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doc03

(35,336 posts)
1. I can remember a time when people such as
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 02:18 PM
Jan 2023

President Obama were supporting more use of natural gas instead
of oil and coal.

doc03

(35,336 posts)
7. Yes and the county I live in has nearly 600 wells now. People have made millions of dollars in
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 05:04 PM
Jan 2023

transitioning from coal, now they want to shut down gas. That is one of the reasons Democrats have lost Ohio.
If the truth offends anyone, sorry.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
9. Gas wells popping up and ruining communities a product of little regulation to my knowledge.
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 06:23 PM
Jan 2023

Money is king in America, especially when it is literally buried in the ground…easy money…if you don’t have to pay for the mess and cleanup or get landowner permission, etc.

On other hand the gas is cheaper for the consumer.

Personally will pay whatever it takes to protect the land and air. Will America?

In the future I mean?

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
2. I, Governor Alexander of Assyria, hereby sign this Proclamation declaring coal green energy!
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 02:38 PM
Jan 2023

So simple, libs! Genius, I am!

Diamond_Dog

(31,998 posts)
4. Not only that
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 02:41 PM
Jan 2023

This is also shameful.

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House Bill 6 left Ohio with least stringent clean-energy program in U.S., study shows

COLUMBUS – Since passage of a 2019 law now embroiled in criminal scandal, Ohio has had the least stringent clean-energy requirements of any U.S. state with a renewable standard, a survey of state policies shows.

While most states over the past two decades have increased the percentage of energy their utilities distribute that must come from renewable sources, Ohio has rolled back its requirement. Of 31 states with a “renewable energy portfolio standard” (RPS), Ohio derives the smallest share of its energy from renewable sources, according to a 2021 survey from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which conducts research for the U.S. Department of Energy.

For instance, since 2019, Washington D.C., Virginia, and Washington state have all adopted 100% zero-carbon clean energy requirements by 2050. New Mexico raised its target to 80%. Maryland, Maine and Nevada increased theirs to 50%.

Utilities in Ohio need only 8.5% renewable energy by 2026 to meet state requirements.

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2023/01/house-bill-6-left-ohio-with-least-stringent-clean-energy-program-in-us-study-shows.html

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
5. Yeah, Ohio house bill 6 is a disgusting quagmire
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 03:27 PM
Jan 2023

There is alleged bribery, pay-for-play shenanigans. First Energy is hip-deep in it. Larry Householder is embroiled and has really suffered no consequences. The Ohio Republican Party also ignored rulings that their redistricting was unconstitutional.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
10. When such clearly fascist anti-Democratic shot happens I ask...where the duck is the media??
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 06:28 PM
Jan 2023

Heads stuck in the sand afraid of…what?? Actually using the first amendment as intended to protect democracy, in return they got freedom of the press.

Massive corruption in politics, pay to play, used to be huge news…not is normal?? NO! It’s still corruption, legalized by a corrupt law, or not.

They not doing their job there your media?

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
13. Well...
Mon Jan 9, 2023, 06:06 PM
Jan 2023

The media is doing some stuff but the statehouse legislative districts are so screwed up that the Republican majority doesn’t come close to matching the voter percentages so they basically do whatever they want. Householder who was deeply involved in HB 6 and the bribery hasn’t been really punished for his acts. He has been removed from office and indicted but no trial yet.

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