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Ohio backers retain vision for offshore wind

The race to be “first in the water” with offshore wind is heating up, and Cleveland is at the center of the action.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 June 2012
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The cost of coal, in lives and dollars

A report from the Environmental Integrity Projects say the cost of premature deaths caused by emissions from four Midwest power plants exceeds the value of the electricity they produce.

11 June 2012
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Oil, gas, and John Waters

A word of advice to rock bands touring through fracking country: you might want to line up accommodations ahead of time.

17 May 2012
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Clean energy funding hot (and cold) in Ohio

The Midwest is a hot spot for Clean Energy Funds, and a Cleveland ice cream business is among the beneficiaries.

By Jeff Kart . 16 May 2012
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Waterless fracking technique makes its debut in Ohio

An unnamed company has asked the Canadian company GasFrac to drill two trial wells in Ohio using a technique that uses liquid petroleum gas instead of water.

By Anthony Brino . 15 May 2012
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Ohio could pit cogeneration against wind farms

Ohio's Senate is expected to begin testimony next week on SB 315, which, among other things, would change the definition of renewable energy to include combined-heat-and-power, or cogeneration, projects.

13 April 2012
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How industry could become the next efficiency frontier

Homeowners have been buttoning up their windows and doors. Businesses are installing LED lights. But what role should manufacturers play in the effort to conserve energy?
Photo by Mark Tebeau via Creative Commons

By Drew Kerr . 3 April 2012
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When coal plants shut down, what happens next?

As decades-old coal plants in urban areas go dark in coming years, environmental groups, city planners, elected officials and local residents are turning their attention from the health and environmental impacts of the plants’ emissions to the future of these sites.
Photo by Steven Vance via Creative Commons

By Kari Lydersen . 20 March 2012
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Natural gas boom deflates Lake Erie wind project

Two years ago, before shale gas burst on the Ohio scene, Cleveland's political and business leadership saw a future of wind power just off their Lake Erie shore. Now that vision has drifted over the horizon, out of sight for now.

By Ken Paulman . 19 March 2012
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Combined heat and power cuts costs, emissions (also, baby pandas)

The concept, which is also known as cogeneration, has been around for more than a century but is recently receiving new attention because of its potential to increase energy efficiency, and possibly the competitiveness of U.S. industries.

8 March 2012