Ohio utility FirstEnergy was a major supporter of freezing the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards. The company has made more than $600,000 in campaign donations in the past two years to Ohio elected officials. The Checks and Balances Project is concerned that this money is coming from FirstEnergy customers. We want to… Read more »
This Guest Editorial originally appeared in the Toledo Blade on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Excerpt: “We made this request in light of a recent $12,155 donation — the maximum contribution allowed by Ohio campaign finance law — by David Koch to Governor Kasich’s 2014 re-election campaign. We’re also curious about the significant donations the governor… Read more »
Cross-posted from the National Journal’s Energy Insider’s Blog. by Scott Peterson Senator Manchin’s legislation is yet another government handout for the coal industry. It is a great example of the way the coal and other fossil fuel industries have used their financial resources to game the system to get favorable legislation. Senator Manchin is… Read more »
Today the Checks and Balances Project released a new web video asking Governor John Kasich to answer a records request we made seeking information regarding his decision to freeze the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards. This records request was filed two weeks ago. The only response we have received from the Kasich administration… Read more »
Today the Checks and Balances Project filed a request for information from Ohio Governor John Kasich regarding communications he and his senior staff might have had with fossil fuel interests in the run up to his decision to gut clean energy expansion in his state. In June, the Governor signed SB 310, a bill that… Read more »
STANTON — A trial for the Maple Valley Township supervisor charged with violating the Open Meetings Act has been pushed out from July into mid-August. John Schwandt appeared before Montcalm County District Court Judge Adam Eggleston for a settlement conference on Monday morning.
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The world is barreling toward 1.5 degrees Celsius, a threshold of temperature rise leaders said they would try not to cross. But many COP26 pledges have yet to become policies.
Our hemisphere is facing the devastating impacts and costs of climate change. We must tackle the climate crisis and harness the opportunity for countries in the region to create good-paying jobs, grow clean energy economies, and build resilient communities.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida Power & Light described it, the plan seemed sound: a 176-mile transmission line allowing the utility to better handle peak electricity demand. Such projects can take a decade to get from proposal to completion. This one was different.
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