GREEN ENERGY ACT ALLIANCE

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Transportation Reauthorization Website Disclosure
Honorable Tim Ryan OH17

http://timryan.house.gov/images/highway%20reathorization%20web%20dislosure.pdf

Charlie Wilson

May 14, 2009 RECOVERY FUNDS AT WORK: Ohio To Receive Funds for Jobs Fighting Invasive Plant Species

RECOVERY FUNDS AT WORK IN OHIO'S SIXTH DISTRICT Ohio Will Receive More Than $4 Million in Recovery Funds to Create Jobs Fighting Invasive Species WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Charlie Wilson (OH-6) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted that it is releasing funding to Ohio's Sixth District as specified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Twelve Ohio counties will receive a total of $4,419,000 for invasive species projects as part of the Recovery Act. Nine of the counties are in Ohio's Sixth District. They are: Athens, Belmont, Gallia, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Noble, Scioto, and Washington. These projects will provide for public health and safety by restoring forestlands and rangelands damaged by invasive species. Invasive species affect the health of ecosystems by stressing the naturally-occurring species and competing with them for resources. These funds will be used to suppress and control species such as: kudzu, cogon grass, and hemlock woolly adelgid. "Preserving ecosystems throughout Ohio's Sixth Congressional District will not only create jobs, but will also protect the health, diversity, and productivity of our forests," Wilson said. The state of Ohio still has to determine how much money will be spent on each project in each county and will announce the project specifics at a later date.

[irishbobcat]

A litmus test for every incumbent candidate for 2010 should be :How many renewable energy jobs, companies, or plants have you brought to the valley?

If they reply none.....VOTE THEM OUT!

Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party

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A total lack of vision on the part of our state and federal representatives. The only time they care about us is when they're up for re-election, and like so many lemmings, we keep voting them in.

Its like the man who keeps banging his head against a brick wall to cure a headache.

[irishbobcat]

This is what This country and Ohio needs! But why is everything happening in Western Ohio?

Where is our leadership? We were the manufacturing giants of this state!

Why are our old plants sitting idle?


Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party

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Thanks Dennis, and now for some good news:

Green Jobs

Renewables: America's next heavy industry

http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/economy/midwest_renewables/index.htm?postversion=2009052309

How three manufacturers in three Midwest states are picking up where the auto sector is laying off.

[irishbobcat]

Since I do not know what to replace the gas with, I would not call for a ban but insist on leak-tight replacement parts and improved service procedures currently under development and which will further reduce refrigerant emissions in the future.

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Dennis:

Have you personally taken the time to read H.R. 2454 which is the very latest environment bill in Congress?

Also, as you well know, the gas used in refrigerators, freezers and some air conditioners is considered a greenhouse gas. Without relying on information from your organizations sources, and in your own words, would they become a banned item under H.R. 2454?

If so, what would replace them?

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      May 21, 2009

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY AND SECURITY ACT

I commend Chairman Waxman and the Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee for a successful effort to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill out of their committee today.  We are now one step closer to delivering on the promise of a new clean energy economy that will make America less dependent on foreign oil, crack down on polluters, and create millions of new jobs all across America.  The bill is historic for what it achieves, providing clean energy incentives that encourage innovation while recognizing the concerns of sensitive industries and regions in this country.  And this achievement is all the more historic for bringing together many who have in the past opposed a common effort, from labor unions to corporate CEOs, and environmentalists to energy companies. I applaud the committee for its action and look forward to signing comprehensive legislation.

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Summery of the bill: http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090515/hr2454_summary.pdf

[irishbobcat]

scientists don't work in corporations R&D?

[sfc_oliver]

I keep hearing about new jobs. I wonder how many Old jobs will disappear. And why in Gods name is all this being pushed buy corporations and politicians instead of scientists?

[irishbobcat]

GREEN ENERGY ACT ALLIANCE

May 14, 2009

Ontario Gives Green Energy Act the Green Light: A first for North America - Ontario's Green Energy and Economy Act becomes law

Toronto - Members of the Green Energy Act Alliance, a coalition of leading environmental groups, industry associations, farmers and labour groups, were at Queen's Park today to congratulate the Liberals and NDP on the adoption of the Green Energy and Economy Act. The Act outlines an ambitious and globally significant strategy to improve conservation, increase renewable energy generation and create green jobs.

"We applaud the government and the NDP members of the Legislature for passing this groundbreaking legislation. Today, Ontario enters a new energy paradigm," said Deb Doncaster, Campaign Chair of the Green Energy Act Alliance. "The Act is a clear signal to the global renewable energy community that Ontario is open for business."

"The American Council on Renewable Energy congratulates Ontario and all of Canada for this outstanding leadership on the adoption of renewable energy," said Michael Eckhart, President of the American Council On Renewable Energy. "This kind of policy leadership is beneficial not only from a climate and environmental point of view, but it is also an investment in new companies and new jobs."

The Act aims to improve conservation programs, promote investment in renewable energy projects through North America's first feed-in tariff program, and create green jobs. The Act, introduced in November 2008, is the cornerstone of the government's plan to put Ontario on a path towards reducing Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions, while becoming a leader in the emerging global renewable energy sector.

"Less than a year after our World Wind Energy Conference in Kingston, the government of Ontario kept their promise and laid the foundation for a boom of renewable energy in the province, based on the first feed-in tariff legislation in North America," said Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General of the World Wind Energy Association. "Today's passing of the Ontario Green Energy Act represents an historic international milestone as the Act promises to be the most advanced piece of renewable energy legislation in North America."

"Today's adoption of the Green Energy Act by the Ontario Legislature represents an historic paradigm-shifting legal milestone in the imperative transition to a renewable energy system in North America," said Dr. Hermann Scheer, General Chair of the World Council of Renewable and Member of the National Parliament of Germany.

A poll released in late April by the Green Energy Act Alliance demonstrated clear support across the province for the proposed Green Energy and Economy Act.  Eighty-seven per cent of respondents said they supported the proposed Green Energy and Economy Act and support was widespread across the province with 93 per cent support in Northern Ontario, 89 per cent support in Toronto and 88 per cent support in the GTA/905. Respondents predicted the top two benefits from the Act would be reducing greenhouse gases and creating jobs.

"The Ontario Federation of Agriculture works for a profitable and sustainable future for its members.  We see the Green Energy Act as an opportunity to  achieve that," said Don McCabe, Vice President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. "We will work diligently with the government to make sure that proper regulations are achieved."

"With today's passage of the Green Energy Act, and the investments to support it, Ontario is starting down the road to a green jobs future," said Ken Neumann, National Director of United Steelworkers of Canada. "The members of our union are ready and eager to produce the next generation of clean energy products and parts, such as steel for windmills and glass for solar panels. The future of manufacturing in Ontario lays, in part, in the green jobs of the future."

"This is an exciting time for Ontario; it's never been clearer that environmental solutions and economic solutions are one and the same," said Dr. Rick Smith, Executive Director of Environmental Defence. "Today, Ontario not only takes action on its international obligation to reduce greenhouse gases and pollution, it becomes a leader in an emerging industry."

A recent report released from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst estimated that 90,000 jobs per year could be created through investments in conservation, renewable energy and upgrades to Ontario's electricity grid. The investment criteria used in the report is similar to the level of investment expected under the new Green Energy and Economy Act.

About the Green Energy Act Alliance: The Alliance's vision is to make Ontario a global leader in green energy development through the use of renewable energy, distributed energy and conservation, creating thousands of jobs, economic prosperity, energy security, while ensuring climate protection. Founding groups include: the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, Community Power Fund, the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence, the First Nations Energy Alliance, the Ivey Foundation, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the Pembina Institute. www.greenenergyact.ca


We need the same type of leadership here in Ohio. Are you listening Gov. Strickland?

Dennis Spisak
Mahoning Valley Green Party
Ohio Green Party
www.ohiogreens.org
www.votespisak.org/thinkgreen/