The Fight for Wind Energy in Ohio
Proposed over a decade ago in 2009, Project Icebreaker set out to bring wind energy to the shores of the Great Lakes, but seemingly endless roadblocks have set the project back. The offshore experimental-wind...
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Ohio’s Cryptomining Industry Seeing Growth – What it Means For the Environment
As cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to sweep the nation, crypto-mines have started popping up in Ohio. With the mining industry consuming more energy than some countries, the carbon cost of crypto is...
Coal power plant dispute: positives, negatives of energy producers
Written by: Ella Abbott, Adriona Murphy and Ray Padilla I. Along the Ohio River, where Ohio meets West Virginia, lies the tiny village of Stratton. Stratton sits in Jefferson County;the city’s population is less...
Does Coal in Ohio Have a Future?
The “Old” Coal EconomyCoal has been the driving force for the economy of Southern Appalachian Ohio since the early 1700’s. Appalachia refers to the 13 states that the Appalachian Mountains run through. It starts...