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BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON - With the Biden/Harris administration’s goal of “decarbonizing” the U.S. electrical grid by 2035, the push is on for “renewable” energy options such as solar and wind. The “public utility exemption” has long-since paved the way for the ongoing buildout of electrical grid
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BY NICK ROGERS CHARDON - Smart Meters are slowly taking hold of homes throughout the state. But as the digital trend trickles ever upwards so too are customers' energy bills, sometimes seemingly without cause. Local technology expert Vince Welage has been investigating the root causes for these anomalies sweeping
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BY NICK ROGERS CHESHIRE, OHIO - Recent enforcement of a 2015 EPA “Final Rule” on the disposal and sequestration of Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) at Cheshire, Ohio’s Gavin Power plant was met with two energy industry lawsuits accusing the EPA of misinterpreting its own mandate. A third, contextually paradoxical
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BY PATTY KLEIN Findlay City Council wants order at meetings. Residents of Findlay want to be heard. Some City Council members want to protect the feelings of elected officials. Some residents want to express their displeasure with the direction of their leaders. How can an ad hoc committee of council
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BY MATT URBAS STATEWIDE - The Ohio Power Siting Board, whose 7 voting members were all appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, approved plans for a solar farm covering much of over 6,000 acres of farmland connected to Bill Gates in Madison county on Thursday. Despite the objections of
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BY PATTY KLEIN FINDLAY - A group of about 30 residents filled a conference room in Findlay City Hall Wednesday, March 13. Residents were there to observe an ad hoc committee meeting requested by eight of ten city council members. The committee was formed to change the rules of public
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BY PATT KLEIN Emotions flared once again at the March 5 Findlay City Council meeting. Residents and city council are at odds about what is allowed during the public comment portion of a council meeting. At the February 20 council meeting, resident Haydee Sadler presented a list of Republican values
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BY MATT URBAS Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee member Josh Brown sent a letter on Monday to fellow members of the committee, calling for a special meeting to be held to address Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and his use of Ohio House Republican Alliance campaign funds to run
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BY JOY WALTERS The Ohio EPA is hosting an informational and public comment meeting regarding WIN, Waste Innovation’s expansion plans, on Monday FEB 5 at 6 P.M. at Stacy’S Place, 625 Plaza DR. Fostoria. WIN Waste, formerly Sunny Farms Landfill, is located in Seneca County, near the
BY NICK ROGERS Smart Meters are slowly taking hold of homes throughout the state. But as the digital trend trickles ever upwards, so too are customers’ energy bills, sometimes seemingly without cause. Local technology expert Vince Welage has been investigating the root causes for these anomalies sweeping the state and