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Renewable Energy Making Strides in Ohio, Except Youngstown
In the latest edition of the GEO News, the renewable energy resource guide published by the non-profit organization Green Energy Ohio, various sections of the Buckeye State are beginning to invest in renewable energy, except the Youngstown area.

American-Municipal Ohio has built 4 utility scale wind turbines on a landfill out side of Bowling Green, Ohio, which is producing enough energy to supply 1,850 homes with electricity. AMP-Ohio is currently working with JW Wind Great Lake Winds to build additional turbines in Wood County as well as the city of Clyde, Ohio.

At the University of Toledo, their Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator is working towards leading the nation in researching new forms of energy by giving alternative energy companies a place to be nurtured and grow. Already two companies have been able to develop new technology to manufacture low-cost solar cells and have companies opening in the Toledo area.

In Columbus, the Columbus Housing Partnership is refitting an inner-city east side home with two renewable energy systems on the home's roof which will mean onsite generation of all necessary electricity by using the sun.

Hocking Technical College in Southeast Ohio is constructing the Hocking College energy Institute which will open in 2009 to provide learning labs for students training in alternative energy areas of fuel cells, bio-fuels, wind and solar power, and hybrid vehicles. Working with Governor Strickland, a Logan-Hocking Industrial Park will be built near the College as an area designed to support advanced energy and high tech-businesses. The location will allow interaction between students and advanced energy companies and will play a crucial role in training students to be employees of companies expected to locate there.

And in Colerain Township, Ohio, the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill is the largest landfill in Ohio by volume, and boosts the largest landfill to gas direct pipeline facility in the world.
It is equivalent to preventing the usage of about 2.9 million barrels of fuel, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Landfill gas can be used for on-site use, grid use, or electricity or natural gas production, The EPA estimates as many as 500 landfills can recover methane as an energy source producing enough energy to power more than 78,000 homes and/or heat nearly 518,000 homes.

My question to the voters of the 60th district, why are none of these ideas and projects taking place in Youngstown?  We see rural areas, inner-city areas, universities and technical colleges jumping on the next generation of renewable energy and jobs and yet Youngstown and its leaders sit idle.

That is why I am running as an Independent Green Party Candidate for State Representative for the 60th district. We need to send a representative to Columbus who will work actively with the Governor, various agencies, and investors to bring renewable energy technology to the valley. Does Bob Hagan have a plan to get Youngstown on this bandwagon? Has Bob Hagan had any plans over the last 20 years to bring new technology or jobs to the region?

That is why I am asking for your support this November in the race for state representative. I will be active in making sure Youngstown will not be left in the dark when the rest of the state gobbles up all the new renewable energy jobs in the future.

If you know other progressive minded friends who believe Youngstown should become the renewable energy manufacturing base for Ohio, please forward this mesage and our campaign web-site on to them.

We need to create living wage jobs for the poor and working class, teach young graduates skills they can use to help their parents and grandparents save money on utility bills by installing renewable energy sources on the houses, instead of turning to illegal activities.

Dennis Spisak- candidate for State Representative- 60th District

Campaign site: Http:// votespisak.tripod.com