In the News
March 24, 2016
By: John Funk, The Plain Dealer
March 24, 2016
If the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., or LEEDCo, succeeds in building a small wind farm 7 to 10 miles offshore in the lake, it will need an on-shore substation to push its power into the local high-voltage grid.
That location is the old Cleveland Municipal power plant on Lake Road, which today still serves as a substation for Cleveland Public Power, connecting the city system to the regional high-voltage grid.
March 22, 2016
By: CSPAN
March 22, 2016
"Ms. Kaptur: I thank the speaker so very much for yielding this time to us.
March 21, 2016
By: Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
March 21, 2016
To the dismay of area birders, the Ohio National Guard is restarting its controversial plan for erecting a taxpayer-funded, commercial-scale wind turbine at Camp Perry at a cost of $1.5 million.
Kimberly Kaufman, Black Swamp Bird Observatory executive director, told The Blade she learned about the decision during a recent meeting with Camp Perry leadership.
March 14, 2016
By: Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes
March 14, 2016
As they picketed in downtown Detroit Friday over cuts to their pensions, some retired Teamsters were quick to point out that they were not the worst off. “I've still got my health and a part-time job that keeps me busy,” said Jim Carothers.
Carothers is facing a 60 percent cut to the pension he earned over 34 years as a carhauler, driving finished autos from the assembly line to dealerships.
March 11, 2016
By: Patrick Armstead, The Hill
March 11, 2016
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has had a busy time of late. In the aftermath of the $10.3 billion purchase of industrial gas giant Airgas by French competitor Air Liquide (a deal announced last November), Teamsters-backed Airgas employees are taking a running dispute over workers’ rights to unionize straight to the new parent company.
March 9, 2016
By: Taylor Dungjen, Toledo Blade
March 9, 2016
More than 700 times, Andrew “Bud” Fisher has sat across from war veterans to hear and collect their stories.
Each of those recorded interviews has been archived in the Library of Congress, part of the Veterans History Project, and at the University of Toledo’s Ward M. Canaday Center.
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March 9, 2016
By: Brian Francisco, The Journal Gazette
March 9, 2016
Retired freight drivers and warehouse workers facing drastic reductions in their pension benefits say they cannot get the attention of federal lawmakers who represent northeast Indiana.
So about 30 people, carrying signs imploring “Hands Off Our Pensions,” marched Tuesday afternoon in front of the E. Ross Adair Federal Building, where Sen. Dan Coats and Rep.
March 9, 2016
By: Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
March 9, 2016
From water-treatment plants to shelters for military veterans, a number of business and government leaders brainstormed Tuesday on ways different facilities and neighborhoods might be able to conserve more energy and save costs with cleaner and less-expensive power.
The gathering was organized by the office of U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) for many officials within the 9th Congressional District she represents.
March 9, 2016
By: Adam Mossoff and Devlin Hartline, The Hill
March 9, 2016
Two recent op-eds published in The Hill argue that broad patent legislation—misleadingly labeled “reform”—is needed because the U.S. patent system is fundamentally broken. In the first, Timothy Lee contends that opponents “cannot with a straight face” argue that we don’t need wide-sweeping changes to our patent system. In the second, Michele Boldrin and David K.
March 9, 2016
By: Taylor Dungjen, Toledo Blade
March 9, 2016
More than 700 times, Andrew “Bud” Fisher has sat across from war veterans to hear and collect their stories.
Each of those recorded interviews has been archived in the Library of Congress, part of the Veterans History Project, and at the University of Toledo’s Ward M. Canaday Center.
Mr.