NationBuilder Ohio’s energy policy under Governor Mike DeWine includes a new “clean air” program that propped up a super-polluting coal plant and an offshore wind farm “approval” that actually blocks the new wind farm. The Ohio Power Siting Board ruled last Thursday that …

NationBuilder A slap in the face to every ratepayer in Ohio. Ohio legislators knew that their "yes" vote on HB6 would help the rich get richer on the backs of hardworking Ohioans. And now, in the midst of a pandemic when so many consumers in Ohio are struggling to make en…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- Now, more than ever, we are working hard to ensure your voice is heard. Please take a moment to show your support for Ohioans' ability to take action against polluters by signing & sharing our petition today!  Protecting Ohio's nuisance provision The U…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- Thank you to everyone who participated in our Earth Day celebrations.  If you haven’t given yet, you can still get involved. Every dollar you give will be used to continue to organize, educate and protect consumers and the environment. Ohio Citizen Action…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- This year, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and our 45th anniversary. Our tradition of fighting for clean energy runs deep Ohio Citizen Action’s members have a long history of working for clean energy in Ohio. The organization worked h…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- We’re excited to headline our Virtual Earth Day with the inaugural “Conversations with Rachael Belz,” an informative hour in which our executive director and special guest Keya Chatterjee of U.S. Climate Action will get real about the impact of climate ch…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- Times like these remind us how much we have to be thankful for.   While we all must adapt to social-distancing requirements, there's still so much to be grateful for and celebrate. For our part, we're planning our first-ever Virtual Earth Day.  In the com…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- It's not like we didn't know this already, but FirstEnergy was behind the abhorrent campaign to stop the HB6 referendum.  The Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism and The Energy News Network teamed up to bring us this scoop: documents found on Energy …

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- Just days after we and our allies launched Power a Clean Future Ohio, we got a powerful endorsement from the Columbus Dispatch.  Editorial: Path to Ohio’s clean-energy future might lie outside Statehouse The February 15 editorial "note(s) with some hope t…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- You might have missed the news that broke on Christmas Eve: The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on whether the HB6 referendum effort should get 38 more days to collect petition signatures. Jeremy Pelzer reports: "It’s unclear what the court’s opi…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- This fight was personal. FirstEnergy's tactics to keep the HB6 referendum off the ballot not only attacked democracy, they threatened our canvassers' safety. In the end we couldn’t overcome the obscene amounts of money and corruption we were up against. Wh…

NationBuilder Hi Friend -- FirstEnergy spent millions on advertisements, lobbying and charitable giving to ensure the passage of House Bill 6, corrupting every branch of state government. Supreme Court The fate of FirstEnergy's bailout of its struggling nuclear and coal plants may re…

NationBuilder Dear Friend,Each year, Thanksgiving reminds us how much we have to be thankful for.   While 2019 has arguably been our most frustrating year, it's also been undeniably rewarding. The short video below lays out all the things supporters like you make possible - things t…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- One of the lessons we learned during the HB 6 fight was that FirstEnergy would stop at nothing to get their $900 million rate-payer funded bailout. Over the last several years, FirstEnergy proposed at least four legislative and regulatory bailout schemes i…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- If you would like to sign the petition to put the repeal of HB 6 on the ballot, please stop by our office at?614 W Superior Ave., Suite 1200, Cleveland, OH 44116. Our office will be open from 10a.m. to 9p.m. today through Friday. Please pass the word thro…

NationBuilder Dear Friend -- Over the last few months, especially the last few weeks, we’ve seen dark money groups inundate the state with lies in order to stop the HB6 referendum. They have gone too far This propaganda is dangerous, suggesting that organizers like our canvassers are …