The Great Lakes Compact, signed in 2008, has the potential to safeguard our water supply and foster healthy, sustainable and vibrant communities for centuries to come. HB 473 breaks that promise and allows industry virtually unlimited water while leaving little for the public and environment.
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Tell Governor Kasich to Restore the Clean Ohio Fund
In 2008, Ohio voters passed a bond measure — the Clean Ohio Fund — to support greenways and farmland preservation, brownfield clean up, and recreational trails. Despite overwhelming support and benefits from Clean Ohio programs, no funding has been allocated for the last two years.
Tell Governor Kasich to help make Ohio cleaner and greener and fully allocate Clean Ohio Funding!
Watch the Clean Water Campaign video
In 2010, Aveda and Siera Club Ohio Chapter raised $65,000 for the Clean Water Campaign. Check out what we are doing in the Sierra Club Ohio Clean Water Campaign Video.
The Clean Water Campaign is on the move. To find out more about resources and events in your area, contact matt.trokan@sierraclub.org
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The Sierra Club Ohio Chapter’s legislative program encourages policies that protect and preserve Ohio’s environment. Legislative issues include clean energy, energy efficiency, building codes, public transit, public lands protection, factory farm regulation, and clean water. Sierra Club works to influence legislation by educating lawmakers and the media, using action alerts to create public pressure about an issue, and organizing citizen lobby days at the Statehouse.
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Make a call to help Save Lake Erie!
May 2nd, 2012
Give Senator Hite a call anytime 614-466-8150
The Great Lakes Compact, signed in 2008, has the potential to safeguard our water supply and foster healthy, sustainable and vibrant communities for centuries to come. HB 473 breaks that promise and allows industry virtually unlimited water while leaving little for the public and environment.
Please Call on Senator Hite 614-466-8150 to amend Hb 473 to protect Lake Erie!
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Governor Kasich’s “Energy Bill” Introduced
March 27th, 2012
Last week, many components of Governor Kasich’s Energy Plan were introduced in Senate Bill 315, which is currently being debated in the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for news and analysis, and information on how YOU can make YOUR voice heard on this important piece of legislation.
Make a call to help Save the Lake!
January 9th, 2012
Call Senator Hite today 614- 466-8150
The Great Lakes Compact, signed in 2008, has the potential to safeguard our water supply and foster healthy, sustainable and vibrant communities for centuries to come. HB 473 breaks that promise and allows industry virtually unlimited water while leaving little for the public and environment.
HB 473 threatens our water supply by allowing industry to withdraw over 89 million gallons in a single day, leaves our highest quality rivers unprotected, and limits public participation in the permitting process.
Please Call on Senator Hite 614-466-8150 to amend Hb 473 to protect Lake Erie! Read More
Conservation groups call on state lawmakers
April 21st, 2011
Conservation call on legislatures
A coalition of environmental-conservation groups today called on each of Ohio’s 132 state lawmakers to publicly declare which state parks, state nature preserves, and state scenic rivers in their local legislative district they would vote to keep closed from oil and gas drilling or would vote to “convert from natural parks to industrial parks” and open up to extraction. To read the full Press Release S.P.DrillingFINAL press Release Read More
H.B.95 Threatens Public Notice Requirements by Utilities!
March 23rd, 2011
Today the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio heard testimony on House Bill 95 (H.B.95). H.B. 95 proposes to lessen requirements for public notices and eliminate the requirement for natural gas utilities to file long-term forecast reports. This is not the time to relax public notice requirements, in fact utilities should be required to do more customer education and more public notices. To read staff testimony HB 95 testimony 3.23.11
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