It's Time To Come Clean Ohio:Time To Remove Dirty King Coal Ted Strickland

[Rick Rowlands]

Lets look at the facts. 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/mer/pdf/pages/sec10_2.pdf

Of the renewables, hydroelectric power makes up the greatest percentage of that 9%.  Are there any locations in Ohio where hydroelectric is a viable option? Perhaps all small dams should have small hydro plants attached, but there is no TVA, Hoover, or Grand Coulee equivalent in Ohio.

The next largest is wood. First Energy has just announced converting a power plant to burn wood, and the howls of protest from environmental "Green" groups could be heard clear to Youngstown.  So which way do you want it Mr. Greenjeans? Sure cannot burn renewable wood without cutting down trees!

Wind and solar are not all that productive in Ohio, something we have discussed here before.

Coal remains the ideal energy source for power generation in Ohio.  No industry other than electrical generation has the resources and economies of scale to burn coal cleanly, and we still have an abundant amount of coal in the ground for us to use.  The clean burning power plants are already in place such as the massive Sammis plant on the Ohio River, and the infrastructure of mining, hauling and burning coal already exist. Lets make maximum use of that energy source while developing renewables to supplement.  Its not a coal vs. renewables issue as you try to spin it, but is a coal + renewables issue.

[irishbobcat]

It's Time To Come Clean Ohio:Time To Remove Dirty King Coal Ted Strickland
By Dennis Spisak - Aug 2, 2010 7:06:32 AM ET 

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Categories: Environment and Conservation, Energy Policy
It's Time To Come Clean Ohio:Time To Remove Dirty King Coal Ted Strickland

Ohio ranks almost dead last in the current use of renewable energy across the country.

Ohio is currently only producing 1 percent of it's energy from renewable energy sources, while the national average is at 9 percent.

Ohio that far behind? Yup, because we have a dirty coal governor in the likes of Ted Strickland who refuses to clean up Ohio while at the same time promote more renewable energy.

Ohio needs to come clean.This is a great moment for the state of Ohio to move forward in creating renewable energy jobs, companies, and industry.

If we elect a Green Party Governor of Ohio, no longer will Ohioans have to live with mercury in our air and water from dirty coal plants. We can move forward in building solar, wind turbines, and geothermal plants while showing dirty coal lobbyists the exit doors at the statehouse.

It's time to come clean Ohio. It's time to remove Ted Strickland as Governor.

Dennis S. Spisak-Green Party Nominee for Ohio Governor

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