So much for the market being king.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, handed a huge advantage to the fossil-fuel industry Monday when he signed into law a bill that gives county commissioners across the state the power to stop wind turbine and solar power projects in unincorporated areas.
Coal and natural gas companies face no such restrictions.
As state Sen. Sandra Williams, D-Cleveland, pointed out in explaining her opposition to the bill: âThe legislature should not be in the business of picking winners and losers in the energy sector in the state of Ohio.â
Thatâs exactly what this is, however much proponents of the change insist that theyâre protecting rural Ohio from the ravages of wind turbines and solar panels. Never mind, apparently, that those technologies produce clean power that doesnât contribute to climate change.
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