"I want to be clear about what a NO vote does and doesn’t mean. It doesn’t throw open the floodgates to unlimited development. It simply restores the common-sense practice of reviewing each proposed project individually, weighing its merits, and giving residents a voice." https://bit.ly/4lmKRqH
"DeWine should wield his veto pen on Senate Bill 63. The legislation... would effectively ban any experimentation with ranked-choice voting in Ohio by withholding local government funding from municipalities or counties that exercised their home-rule powers to do so." https://bit.ly/4bdlinq
Energy security isn't about drilling more. It's about needing less of what the global market controls. Countries with more renewables in their power mix are less exposed to price spikes. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/iran-conflict-gasoline-oil-price-shock-familiar-warning/
Register by April 6 to vote in the May primary. BMV voter registration now includes citizenship verification. Everything else? Largely the same. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03/one-month-left-to-register-for-ohios-may-primary-whats-changed-and-what-hasnt.html
The Iran war couldn't keep Jon Husted from headlining a $1,000/plate fundraiser. Just from testifying in person at Ohio's biggest corruption trial in history. https://bit.ly/3P82U81
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"In the end, the defining feature of this moment is not ideology. It is about load growth and time-to-market. Capital will flow toward the technologies that can scale under those conditions." https://bit.ly/4lgWgs7
Utility-scale solar was the fastest growth of any electricity source in the U.S. last year. Texas just passed up California as the #1 producer. Coal also grew. Natural gas fell. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05032026/inside-clean-energy-texas-utility-scale-solar/
Jon Husted agreed to testify for the defense in the FirstEnergy bribery trial but won't show up in person. It will be a Zoom testimony for a billion-dollar corruption scandal. https://bit.ly/4rhfiAa
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose just turned over voter data on 8 million residents to the federal government including names, addresses, dates of birth, and partial Social Security numbers. https://bit.ly/3Nl28Ea
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My annual dive into U.S. electricity generation data, with cool charts. Solar was way up (35%!!!). Coal was up too. Gas was down.
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Mike Dowling was FirstEnergy's senior vice president of external affairs - the guy whose entire job was knowing what was going on. Under oath in the HB6 bribery trial, he said "I don't recall" more than 24 times. https://bit.ly/4rZWOVV
Jon Husted is identified as "State Official 2" in the HB 6 corruption case. FirstEnergy called him their "golden boy." They funneled $1Million to back his campaign. Ohio families now pay $663/year more for electricity. https://bit.ly/408clXr
Ohio utility executives are literally on trial for bribing lawmakers to pass pro-utility legislation. Now a new bill written by AEP lobbyists would let utilities own nuclear plants. The bill says ratepayers could be on the hook for costs after 20 years. https://bit.ly/4u7jYuQ
Residential electricity bills rose 7% on average in 2025 and in some states, way more than that. Ohio was up 11%. Wonder why? https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02032026/whats-driving-higher-electricity-rates/
“This bill is not about protecting voters. It’s about control,” [Ohio state Rep. Ashley Bryant Bailey, D-Cinci] said. “What this bill does is effectively ban ranked choice, but more than that, it tells our cities and our voters that we do not trust them to govern themselves.” https://bit.ly/4bjJWUw
More details emerge: FirstEnergy's own internal records showed their expenses were lower than what they were collecting from customers. Randazzo used his position as utilities commission chair to eliminate a review of what the company was actually spending vs. charging. https://bit.ly/4sji1tO
"Clark County needs reliable electricity, a strong tax base, and practical economic development. Sloopy Solar helps deliver all three. It reflects the direction the power industry is already going." https://bit.ly/4r3gHKx
Rules exist to stop utility companies from having secret meetings with their regulators. They're called ex parte rules. Testimony this week shows FirstEnergy's CEO didn't think those rules applied to him. https://bit.ly/4baFaIV
Just a few examples of Black Americans who, in an effort to better their communities, in turn bettered the entire world by influencing the technologies or policies we rely on today to heat and cool our homes, power our vehicles, and protect our environment.
#EnergySky
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SB 63 passed the Ohio House and is heading back to the Senate before going to Gov. DeWine. Once he signs it, no Ohio city or town can choose ranked choice voting even if their residents want it. https://bit.ly/4r1URH3
"Proposed projects would no longer be reviewed on a case by case basis." The commissioners took that option off the table. No review. No conversation. No say for landowners. On May 5, decide for yourself. https://bit.ly/4rCinvB
Jon Husted spent eight years as Ohio's Secretary of State. He called online voter registration "more accessible, more secure, and cheaper." He lobbied legislators to pass it. Now he's poised to vote for the SAVE Act, a bill that eliminates it entirely. https://bit.ly/4qNNoeJ
USA TODAY investigates: Clean energy bans have skyrocketed. Rural communities are losing billions. Electricity demand is surging. And experts warn the U.S. is handing China a historic strategic advantage. https://bit.ly/4s4FpLt
"This referendum isn’t asking whether we want renewable energy in Richland County. It’s asking whether we’re willing to override our neighbors’ property rights based on assumptions about what they might want to do with their own land." Vote NO on May 5th. https://bit.ly/4tNs0ZS
Ohio's SB 294, written to hurt wind and solar, would also disqualify coal, gas peakers, hydro, and oil by its own rules. The bill is a mess. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022026/inside-clean-energy-ohio-wind-solar-coal-ban/
FirstEnergy spent $61M to steal $1B from Ohio ratepayers. Jon Husted's calendar shows he met with the bribe recipient 2 days before the bill dropped. He's listed as a witness for the defense and could testify in the coming weeks. https://bit.ly/4aXJlYu
Ohio's SB 294 redefines "clean energy" to include natural gas. Redefines "reliable" in ways only fossil fuels can meet. Redefines "affordable" to exclude the cheapest sources available. This bill is based on fossil fuel industry talking points. https://bit.ly/4ao0KJN
A Richland County nurse with 40 years of experience is urging voters to say NO on May 5. Clean energy = cleaner air for the 12,500 Richland County residents who have asthma. https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/17/letter-to-the-editor-voters-should-stand-up-for-wind-solar-energy/
