“Clean Energy” Drive Not Getting Full Support of Activists, Unions

The petition drive for "Yes For Ohio’s Energy Future" calls for the state to establish a commission to dole out $13 billion for projects including but not limited to alternative energy like solar and wind power.(Photo: "Yes For Ohio's Energy Future")

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August 3, 2012

by Bill Cohen

Ohio Public Radio Statehouse Reporter

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The petition drive for "Yes For Ohio’s Energy Future" calls for the state to establish a commission to dole out $13 billion for projects including but not limited to alternative energy like solar and wind power.(Photo: "Yes For Ohio's Energy Future")

Earlier this year, word leaked out about a petition drive, aimed at putting a proposal onto the Ohio ballot that would have the state borrow $13 billion over a decade and pump the money into green energy projects and businesses.

Information about the group behind the campaign was limited, and when environmental activists came out against the proposal, it was hard to figure out who was for it.

Now, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has found one labor union local that’s backing the drive, but it’s parent union is staying out of it. Click the play button above to hear a full report.