Posted on 02/01/24 by Molly Bryden (she/her) in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Cleveland’s Sustainability Summit
On Friday, January 26, the world celebrated the first International Day of Clean Energy, declared by the United Nations to promote an inclusive, equitable transition to clean energy around the world.
In Ohio, that transition is not going well. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Ohio ranked 46th in the nation for renewable energy consumption[1] as share of total energy consumed in the state in 2021, with renewables representing just 4.7% of all energy consumption in Ohio. In 2023, we ranked 47th in the nation for the share of our utility-scale electricity generated using renewables: just 3.8%,... read more
Posted on 12/20/23 by Molly Bryden (she/her) in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
House Bill 201, which would prevent Ohio from implementing emissions standards stricter than those required by the federal government, is one of several bills awaiting Governor DeWine’s signature – likely among the last legislative actions... read more
Posted on 10/06/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Recommendations for Ohio’s new Appalachian Community Grant Program
Over the past century, the Appalachia region of Ohio helped fuel the prosperity of the nation. I mean that literally. Natural resources from the Ohio River Valley states... read more
Posted on 02/11/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Bishop Marcia Dinkins leads the charge with first-ever BLAC paper
For most of the last century, the people of Appalachia’s Ohio River Valley powered the prosperity of this nation. What you might not know — because... read more