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Champaign County commissioners vote to support windmills
The Champaign County Commissioners voted to support state and local wind energy projects Tuesday.
The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution backing renewable energy development in the state and urging Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to set a requirement for 20 percent of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2025.
October 2, 2007
by Natalie Morales
in Springfield News-Sun
URBANA - The Champaign County Commissioners voted to support state and local wind energy projects Tuesday.
The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution backing renewable energy development in the state and urging Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to set a requirement for 20 percent of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2025.
"This is just a piece of the puzzle to diminish our requirement for foreign oil," Commissioner Max Coates said.
The resolution states that 25 other states have established renewable energy standards and that harnessing wind energy could increase employment and generate up to $1.5 billion dollars in... [continue via Web link]
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