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
No Nuclear
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Nuclear Committee Page
Nuclear power is dangerous, producing site contamination and sickened workers, with no solution to radioactive waste. Nuclear power is by far the most expensive way to generate electricity—Wall Street won’t invest in it. Massive government subsidies for nuclear are stealing development dollars from solar, wind and efficiency. Visit the Nuclear Committee page to learn more about our specific issues and get involved today.
No Nuclear - Latest News
July 20, 2011 Ohio Sierra Club Letter to DOE and NRC on Piketon Accident
August 23rd, 2011
This letter to the US Dept. of Energy and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission addresses the June 11, 2011 accident at the American Centrifuge Project uranium enrichment plant at Piketon, OH, and requests further safety evaluations.
Letter to Dept. of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, July 2011
Help Us Stop More Nuclear at Piketon, OH!!
February 4th, 2011
Ohio University has been given a half-million-dollar grant by the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) to study public opinion on the future of the nuclear site at Piketon, OH. The DOE has heavily promoted nuclear at the site for years. Why are they funding this study? Read more about the PORTSfuture study and sign up to attend one of the OU meetings or participate in the visioning.
Your help is needed to have our voices heard in this massive study. Read More
DAVIS-BESSE RELICENSING BAD FOR OHIO!!
December 1st, 2010
The Davis-Besse nuclear plant located on Lake Erie is up for their license renewal. Lets make our voices heard and speak out against this dirty, unsafe, and expensive nuclear plant. This plant has had numerous operation and safety violations during its existence that have been well documented. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since 1979 two of the top five most dangerous nuclear incidences in the United States have happened at the Davis-Besse plant. First Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission allowed a delay in the inspection of the reactor head with an enormous rust hole almost spurring a nuclear disaster in 2002. Read More
Sierra Club, Dayton Church, and Interfaith Power and Light Team Up for Energy Efficiency!
September 2nd, 2010
Sierra Club, Ohio Interfaith Power and Light, and Westminster Presbyterian Church teamed up to promote energy efficiency!
$2 Billion Proposal Backs Uranium Enrichment in Ohio
November 6th, 2009
The Ohio Sierra Club’s Nuclear Committee is working to oppose Ohio Senate
Resolution 108. SR 108 urges President Obama to grant a $2 billion
taxpayer-backed loan guarantee to USEC, the corporation that is building a
uranium enrichment plant at Piketon, Ohio.
On October 27, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Resolution 108, urging President Obama to grant a $2 billion taxpayer-backed loan guarantee to USEC, the corporation that is building a uranium enrichment plant at Piketon, Ohio. On August 4, the US Dept. of Energy deferred review of the USEC loan application until a series of specific technology and financial milestones have been met.
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