writeaboutwarming

January 24, 2011 – The security guard where I work was kind enough to bring me the Dec/Jan issue of EcoWatch, an environmental journal published in Cleveland. I’d never seen it before, and was encouraged to find that such a thing existed in the nation’s most in-love-with-the-status-quo state. It’s the brainchild of Stefanie Penn Spear, the founder and executive director. She’s been an environmental activist for more than 20 years, and – so her “Letter from the Editor” reads – is dedicated to educating Ohioans about solution-based sustainability projects. While that needs to say “solutionS-based,” it sounds like an excellent starting point. The front page carries an article titled “What is Ohio’s Green Energy Future?” Given that a Republican governor was just elected, one who ran on a platform of – and I quote – everyone “pushing and pulling together,” the author may well ask. Ohio’s Advanced Energy Fund (AEF) will “run out of gas” if not renewed by the legislature this yea...