Monthly Archives: July 2014

An Open Letter to FirstEnergy
2014-07-25
  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 »
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Export-Import Bank Bill A Giveaway That Highlights Hypocrisy
2014-07-17
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 »
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New Video Asks Governor Kasich to Answer the FOIA
2014-07-16
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 »
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Checks and Balances Project Seeks Answers from Governor Kasich
2014-07-2
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 »
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