Ohio Should Take the Lead in the Clean Energy Revolution
This past December in Copenhagen, Denmark, many voices – in many languages – called out for action to cut carbon pollution, curb global warming, and rev up the clean-energy economy. As I participated in the United Nations climate summit, I could not help but wonder whether Ohio will go “all in” on the clean-energy job revolution.
This past December in Copenhagen, Denmark, many voices – in many languages – called out for action to cut carbon pollution, curb global warming, and rev up the clean-energy economy. As I participated in the United Nations climate summit, I could not help but wonder whether Ohio will go “all in” on the clean-energy job revolution.
I hope so. As a councilman representing the 24,000 people of Cleveland’s Ward 15, I have been an advocate for alternative and renewable energy and for green building initiatives. Ward 15 is home to Ohio’s only EcoVillage, a community established with the aim of being ecologically sustainable. It features energy-efficient homes, a model storm-water demonstration project, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDs) theater and certified housing project.
