How Efforts to Restrict Democracy in Ohio Make It Harder to Fight Climate Change

Ohioans in a "fair maps" march in September 2021. Credit: Paul Becker CC- BY 2.0 Deed

This article byย Energy News Network is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Ohioโ€™s adoption of gerrymandered voting district maps last week is the latest in a series of anti-democratic measures that thwart action to address climate change, critics say. Data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication show a […]

As the Climate Warms, Use of Clean Energy Credits Comes Under Increased Scrutiny

Honda and LG Energy Solution held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28, 2023 for their joint venture EV battery plant in Ohio's Fayette County. Credit: Honda

The two corporations investing billions to build three new factories just outside Columbus, Ohio, have said that the facilities will be carbon neutral โ€” despite Ohioโ€™s near-total reliance on electricity from fossil fuels.  Both Honda and Intel have stated that renewable energy credits, or RECs โ€” certificates purchased on a marketplace that fund clean power […]