With about ten days until election day races around the country are getting more heated. Ohio’s race for Governor is a study in contrasts on many issues. Energy policy is certainly one of them.
Governor Strickland has pushed the development of advanced energy projects aggressively during his tenure. Through passage of Senate Bill 221, he created the states
While the political and policy focus is clearly on the Country’s struggling economy, caught within that debate is U.S. policy on climate change. As the economy continued to languish this summer, any hope of a cap and trade bill emerging from Congress died.
The bill was a victim of a Congress that created a Christmas tree of
On October 6th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published the final revisions to the 1988 "Green Guides" which provide guidance to companies when making environmental claims regarding their products. The FTC is seeking public comments on the proposed changes until December 10, 2010, after which it will decide which changes to make final.
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In a prior post I discussed the outcry from industry over U.S. EPA’s proposed boiler MACT rules. The rules would establish standards for emissions of hazardous pollutants for commercial and industrial boilers.
As discussed in the post, many have criticized EPA’s methodology for establishing standards. Even some State regulators (including Ohio EPA) provided comments criticizing
Northeast Ohio has led the state in the adoption of ordinances that establish setback requirements from streams and wetlands. Buried within municipal codes is the requirement to stay out of buffer areas surrounding streams and wetlands.
Homeowners, businesses and developers often learn of these requirements after they go to the City with their designs for