Sam Lovell, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director. In January, we reported on the tremendous progress made by states and communities in 2018 to replace lead service lines (LSLs) – the estimated 6.1 million lead pipes across the country that connect homes and other buildings to the water main under the street. […]

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On this week’s episode of Delta Dispatches, we talk with Steve Caparotta, meteorologist for WAFB in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jacques and Simone are excited to talk to another of Louisiana’s most respected meteorologists. Steve talks about how Louisiana floods, the increase in extreme weather, and how the map of our state has changed. In the final act of the show, we’re joined by David Muth, director of gulf restoration for the National Wildlife Federation. David talks about the Davis Pond ...

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New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015  Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

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New state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015  Decarbonizing the power sector in the United States will be critical to achieving the goal of a 100% clean economy by 2050 – especially since reaching “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions across the economy means that other energy-using sectors such as buildings and transport will […]

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Say Bye-Bye to Ohio Investments

Ohio legislators were warned that bailing out FirstEnergy’s uneconomic coal and nuclear plants would cause investors in modern technologies to look elsewhere. Lo and behold, just over a month after HB 6 was passed, LS Power walked away from a $500 million investment in its Troy advanced natural gas unit that would have created hundreds of construction jobs. Then, Clean Energy Future terminated plans to build a $1.1 billion Lordstown gas plant. The company’s president blamed HB 6, saying, “Political tampering with Ohio’s free electricity generation markets has very real impacts and results.”

When In Doubt, Blame China

Following the passage of HB 6, many groups began to explore the possibility of a voter referendum that would undo it, and the effort is gaining steam. It might not surprise you that a pro-FirstEnergy front group is already spending $1 million on slick TV and radio ads to block the referendum. But you may be surprised that China…yes, China…is the boogey man behind the referendum effort. (“They took our manufacturing jobs…now, they’re coming for our energy jobs.”)

The ad would be laughable if it weren’t such a perfect example of the dishonest tactics the FirstEnergy crowd has used to secure its bailout. 

FirstEnergy’s high-priced PR specialists probably sat around a table and realized they have no good arguments. One guy in the back of the room says, “Hey, no one likes China. Let’s blame them.”
And as if that’s not weird enough, the ad accuses Clean Energy Future, the company mentioned above, that opposed HB 6 and decided to not invest in an Ohio gas plant, of being backed by a Chinese state-owned bank. Strangely, it’s FirstEnergy that has received more than $111 million of funding from that bank. 

Odd? Duplicitous? Desperate? Downright funny? All of the above?

When In Doubt, Call It a Tax

HB 6 specifically states that its subsidies are to be paid by ratepayers through higher monthly utility charges. Even the bill’s chief sponsor, who hates taxes, strongly stated the bill was a ratepayer charge and not a tax. 
Suddenly, FirstEnergy wants to label it a tax. Why? Because a tax provision is exempt from the state constitution’s referendum procedures. Put another way, call it a tax and voters don’t get the chance to vote against the bailout. 
FirstEnergy Solutions quietly hired a high-priced lawyer to send a letter to the Ohio secretary of state arguing that HB 6 is a tax. Lo and behold, that lawyer failed to mention his client was FirstEnergy.

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