How to Turn Ohio Green

[Rick Rowlands]

If "tax credits" are needed to bring green jobs to Ohio, then wouldn't permanently low tax rates bring even more jobs to Ohio?  Doesn't this fly in the face of the typical Liberal mantra of tax, tax, tax?

[Elmo-Ytown]

I guess green jobs could be jobs at companies that try to be green, manufacturing green products, any job that doesn't harm the environment, anyone who wears a green shirt to work . . . ?

[Dan Moadus]

Dennis. I know I asked you this before, but what are "green jobs". Can you list a few? The only thing that comes to mind is "windmill lubricator" and "solar panel glass cleaner". Are there any more that you know of?

[irishbobcat]

How to Turn Ohio Green

We need a mixture of tax credits, grants and additional incentives to make bring
green manufacturing jobs to the state. We currently have a public utilities
property tax still on the books and it 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.

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."

We need a proactive governor to bring Green jobs to Ohio. ..