ENERGY
CONSERVATION PROJECT
LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO
August 9, 2007
Jean Byrd & Al Rosenfield
This year Governor Strickland
has issued an executive order requiring a 15% reduction in
energy usage by all state agencies by 2010.* We propose that
the LWVO take up this executive order as a challenge to
incite Ohio’s local Leagues to become active in energy
conservation.
The League of Women Voters of
Ohio has long positioned itself as a steward of our natural
resources. In this, we are following LWVUS positions, which
state:
The League supports:
-
Use of a variety of energy
sources, with emphasis on conserving energy and using
energy-efficient technologies;
-
The environmentally sound
use of energy resources, with consideration of the entire
cycle of energy production;
-
Action by appropriate
levels of government to encourage the use of renewable
resources and energy conservation."
The League of Women Voters of
Ohio is launching an energy-conservation program. It is
focused on learning about energy consumption at the county
and municipal levels, with the objective of guiding LWVO in
its advocacy efforts at the state level. We are asking for
volunteers to survey local officials and have produced a
questionnaire for them to use.
Volunteers should be League
members, who will be energy contacts with local governments
and schools, with one at least one Leaguer per jurisdiction.
Jurisdictions will include:
Local cities and towns,
counties,
and
school
districts.
The program is aimed at
answering two questions:
-
What, if any, new legislation
is needed to encourage energy conservation by local
jurisdictions? Bills currently before the General Assembly
are only directed at conservation by individuals. We hope to
be able propose bills/amendments based on what we learn.
-
How can League members promote
energy conservation by local jurisdictions? We plan to
produce a report on what knowledge has been gained.
Hopefully, the volunteers will share this report with the
people who they have interviewed.
If you have any questions,
please call or e-mail Jean or Al.
Jean Byrd
LWVO Natural Resource Specialist
(614)
261-0601
jeanbyrd@scbglobal.net
Al
Rosenfield
LWVO Alternative-Energy
Specialist
(614) 486-8892
alanpeg@alum.mit.edu
Thank you again for your
cooperation.
**Governor
Strickland’s executive order**
http://governor2.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Executive%20Order%202007-02S.pdf
