Bill Would Require Ohio to Develop Renewable Energy ; Measure Would Mandate That 22% of Electricity Come From Sources Other Than Coal-Burning Plants.

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COLUMBUS -- Ohio may soon join 27 other states that mandate that a certain percentage of their power comes from renewable sources such as wind turbines or solar panels.

Ohio House Alternative Energy Committee Chairman Jim McGregor, R- Gahanna, said he will to introduce a comprehensive bill in September and hopes to have it adopted by year end. A cornerstone will be a mandate that 22 percent of the electricity used in Ohio come from renewable sources by 2020, he said. Currently, nearly 90 percent of Ohio's power comes from coal-burning plants, which emit carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.

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Bill Would Require Ohio to Develop Renewable Energy ; Measure Would Mandate That 22% of Electricity Come From Sources Other Than Coal-Burning Plants.

The bill will also call for: oil and gas drilling on developed state lands,...

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