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Ohio House bill would declare nuclear power as ‘green energy

Cleveland.com By Jake Zuckerman, jzuckerman@cleveland.com 27 Oct 23

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A lengthy, bipartisan list of Ohio House lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would expand the legal definition of “green energy” to include nuclear power.

The bill is a way of saying that Ohio should increase its nuclear generation, and that the state is open for business to the industry, according to state Rep. Sean Brennan, a Parma Democrat who sponsored it………..

Last year, state lawmakers added a provision to state law that created a new legal definition for the term “green energy” that explicitly includes energy generated via natural gas.

The new law also includes any energy resource that either releases “reduced” air pollutants or is more sustainable “relative to some fossil fuels” – an expansive definition for a term usually reserved for renewable resources like wind or solar power……………………………….

The bill has not yet been assigned to a committee, where it would undergo hearings before any future votes.  https://www.cleveland.com/open/2023/10/ohio-house-bill-would-declare-nuclear-power-as-green-energy.html #nuclear #antinuclear #NoNukes

October 29, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, USA