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Article Source: CleanTechnica - By Silvio MarcacciThe Queen City could soon be the clean (energy) city
Powering any city with 100 percent renewable energy sources without any significant cost increase for consumers is a no-brainer, right? The answer is definitely “yes” in Cincinnati, Ohio, where city officials are working on a deal that could have only renewable electrons flowing across the city by this summer.
Sentiment in the region seems to be shifting toward clean sources of energy. Nearly 100 people testified in favor of the initiative at a recent public hearing, and Greenpeace recently flew a “Cleaner Is Cheaper” blimp over the city to highlight the externalities associated with coal power, annually estimated at 200 deaths, 313 heart attacks, and 3,200 asthma attacks in the community.
#1 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:43 PM ESTThis is great. It will show over 300,000 people the reliability of renewable energy. This will only increase support for utility and distributed renewable installations in the future and help the growth of these industries.
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