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My Renewable Electrons

Nowadays it’s possible to choose where you get your electricity from by signing up for options including renewable energy. Commentator and UD Professor Bob Brecha asks how we know if our electricity is...

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Future Of Coal Debated In Columbus

Who should be paying to keep power plants afloat that are inefficient and don’t do very well in the market—the utility company or its customers? That's the question under hot debate in Columbus as...

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New Proposal Aims To Derail Plans For Energy Rate Increase

Independent energy provider Dynegy's entrance into the the crowded Ohio energy market could affect competitors plans to raise rates. AEP and First Energy have asked state regulators to allow them to...

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Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Approves Rate Hikes

Regulators have approved a pair of deals that allow FirstEnergy and AEP to impose short-term rate increases on electricity customers in Ohio to subsidize some older coal-fired and nuclear power plants....

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PUCO Approves Profit Guarantees for Ohio Energy Companies

Ohioans could see a new charge in their electric bills as early as June, now that state regulators have approved plans by FirstEnergy and AEP to guarantee income for struggling coal plants. But while...

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How Labor and Environmental Groups Are Finding Common Ground

When you think of an environmental hero, a plumber might not be the first person who comes to mind. But this year, a union representing plumbers and pipefitters earned a “champion” award from a...

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Former Uranium Plant Now A Nature Preserve

It's been 27 years since the Fernald Feed Materials Production Site in southwest Ohio closed down. Ten years ago this weekend, the work to replace the contaminated uranium plant with a nature preserve...

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Examining The War On Coal

The role of coal as an energy source is diminishing in this country. Ten years ago, half of the electricity in this country came from burning coal, but today, that number has dropped to one third. The...

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Are We Heading for a Hydropower Boom on the Three Rivers?

Behind a chain link fence, Paul Jacob watches water spill over a dam on Neville Island—a 1,200-acre stretch of land in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh that’s a hive of industrial lots and chemical...

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The Greening of China?

As the world considers how to respond to climate change, China has emerged as the great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita...

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Brexit, Inequality, Climate Change and Energy

The 2016 presidential campaign often focused on immigration issues, but there was very little talk about energy or climate change. Sustainability commentator Bob Brecha thinks we should be talking...

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What Are the Barriers to a Renewable Energy Transformation?

Politicians in Ohio and around the country are struggling to articulate new energy policies. Renewables are booming and becoming cheaper, but shale oil and gas are on the rise as well. How will the...

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Ohio Utility Company Aims To Raise Rates

State energy regulators are looking over a new plan, proposed by AEP, that would allow the utility company to increase rates on customer electric bills. AEP is asking to increase a certain line item on...

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Commentary: EPA and Us

After World War II, American industry grew rapidly, leading to not only unprecedented wealth and a growing middle class, but also to serious negative effects on the environment. As industry and...

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Commentary: Sustainable Development And Energy In Cuba

All the nations of the world need to make decisions about how to use resources but in developing countries, trade-offs between economic growth and spending on health and education are especially...

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Large Solar Farms Proposed In Three Ohio Counties

A couple of large wind farms have cropped up in Ohio over the past couple of years, but the state still hasn’t seen a big development with solar power. That could change very soon with not one but...

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Commentary: The Life Cycle of Renewables

Today sustainability commentator Bob Brecha tackles a thorny question: how much energy does it take to make wind turbines and solar panels. Here’s a scary thought: What if all the effort being put into...

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Citizens Debate Rules On Distance Between Wind Farms And Their Property

The Wind Energy industry has been taking off in the Midwest. The number of wind farms in the region has doubled since 2011 . In Ohio though, new development worth up to 1.6 billion dollars has stalled...

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Public Invited To Hearings On Proposed DP&L Rate Hikes

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is hosting public hearings this week on Dayton Power & Light’s application to boost electricity rates. The company applied to increase rates almost three...

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AEP Announces Big Renewable Energy Commitment

AEP Ohio has announced a commitment to eventually double wind and solar generation in Ohio. The proposal is the next step in their plan to move away from coal power. Supporters say the plan sends a...

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