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December 06, 2006
Alternatives to coal for alternative energy
Crain's Cleveland Business (Letters to the Editor), December 4, 2006
Written by Stephen Lamoreaux, economics major, Class of 2008
Allowing the city of Cleveland to invest in a coal-burning power plant, as noted in your November 13 story, "Cleveland Public Power eyes stakes in Ohio plant," seems hypocritical in light of recent statements made by Ohio's senator-elect, Sherrod Brown, no matter how clean proponents claim it can be. If Ohio is going to become the "Silicon Valley of alternative energy," it is necessary to consider alternatives and their potential economic and environmental impacts. Ohio should look to concepts like distributed energy, the use of photovoltaic modules, and fuel cells assembled in a noncentralized method. Read article. (Subscription Required)
November 20, 2006
East Toledo in running for wind power lab
Toledo Blade, November 20, 2006
America's first laboratory for testing offshore wind turbine blades would be built in East Toledo and begin operating along the Maumee River shoreline by mid-2009 if a contingent of northern Ohio academic, business, and government officials gets its way. The Ohio site is one of six nationally in the running for the $11.5 million U.S. Department of Energy project, which could create dozens of spin-off jobs by attracting manufacturers and parts suppliers for the booming wind power industry. Besides the principal sponsors of northwest Ohio's application mentioned above, numerous other parties are involved in the effort to make the project a reality here. They include: Midwest Terminals of Toledo International, the Ohio Department of Development, Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve University... Read article.