OHIO VETS DEFEND NEW ENERGY

Veterans Stand Up to Corporate Attach in Ohio Renewable Energy Standard

Matt Kasper, October 15, 2013 (ClimateProgress)

“Ohio’s clean energy law has come under attack by a lawmaker affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the group funded by fossil fuel companies, corporate interests and the ultra-conservative billionaire Koch brothers — but local vets are taking a stand…Sen. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) is pushing a bill that would weaken Ohio’s renewable energy standard — a law that requires a certain amount of the state’s energy portfolio be derived from renewable sources…But in Ohio, a group of 2,000 veterans, military family members and supporters is pushing back against Seitz’s effort and other bills aimed at weakening Ohio’s renewable energy standard…[A recent study on the state’s law concluded that [Ohioans are already benefiting from renewables]…” click here for more

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