jobs Provide Veterans with New Mission

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  Green Jobs Provide Veterans with New Mission
  
  From the Apollo Alliance
  
  Last Wednesday was Veterans Day, and to honor our veterans and their service to our country, the Apollo Alliance published a feature story about veterans’ role in the green economy. The article profiled two green jobs programs—Veterans [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:42am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Thin-Film Solar Panels to Double their Share of the Market by 2013?

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  Thin-Film Solar Panels to Double their Share of the Market by 2013?
  Written by Zachary Shahan
  Published on November 12th, 2009
  
  
  A new report by iSuppli Corp. predicts that by 2013, 31% of the solar panel market will be accounted for by thin-film solar panels. These thin-film [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:11am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Biggest Public Utility in US Exploring Geothermal Energy to Help Ramp Up to 40% by 2020

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  Biggest Public Utility in US Exploring Geothermal Energy to Help Ramp Up to 40% by 2020
  Written by Susan Kraemer
  Published on November 10th, 2009
  
  The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has signed a lease for exploring geothermal potential in Imperial County near the Salton [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:48am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Local group joins protest of coal-burning power plant

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  Local group joins protest of coal-burning power plant
  
  
  Nov 8, 2009
  Richmond Register
  
  Ronica Shannon
  
  Nov. 8, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- BEREA -- The Berea-based Kentucky Environmental Foundation (KEF), along with several other non-profit organizations [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:34am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Waste Management Turns Landfill into Fuel Pump

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  Waste Management Turns Landfill into Fuel Pump
  Written by Christopher DeMorro
  Published on November 6th, 2009
  
  As far as I am concerned, the two biggest problems facing humanity are kicking our addiction to oil, and figuring out a way to get rid of all our garbage without stuffing [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Electricity 101

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  Electricity 101
  
  November 4, 2009
  Dominique Browning's distinctive take
  on all things environmental
  What Really Happens When You Turn On The Light
  There are a couple of things that I consider everyday miracles. My list does not include moments such as a child phoning [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:45am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Partnerships needs to make Green Training available at Ohio’s Colleges=Apollo Alliance

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  Partnerships needs to make Green Training available at Ohio’s Colleges=Apollo Alliance
  
  Making Ohio “green” means more than recycling and reducing pollution. While these are very important, so too is re-starting our state’s economy with environmentally sustainable jobs and industries. To do that, we must look to our current and [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• At the Statehouse

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  At the Statehouse
  
  Jack Shaner, OEC Deputy Director,Senior Director of Legislative & Public Affairs
  
  WINS AND LOSSES MARK FINAL 2-YEAR STATE BUDGET
  
  Ohio’s new two-year budget blueprint—adopted just before lawmakers went home for their summer break in mid-July—includes both victories and setbacks for the protection of air, [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:49am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation

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  Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
  By Jim Witkin
  Institute for Local Self-Reliance A new report argues that a decentralized electricity generation scheme — using a variety of renewable resources — is achievable and advantageous.
  Most states could meet their demand for electricity with renewable [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:48am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Learning from the Great Depression

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  Learning from the Great Depression
  
  One of the stark lessons from the "Great Recession" has been that we must start making things in America again. An economy that is fueled by consumer spending and based too much on debt simply does not work. To build a long-term, sustainable economy [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:16am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• US STIMULUS HELPING CHINESE, SPANISH WIND ENERGY INDUSTRIES

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  US STIMULUS HELPING CHINESE, SPANISH WIND ENERGY INDUSTRIES
  
  By Natasha Chart
  November 3, 2009 - 2:53am ET
  
  
  
  
  Wind energy is supposed to be able to create thousands of manufacturing jobs, but unfortunately the early wind energy manufacturing jobs financed by US stimulus money [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:36am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Clean Energy Manufacturing Brouhaha the News

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  Clean Energy Manufacturing Brouhaha the News
  A recent rash of news stories have highlighted the fact that many clean energy manufacturing jobs are going overseas. This is a critical issue that the Apollo Alliance has been working to address for some time.
  Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal ran a [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:33am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Using Waste Heat Energy for Industrial-Scale Air Conditioning

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  Using Waste Heat Energy for Industrial-Scale Air Conditioning
  Written by Susan Kraemer
  Published on October 30th, 2009
  
  
  Here’s a low carbon cooling technology that uses hot water from waste to make A/C without fossil fuels, saving 80% over fossil-fueled chillers.
  This industrial scale chiller from the Chinese [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:13am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• A New CO2 Future for Power Plants

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  A New CO2 Future for Power Plants
  October 26, 2009
  Reported by Brita Belli
  
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will adopt new rules to limit toxic air pollution from the nation's coal and oil-burning power plants by November 2011. The move comes as the result of a federal [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 6:44am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do

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  Wind Turbines Don’t Kill Birds; Coal Plants Do
  Written by Susan Kraemer
  Published on October 28th, 2009
  
  
  While it may not be news to cleantechnica readers that climate change will kill more members of more species than wind turbines, it is interesting to see the actual figures [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:08am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• Senators Hear Testimony on Clean Energy and Climate Bill

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  Senators Hear Testimony on Clean Energy and Climate Bill
  The committee heard from climate scientists, energy company CEOs, state and local government officials, labor union leaders, utility company executives, Obama administration officials and others.
  Many Apollo Alliance allies testified before the committee as well, including Board Member Dan Reicher, [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 7:50am EST
  by Dennis Spisak

• SNEAK PEEK: How Insurance Companies Win...By Making Sure Kids Lose

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  SNEAK PEEK: How Insurance Companies Win...By Making Sure Kids Lose
  This week, we’re running a five-part series on Insurance Companies and the quest for giant profits at the expense of people who need health insurance. Up today: Part 3 — In The Way Of Profits, kids. Stay tuned all week [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 8:22am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Shop Class for Future Wind Engineers in Plains States

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  Shop Class for Future Wind Engineers in Plains States
  Written by Susan Kraemer
  Published on October 26th, 2009
  
  Kids enrolled in Wind for Schools shop classes in six Great Plains states (CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, SD) are learning hands-on to assist in assessment, design, and installation of [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Western states stress energy cooperation

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  Western states stress energy cooperation
  JACKSON, Wyo. - State lawmakers from around the West are gathering in the northern Wyoming resort town of Jackson over the next few days to figure out how to get better coordinated on energy issues. Many are also interested in showing a united front [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• More from the Apollo Alliance on Clean Energy

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  More from the Apollo Alliance on Clean Energy
  Last week, the Vice President's Middle Class Task Force and the White House Council on Environmental Quality released a report on how retrofitting residential homes to make them more energy efficient can help spur the recovery of the U.S. economy by creating [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• American Wind Energy Association Update

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  American Wind Energy Association Update
  
  As we breeze through the autumn months and the days grow shorter, the winds are picking up and the list of American Wind Energy Association happenings is getting longer. In the past few weeks, there have been big-time announcements of wind farms in the [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Oakland Tech kicks off new Green Academy

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  Oakland Tech kicks off new Green Academy
  
  Five years ago, Oakland Technical High School teacher Deirdre Snyder wrote some notes at a teacher meeting where the teachers were imagining a new kind of academy within Tech–a program that might help teach students how to make careers out of protecting [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:49am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• The Apollo Alliance And a Clean Energy Economy

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  The Apollo Alliance And a Clean Energy Economy
  
  Last week, the Apollo Alliance was thinking about what would it look like if the U.S. had a long-term national economic development policy to grow the clean energy economy. As the Senate debates comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation and the [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 6:32am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• 2nd Bill of Rights

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  2nd Bill of Rights for all Americans!
  
  The Second Bill of Rights was a proposal made by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944 to suggest that the nation had come to recognize, and should now implement, a second [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:54am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• New California Bill Gives More Money to Small-Scale Solar Projects

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  New California Bill Gives More Money to Small-Scale Solar Projects
  Written by Zachary Shahan
  Published on October 14th, 2009
  
  
  Governor Schwarzenegger just gave solar power a boost in California, especially for relatively small-scale solar generators.
  Taking notes from Europe, perhaps, Schwarzenegger signed legislation for a “feed-in tariff” [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 6:49am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways.

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  Cleansing the Air at the Expense of Waterways.
  
  By Charles Duhigg, NYTimes, October 13, 2009. "Even as a growing number of coal-burning power plants around the nation have moved to reduce their air emissions, many of them are creating another problem: water pollution. Power plants are the nation's'" [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 7:10am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry

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  Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry
  
  
  Oct 11, 2009
  Associated Press Online
  
  By DINA CAPPIELLO
  
  DURANGO, Colo., Oct. 11, 2009 (AP Online delivered by Newstex) -- The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 6:47am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Transforming Clean-Energy Industry Into a Local One

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  Transforming Clean-Energy Industry Into a Local One
  Minnesota Turbines At Forefront of A New Movement: Community Power
  By Peter Slevin
  Washington Post Staff Writer
  Tuesday, October 13, 2009
  WILLMAR, Minn. -- From his desk at the local electricity cooperative, Bruce Gomm can see the looming [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 7:10am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Lighting Science Corporation Blazes a New Trail for LED Streetlights

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  Lighting Science Corporation Blazes a New Trail for LED Streetlights
  Written by Tina Casey
  Published on October 12th, 2009
  Lighting Science Corporation has just announced a new breakthrough in high efficiency LED (light emitting diode) technology that outperforms existing LED streetlights, providing an even greater incentive for the nation’s [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• 150+ Companies From 45 States Descend on DC

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  150+ Companies From 45 States Descend on DC
  On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, more than 150 businesses from 45 states sent representatives to Washington, D.C., to advocate for comprehensive climate and energy policies that will create millions of new jobs, cut carbon pollution, restore America's competitiveness, and increase [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 11:16am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Green Activists Claim Victory Over Proposed UK Coal Plant.

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  Green Activists Claim Victory Over Proposed UK Coal Plant.
  
  By Ben Webster, London Times, October 9, 2009. "Environmental activists claimed a major victory last night when plans for Britain's first new coal-fired power station for 30 years were shelved after a sustained campaign. The announcement by E.ON that" [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 7:03am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Will we get the change we need on energy?

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  Will we get the change we need on energy?
  On August 24, Environment Ohio’s Program Director Amy Gomberg was invited to the White House for a series of meetings on our national energy policy. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke and other top officials addressed around 100 environmental, labor, clean energy [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Cree to announce more ‘green jobs’

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  Cree to announce more ‘green jobs’
  
  
  Aug 8, 2009
  LocalTechWire
  
  Having raised $400M, Cree to announce more ‘green jobs’
  
  DURHAM, N.C. – “Green jobs” availability will make headlines Thursday afternoon in the Bull City.
  
  A day after Dell [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Companies Race to Develop Utility-Scale Power.

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  Companies Race to Develop Utility-Scale Power.
  
  By Phil Taylor, Greenwire, September 28, 2009. "Using federal loan guarantees and $4 billion in 'smart grid' stimulus cash, [companies] are working on utility-scale storage units that they hope will help balance intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar and let electric" [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Solar Roof Shingles Unveiled

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  Solar Roof Shingles Unveiled
  Written by Jake Richardson
  Published on October 6th, 2009
  
  Dow Chemical Company revealed a new line of solar shingles they say can be installed into roofs made of conventional asphalt shingles.The solar shingles should be available by mid 2010 in a limited supply and [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 8:06am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Commerce secretary: Clean energy key to Midwest

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  Commerce secretary: Clean energy key to Midwest
  
  
  Oct 7, 2009
  Associated Press
  
  Commerce secretary: Clean energy key to Midwest
  
  By DAVID RUNK
  
  The Associated Press
  
  DETROIT -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told representatives of Midwest [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• In Michigan, Granholm Looks to Green Industries to Provide Jobs

  —ProgressOhio

  In Michigan, Granholm Looks to Green Industries to Provide Jobs
  
  
  Oct 6, 2009
  Washington Post
  
  Dana Hedgpeth
  
  LANSING, Mich. -- If the future of American manufacturing lies in green industries, the Michigan governor's pursuit of jobs offers a cautionary [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Solar for Ohio Communities

  —ProgressOhio

  Solar for Ohio Communities
  Cities can help homeowners buy panels
  Ohio might not be the first state that comes to mind when you think of solar power. But solar panels don’t need scorching heat to work well. The world’s largest solar energy producers are Germany and Japan—neither nearly as sunny [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• WE NEED A JOBS PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP THAT WILL DO IT THIS TIME

  —ProgressOhio

  WE NEED A JOBS PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP THAT WILL DO IT THIS TIME
  By Dave Johnson
  October 5, 2009 - 11:35am ET
  
  
  Friday’s jobs report said 263,000 jobs were lost in September.
  BUT that is after 571,000 people gave up actively looking for work. The number [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 7:40am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Clean-energy bill is healthy for all

  —ProgressOhio

  Clean-energy bill is healthy for all
  Sep 29, 2009 Des Moines Register
  Clean-energy bill is healthy for all Congress will soon consider clean-energy legislation that will have great positive impacts for everyday Iowans and Americans, particularly provisions that promote energy efficiency. A recent report released by Environment Iowa - a statewide [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:44am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Senate Climate and Energy Bill

  —ProgressOhio

  Senate Climate and Energy Bill
  
  
  This Wednesday, Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced the long-awaited Senate clean energy and climate bill, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The Senate bill is similar to the American Clean Energy and Security Act that was [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• The Poor Are Suffering Under Our Current Health Care System

  —ProgressOhio

  The Poor Are Suffering Under Our Current Health Care System
  
  There is some evidence that does support the links between improved economic status and health outcomes. For example, an expanded pension system improved health, and other increases in income were found to be related to better health and lower [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 6:54am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Green Jobs Act Promises One Million Building Retrofits in New York

  —ProgressOhio

  Green Jobs Act Promises One Million Building Retrofits in New York
  The Green Jobs / Green New York Act (A8901 / S5888), which passed both the New York Assembly and Senate, provides a model for other states to emulate. The legislation sets the goal of making one million energy-efficient building [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 7:02am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Hawaii "Feed-in tariff" decision to open clean energy market

  —ProgressOhio

  Hawaii "Feed-in tariff" decision to open clean energy market
  
  Public Utilities Commission adopts clean energy "feed-in tariff" to reduce barriers to clean energy development
  By Blue Planet Foundation
  
  September 28, 2009
  
  Contact: Jeff Mikulina 808 226-4987
  
  Honolulu--A decision issued last Friday by [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Ontario Launches Comprehensive System of Feed-in Tariffs

  —ProgressOhio

  Ontario Launches Comprehensive System of Feed-in Tariffs
  First System of Advanced Renewable Tariffs in North America
  
  Follows from the Continent's Most Aggressive Climate Change Policy
  September 24, 2009
  
  By Paul Gipe
  
  (Toronto, Ontario) Ontario today launched the province's long-awaited program of feed-in tariffs in [...]
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  Posted: October 01, 2009, 7:08am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Green Economy = More Jobs

  —ProgressOhio

  Green Economy = More Jobs
  Written by Zachary Shahan
  Published on September 25th, 2009
  
  A new report released last week says that if we shift our economy — to a greener, low-carbon economy — we will have more jobs, not fewer.
  Earlier last week, Tony Blair (former prime [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 7:17am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Charlie Wilson Fails To Vote Again In Congress. Why are we paying this man?

  —ProgressOhio

  Charlie Wilson Fails To Vote Again In Congress. Why are we paying this man?
  
  Charlie Wilson again failed to vote last week on fiscal matters. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 - Vote Passed (217-190, 25 Not Voting)
  
  The House approved this $4.66 billion bill that funds the [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• UW promotes 'green' jobs

  —ProgressOhio

  UW promotes 'green' jobs
  
  
  Sep 19, 2009
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  
  Thomas Content
  
  Sep. 19, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- A former adviser to the Obama administration on energy and environmental issues says there's been too much [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• College Students Protest Coal Use on Campuses.

  —ProgressOhio

  College Students Protest Coal Use on Campuses.
  
  By Alan Scher Zagier, AP, September 16, 2009. "College students from Missouri to Oregon are urging their schools to stop using coal-based electricity in favor of cleaner energy sources ranging from wood chips to geothermal power. On September 16 students at" [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 7:44am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• State Budget Woes, We are in Deep Doo-Doo

  —ProgressOhio

  In Reading the latest 13 memo regarding the state budget,The most important note to come from that is the projected shortfall now that the video lottery terminals have been cut by the Supreme Court. I believe that the governor is scrambling to get a referendum on the ballot for the [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Study casts doubt on need for coal-fired generator

  —ProgressOhio

  Study casts doubt on need for coal-fired generator
  Sep 8, 2009 Detroit Free Press
  Kathleen Gray Sep. 8, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Because of energy efficiency initiatives and the increased use of renewable energy sources to create power, Consumers Energy won't need a new coal plant' [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 7:52am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Environmentalists laud benefits

  —ProgressOhio

  Environmentalists laud benefits
  Sep 10, 2009 Charleston Daily Mail
  Michelle Saxton Sep. 10, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Environmental groups are urging Congress to strengthen energy efficiency policies in national legislation, saying it could lead to added job creation and household savings. West Virginia was estimated [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Canadian Clean Energy Industry Gets a Boost

  —ProgressOhio

  Canadian Clean Energy Industry Gets a Boost
  Sep 10, 2009 Marketwire Canada
  TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep. 10, 2009 (Marketwire delivered by Newstex) -- Canada is cementing its position as a leader in clean energy development today with an investment of $54 million to support the development and demonstration of 18 innovative [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Save on Electricity… and Get Rewarded

  —ProgressOhio

  Save on Electricity… and Get Rewarded
  Written by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg
  Published on September 18th, 2009
  
  Do you remember RecycleBank, the Philadelphia-based company that rewarded customers for recycling? I thought that was a great idea, and I’ve got a similar response to Earth Aid’s new rewards program for energy [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• House Passes Wind Energy Bill

  —ProgressOhio

  House Passes Wind Energy Bill
  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that will authorize a comprehensive program to improve the efficiency, reliability and cost-effectiveness of U.S. wind energy systems, reports North American Wind Power.
  The Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009, H.R.3165, was sponsored by [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• AFL-CIO Convention Tackles Green Jobs

  —ProgressOhio

  In addition to a fiery speech by President Obama and the election of Richard Trumka as the AFL-CIO's new president, the AFL-CIO Convention, held this week in Pittsburgh, also featured panels and resolutions on green jobs. On Tuesday afternoon, Apollo Alliance President Jerome Ringo spoke at a "Building Green Jobs" [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 7:16am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Lessons from the Gainesville Feed-In Tariff Program

  —ProgressOhio

  Lessons from the Gainesville Feed-In Tariff Program
  September 1, 2009
  By Cara Tinio
  Apollo News Service
  At the start of the 20th century, the city of Gainesville, Fla., installed modern municipal water, electricity and sewer systems, which made it an attractive location for the University of Florida and [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 7:38am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Duke Energy Selects Convergys to Support Smart Grid Initiative with Precedent-setting Smart Customer Information System

  —ProgressOhio

  Sep 15, 2009 Business Wire

  Duke Energy Selects Convergys to Support Smart Grid Initiative with Precedent-setting Smart Customer Information System

  CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), the third largest electric power holding company in the United States, and Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, announced today that [...]

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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 6:16am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009 is world-wide CAR FREE DAY!!!!

  —ProgressOhio

  Tuesday, September 22, 2009 is world-wide CAR FREE DAY!!!!
  
  Try to walk, bike, or take the bus to work, the store, run errands, etc.......
  
  The Mahoning Valley Green Party will be riding the WRTA to downtown Youngstown around 10:30am to spend the midmorning having lunch and [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 8:23am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• US Must Socialize Grid to Add Renewable Energy, Study Finds

  —ProgressOhio

  US Must Socialize Grid to Add Renewable Energy, Study Finds
  Written by Susan Kraemer
  
  Successfully transitioning the United States to low‐carbon electricity will require an improved
  transmission infrastructure. Cities don’t grow where there’s too much wind. The best solar is far from us in our deserts.
  We need [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 6:39am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Solar Energy Blowing Up, & in Surprising Places!

  —ProgressOhio

  Solar Energy Blowing Up, & in Surprising Places!
  Written by Zachary Shahan
  Published on September 16th, 2009
  
  
  
  Global Solar Center just finished a comprehensive, 50-state survey of solar incentives and adoption. Who leads the nation? It is surprising. As they say, it is the states who [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Offshore Wind Collaborative Forming

  —ProgressOhio

  Offshore Wind Collaborative Forming
  States Leaders and Industry Forming Offshore Wind Collaborative. By Evan Lehmann, ClimateWire, September 9, 2009. "Plans are brewing to promote a network of offshore wind farms all along the East Coast connected by a transmission 'spine' and shared shipping ports where local turbines will embark for" [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Clean energy to create more jobs than coal: study

  —ProgressOhio

  Clean energy to create more jobs than coal:
  OSLO (Reuters) - A strong shift toward renewable energies could create 2.7 million more jobs in power generation worldwide by 2030 than staying with dependence on fossil fuels would, a report suggested Monday.
  
  The study, by environmental group Greenpeace and [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 7:50pm EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Clean energy bill will move economy forward

  —ProgressOhio

  Clean energy bill will move economy forward
  Sep 6, 2009 Arkansas Democrat Gazette
  J.D. LOWERY SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE LITTLE ROCK — Many Arkansas families are enjoying the day off this Labor Day, but for some, there have been too many days off lately. Since this [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 7:59am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• San Antonio Muni To Launch Limited Solar FIT

  —ProgressOhio

  San Antonio Muni To Launch Limited Solar FIT
  September 2, 2009 ver. 02
  
  By Paul Gipe
  
  Another utility has announced that it will voluntarily launch a limited solar PV feed-in tariff. The municipal utility serving San Antonio, Texas, CPS Energy, will introduce the program in January [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 8:07am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Apollo Alliance News Updates

  —ProgressOhio

  Apollo Alliance News Updates
  
  Last month, the Apollo Alliance partnered with Eagle Manufacturing Corporation of Shelby Township, Mich., to spotlight Eagle as a model for how traditional manufacturers can benefit from moving into the clean energy market. Eagle manufactures automated robotic punching systems and special machine tools and has [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 8:01am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Indianapolis Power & Light Proposes Modest Midwestern Feed-in Tariff Program

  —ProgressOhio

  Indianapolis Power & Light Proposes Modest Midwestern Feed-in Tariff Program
  
  The central Indiana utility joins a growing list of Midwestern utilities with voluntary programs.
  August 26, 2009
  
  By Paul Gipe
  
  Indianapolis Power & Light (IP&L), an electric utility that provides retail electric service to 470,000 [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 5:58am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• New uninsured figures show Massachusetts, touted as model for national reform, is failing to cover the uninsured

  —ProgressOhio

  New uninsured figures show Massachusetts, touted as model for national reform, is failing to cover the uninsured
  
  17,000-member organization of physicians says latest numbers understate the problem and show urgent need for single-payer health reform
  
  Official estimates released this morning by the Census Bureau showing a marginal increase [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 2:41pm EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Mercury Found in Fish Throughout the U.S.

  —ProgressOhio

  Mercury Found in Fish Throughout the U.S.
  
  By Dina Cappiello, AP, August 20, 2009. "No fish can escape mercury pollution. That's the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released on August 19 that tested fish from nearly 300 streams across the country. The toxic substance" [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 7:09am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Charlie Wilson: Protecting Coal not Children in Poverty

  —ProgressOhio

  Charlie Wilson: Protecting Coal not Children in Poverty
  
  While Millionaire Ohio 6th District Congressman Charlie Wilson takes huge money from pro-coal lobbyists to protect coal interests in his district, he doesn’t seem to mind the amount of children who are living in poverty in his district.
  
  According to [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Baldacci, FERC head sign agreement on tidal power

  —ProgressOhio

  Baldacci, FERC head sign agreement on tidal power
  
  By Kevin Miller
  BDN Staff
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci and the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission signed an agreement Wednesday pledging to coordinate the regulatory reviews of tidal power projects off the coast [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:12am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• The Green Party appeals to Labor: Democrats have failed working people -- help elect Greens to Congress

  —ProgressOhio

  The Green Party appeals to Labor: Democrats have failed working people -- help elect Greens to Congress
  GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
  http://www.gp.org
  
  For Immediate Release:
  Monday, September 7, 2009
  
  Contacts:
  Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-518-5624, cell 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
  Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
  
  
  [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 6:45am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak

• Germany Turns On World's Biggest Solar Power Project

  —ProgressOhio

  Germany Turns On World's Biggest Solar Power Project
  Last Month, two of Germany's most important solar energy projects came online -- the second biggest solar power project in the world and one of the first solar thermal "power towers." The projects are part of the country's plan to provide 20 [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 6:39am EDT
  by Dennis Spisak