OHIO WANTS NEW ENERGY JOBS

Ohio coalition pushing for clean energy jobs plan
Gazette Staff, August 17, 2009 (Chillicothe Gazette)

"…[A] diverse coalition is strongly urging Congress to pass a comprehensive clean energy jobs plan…The coalition has released a set of studies underscoring how comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation can renew Ohio's economy with new clean energy jobs…

"…[The Clean Energy Economy; Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America] from Pew Charitable Trusts…examined the number of clean energy jobs that already exist in each state and discovered that more than 35,000 Ohioans already are employed in clean energy endeavors…"

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"...[Green Recovery], conducted by the Center for American Progress and the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, found the American Clean Energy & Security Act, passed by the House of Representatives, would create a net increase of 1.7 million new jobs, including 67,356 in Ohio."

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"A report from Green for All and the Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Prosperity, also touts clean energy jobs as a way to fight poverty and raise living standards across the country…

"The Clean Energy Park Initiative in Piketon involves a partnership between Duke Energy, French-based Areva, USEC, UniStar and the Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative. Its intent, as stated in a June announcement in Piketon, is to focus on transitioning land, infrastructure and workforce resources in and around the former nuclear weapons site into clean energy production as cleanup of the sites nears completion. The centerpiece would be a new nuclear power facility sometime in the next decade if all hurdles can be cleared."