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Jul
26
Cuyahoga County Council Gets Social: Live-stream, Facebook, Twitter
Filed Under Cleveland+, Council, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Tech, Transparency | Leave a Comment
I don’t usually crosspost but I wrote this originally for my Pepper Pike City Council blog, In The Arena. Seems worth posting here as well.
The efforts described in today’s Plain Dealer (read here) by the Cuyahoga County Council to be transparent and open were announced last week on WCPN’s The Sound of Ideas. You can hear the entire podcast here. I listened to it live (and actually called in and spoke for a couple of minutes) and tweeted about the new social media efforts as C. Ellen Connally, the Council President, mentioned them.
From the PD article:
Live meetings of the council and its committees are available online. Click on “streaming video.” The full council meets today at 6 p.m.
Legislators adopted the tools to improve transparency, which had been a pledge of members when they campaigned last year.
The council several months ago heard from a company whose technology allows citizens to watch meetings online, search video archives and link to related legislation and other public information. The system in place was done in house, and does not include features such as searchable video.
Residents can also watch archives of council meetings, but not committee meetings. Eventually, audio archives of committee meetings will be posted, said chief of staff Joe Nanni.
Internet users can also find Council on Twitter, twitter.com/cuyahogacouncil, and on Facebook at facebook.com/cuyahogacouncil.
“These new social media tools will help us to more easily interact with citizens,” Council President C. Ellen Connally said in a news release.
Pepper Pike as a city does not have a Facebook page, a Twitter account nor does it stream its meetings. However, just last week, the mayor told me that he would be sending out letters to residents whom we’ve identified as individuals we’d love to have be part of the City’s Communications/Tech/Web Committee which I chair. I’ve not yet seen that go out but hopefully it either has or will shortly.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:16 am July 26th, 2011 in Cleveland+, Council, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Tech, Transparency | Please comment
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Jul
26
Write, Call Your Congressional Delegation re: Debt Ceiling Vote
Filed Under activism, Congress, democracy, Government, Ohio, Politics, rob portman | 4 Comments
I have no worries about my Congressional Rep., Marcia Fudge (D, OH-11) or U.S. Senator, Sherrod Brown, when it comes to the debt ceiling. But I did just write freshman Senator Rob Portman. You can too – just go here for Sen. Portman or here for how to reach all members of Congress.
Dear Senator Portman,
I have lived in Ohio for more than 20 years. I am engaged in my community and nationally when it comes to political issues and other causes. I have run for and won office (2009, Pepper Pike City Council, though I am not writing on behalf of my City at this time).
So I appreciate the need to govern and the demands of different constituencies.
I saw you on Andrea Mitchell’s 1pm show yesterday (Monday, 7/25) and I appreciate your calm affect. I am urging you to apply your calmness beyond just your affect and to the position of your Republican colleagues in the House and Senate: please demand, work toward and vote for either a clean debt ceiling increase now, or seek to construct with Sen. Reid what can be passed by the Senate, the House and signed by the President.
This is no time to care about or consider currying favor with the base of either political party, a number which pales in comparison to the total population of the United States, all of whom will suffer in some way – and some far more than others – should the U.S. be unable to cover its obligations.
Again, as a sitting city councilperson in a community that many would think should have no financial problems but sadly due to never thinking that even Pepper Pike cannot plan only for best case scenarios, I understand the passion with which different electeds come at the problems you’re facing.
But those of us outside the Beltway are begging for balance and to be heard. Please hear the needs of the multitudes who do not affiliate with any party and find a way to raise the debt ceiling as was done so many times while you yourself were at the OMB.
Very truly yours,
Jill Miller Zimon, JD, MSSA
Pepper Pike City Council Member
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:31 am July 26th, 2011 in activism, Congress, democracy, Government, Ohio, Politics, rob portman | 4 Comments
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Jul
26
[video] Huffington: Idea that Bachmann Can’t Deal w/Big Boy Stress is Sexist
Filed Under Campaigning, Gender, Health Care, Media, michele bachmann, Politics, Sexism, Social Issues, Voting, White House 2012, Women | Leave a Comment
I was laughing and cheering at the same time Sunday morning when I saw this unfold on This Week. I could not agree more, but I also couldn’t say it as fantabulously as Arianna Huffington, not always one of my favorites but she did a great job here and even George Will says the migraine stuff is pointless.
Hattip to Mediaite for the clip.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:01 am July 26th, 2011 in Campaigning, Gender, Health Care, Media, michele bachmann, Politics, Sexism, Social Issues, Voting, White House 2012, Women | Please comment
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Jul
25
[video] New Baby Food Flavors: Mercury! Dioxin! And all-time fave Arsenic!
Filed Under Campaigning, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Media, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics, Science, Utilities, Women, Youth | Leave a Comment
So I’m sitting there eating my lunch during the Andrea Mitchell Reports hour (seriously, I work my lunch around her first 30 minutes or so if I can arrange it) and right at the beginning of the show, when it cuts to a commercial, this is what I see:
If ever a video deserved to go viral, it’s this one, don’t you think!? It is one of the most effective cause commercials I have seen in a very, very long time and it dovetails precisely with my work on behalf of the Moms Clean Air Force (an effort to highlight the incredible damage dirty air does to our kids and us, and the imperative we should all feel in supporting the EPA’s efforts on behalf of clean air).
Naturally, I wanted to know who was behind the ad. It resides at the URL for Clean Air Saves Lives, but the final seconds of the ad and a tagline at the very bottom of that website reveal that it’s American Family Voices, a group started in 2000 by none other than Mike Lux (he currently serves as the group’s president). From their mission statement:
American Family Voices was founded in 2000 to be a strong voice for middle and low income families on economic, health care, and consumer issues. Since our founding, we have educated the public and pushed for legislation on a number of vital issues to make American families more secure…
If that doesn’t involve clean air, nothing does, right? On their media page, you can see the other very poignant short videos they’ve used to engage, inform and activate people. Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:24 pm July 25th, 2011 in Campaigning, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Media, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics, Science, Utilities, Women, Youth | Please comment
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Jul
23
Oh Yea! Ohio is Poster Child for Problems of For-Profit Charter Schools!
Filed Under Business, Education, Government, Ohio, Parenting, Taxes, Transparency | Leave a Comment
From the Indianapolis Star article, “Can private companies turn around failing schools?”
So why do states consider this [for-profit charter schools] route? Mathis said it’s good politics.
“It’s pretty much across the board that these things do not work, but that doesn’t keep them from being politically popular in some places,” he said. “It looks like, ‘By golly, we’re going to show them. We’re going to get tough.’ ”
He and other critics say Indiana doesn’t need to look far to see some of the problems. In Ohio, the state and 10 schools are suing a for-profit charter school operator, White Hat Management, complaining that the schools are failing and the company won’t account for how it has spent the $230 million in taxpayer funds it has received.
MAKE THEM RUN THE OTHER WAY, MITCH! And listen to your own:
Dale Chu, assistant superintendent for policy at the Indiana Department of Education, said Indiana has learned from the experiences of other states and won’t make the mistakes of trying to do too much too fast, as happened in Philadelphia, or fail [sic] to keep state oversight, as appears to have happened in Ohio.
Total ugh.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:11 pm July 23rd, 2011 in Business, Education, Government, Ohio, Parenting, Taxes, Transparency | Please comment
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Jul
22
Advocacy Loves Company in OH: Clean Air Act Benefits Small Biz Owners, Economy
Filed Under Business, Cleveland+, Economy, Energy, Environment, Media, Moms Clean Air Force, Science, Women | Leave a Comment
Stefanie Spear, a resident of Chagrin Falls, owner of Expedite Renewable Energy and founder of EcoWatch, got her essay, “Why I’m Going To Washington” (posted here on Green City Blue Lake – a great NE Ohio blog) published in both the Chagrin Valley Times (with the headline, “Clean air is paying off”) and in the Chagrin Solon Sun (with the headline, “Clean Air Act has benefitted small-business owners and economy”) this week. Although it’s not available at the websites of either of those long-time local publications, they did print the piece in full and so you can read it, in full, at the Green City Blue Lake link above.
After you read some of those links, you will see – this is not pie in the sky stuff about making money from caring about the environment and energy. She is one serious, accomplished doer.
I’m very grateful for Stefanie’s piece because so many times, we – writers especially – feel as though we work in isolation. And while we make contacts all the time, whether online or face to face, still, advocating for hot button issues requires a confidence and a persistence that is sustained by passion but is absolutely fortified by knowing that there are others doing it too. Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:13 pm July 22nd, 2011 in Business, Cleveland+, Economy, Energy, Environment, Media, Moms Clean Air Force, Science, Women | Please comment
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Jul
22
Appearance on Tonight’s Feagler & Friends
Filed Under Cleveland+, Jill Miller Zimon, Media | Leave a Comment
The description of the show is below. You can watch tonight on WVIZ at 8:30pm or on Sunday at 11:30am. See more options here. They usually put up the video of the entire show around the end of the week. I’ll post it when it’s available too.
Roundtable: Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal; Harry Boomer, reporter, 19 Action News; Jill Miller Zimon, blogger, Writes Like She Talks.
Sowell Case—defense attorneys surprised the legal community this week when they chose to introduce no witnesses in the Cleveland trial of accused serial killer Anthony Sowell. Their decision came despite billing the court $600-thousand for their expenses as court-appointed attorneys. The defense hoped to make a favorable impression on the jury in closing arguments with the claim that police had failed to prove Sowell committed the murders.
Akron School Mom Begs for Mercy—Kelley Williams-Bolar asked the state parole board to erase a felony conviction from her record because it prevents her getting a future teaching job. Williams-Bolar served nine days in jail for sending her children to the Copley-Fairlawn schools when the family lived in Akron. She took elaborate steps to cover up the family’s true residency, but her attorney says she’s suffered enough.
Kasich Down in New Poll—Governor Kasich’s job approval numbers fell to a new low in a poll published this week by Quinnipiac University. 35 per cent of voters surveyed approve of the job he’s doing, down from 38 per cent two months ago.
The same poll showed a widening gap between voters who back Senate Bill 5 and the majority who would vote for its repeal.
Banning Bath Salts—Willoughby Hills joined a growing list of American cities forbidding the sale of “bath salts.” City officials say they acted to protect children who’ve been using the substance to get a cocaine-like high. These bath salts are not to be confused with the aromatic stuff people like to use in their whirlpools. They’re actually synthetic drugs whose popularity is recent.
A Real Skyline Drive—how about that Cleveland skyline? Now that the monolithic Cold Storage building has been demolished, I-71 and I-90 drivers have a best-ever view of downtown Cleveland. We’ll see before and after shots.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:15 pm July 22nd, 2011 in Cleveland+, Jill Miller Zimon, Media | Please comment
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Jul
20
[video] What Is With Women in Power These Days!? Difficult! Controversial! Not Acting Like Ladies!
Filed Under Gender, intolerance, leadership, Politics, Sexism, Women | Leave a Comment
What is it with women like Sheila Bair, former head of the FDIC, who is just soooo difficult, and Elizabeth Warren, creator and designer of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, who is just soooo controversial and now U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D, FL-20) who is just soooo not acting like a lady?
I mean, really. Who do we think we are when we use our voice – a voice that was selected and in many cases, elected, from among many others to be heard and to give voice to people and issues that matter? To actually be heard, only to then fall below the expectations of acting like a lady! of always being non-controversial! of being…EASY (as opposed to difficult)! Come on – aren’t elected women supposed to be easy?!
Gawd.
Sigh – As so many tweets that are hashtagged with #actlikealady demonstrate (thank you to EMILY’s List), it is positively absurd to suggest that because a woman stands her ground on an issue, she is therefore in violation of a gender-based stereotyped expectation, placed on her by men who are similarly situated but who are expected to act similarly. Anyone remember U.S. Rep. Joe “You lie!” Wilson (R, TX) being told that he’s not acting like a lady? No – because the standard isn’t whether, once you are an elected official or a public servant, you must behave according to a gender stereotype at all times – or any time. The standard for an elected or public official’s behavior is that you behave like the public servant you are: advocating for, you know – the public. Are there behavioral expectations? You bet. Should they be based on gender – in such a way as to suggest that women are otherwise hysterical or out of order because they are not conforming to that gender stereotype? Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:23 pm July 20th, 2011 in Gender, intolerance, leadership, Politics, Sexism, Women | Please comment
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Jul
20
TOMORROW MORNING: Congressional Redistricting Hearing in Cleveland
Filed Under Announcements, Congress, Ohio, Statehouse | Leave a Comment
Here’s the announcement – please, spread the word and try to attend – NE Ohio is VERY likely to lose at least one of the two Congressional seats being subtracted from Ohio and three of our four women representatives (the three Democrats, all of whom are in districts north of Columbus – Betty Sutton, Marcia Fudge & Marcy Kaptur) in particular are very likely to be at risk. (The fourth female in the 18 member delegation – there are only four, don’t get me started – is Jean Schmidt who has her hands full with ethics violations investigation.)
HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS
SUBCOMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING
and
SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING
REGIONAL CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING HEARINGThursday, July 21, 2011
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Cleveland State University
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs – Atrium
Euclid & 17th Avenues
Cleveland, Ohio 44115Rep. Matt Huffman (R-Lima), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Redistricting, and Sen. Keith Faber (R-Celina), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting, are holding a series of joint hearings in July and August in order to receive public feedback on Congressional redistricting.
In Ohio, Congressional district plans are enacted by the General Assembly through the legislative process and codified in Ohio Revised Code 3521.01.
Due to declining population, two of Ohio’s current 18 Congressional districts will be eliminated.
All are welcomed and encouraged to attend this hearing to ensure the success of redistricting.
You can see the other meetings here (thank you to Matt Hurley for posting them on Scribd!).
Also – if you think you can do as good or a better job than our state legislators in redrawing the congressional districts for Ohio, check out the Draw The Line contest here.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:49 am July 20th, 2011 in Announcements, Congress, Ohio, Statehouse | Please comment
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Jul
19
WEDNESDAY, 9am, Sound of Ideas: Transparent Government
Filed Under Announcements, Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, democracy, Elections, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Transparency | Leave a Comment
Call in or be square (90.3FM, WCPN). You can see all the contact info here (you can listen live or listen later – there will be a link up later on Weds. to the audio). You also can email (news@wcpn.org), tweet (@soundofideas), Facebook update here or leave a comment at the Sound of Ideas webpage for this show (here).
Phone numbers:
During the show: 216-578-0903 or 866-578-0903
Last Word line: 216-916-6397 or email
Show ideas & comments? Contact Executive Editor, David Molpus.
Listen for sure and voice your thoughts if you feel so moved. The deets:
If government — from your local school board to the U.S. Capitol — operated in secret, how much would you trust it? On the next Sound of Ideas, we’ll talk to open government advocates about the public’s right to know. We’ll offer expert advice on how to access public records and keep tabs on your government. Plus, we’ll explore how technology is helping to make government more transparent. Join us Wednesday at 9 on 90.3.
Guests:
Ellen Miller, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Sunlight Foundation
David Marburger, Partner, Baker & Hostetler and author of Access with Attitude: An Advocate’s Guide to Freedom of Information in Ohio
C. Ellen Connally, President, Cuyahoga County Council
Michael Froomkin, Professor of Law, University of Miami and served on Florida Supreme Court Committee on Privacy and Court Records from 2003-2005
Full disclosure: This is, as many readers know, a topic of huge interest to me and for many years. I am spending time trying to contribute in anyway I can to help the TAPSummit succeed. Especially if you are an elected or maybe even more importantly, if you are a candidate for office this year, you should attend this event. You can read more about it and register for it here.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:58 pm July 19th, 2011 in Announcements, Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, democracy, Elections, Government, Media, Ohio, Politics, Transparency | Please comment
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Jul
19
Cafaro, Garland to Kasich: Show Us The Women for JobsOhio
Filed Under Government, Ohio, Republicans, Sexism, Transparency, Women | Leave a Comment
I wrote about this on announcement day. From the inbox, a press release and letter to Ohio Gov. John Kasich that demands an increase in female representation in his administration and specifically in JobsOhio:
Letter to Governor Kasich Regarding One Woman Appointment to Jobs Ohio Board
The letter also notes something of which I as not aware and am livid about: the dismantling of the Governor’s Office of Women Initiatives and Outreach. You have got to be kidding me.
Grrr. Need.more.information.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:41 pm July 19th, 2011 in Government, Ohio, Republicans, Sexism, Transparency, Women | Please comment
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Jul
18
Elizabeth Warren & GOP’s Huff over CFPB: “That’s Not How Democracy Works”
Filed Under Congress, democracy, Government, Politics, Transparency | 2 Comments
Watch the whole thing – it’s worth it, but at a minimum, watch from the 2:15 mark on:
Transcribed:
Senator Shelby and others who were his allies did not want any consumer agency at all. And if it absolutely was the case politically that there had to be one, they wanted some weak agency that couldn’t get anything done. We had that fight and then we had a straight-up vote on it…That side lost…And here we stand, a year later with the minority saying ‘I don’t like how that came out. I think I have the capacity to stick a stick in the spokes, unless the majority will do what the minority wants it to do.’ That’s not how democracy works.
Sadly, very sadly, I know from experience exactly what that’s like.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:32 pm July 18th, 2011 in Congress, democracy, Government, Politics, Transparency | 2 Comments
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Jul
17
Resignation In From Ohio State Rep. Bob Mecklenborg (R)
Filed Under Government, Ohio, Scandal, Statehouse | Leave a Comment
Hattip to this evening’s post at Plunderbund (read the full post).
And an excerpt from the Columbus Dispatch’s “State rep caught driving drunk with stripper quits legislature:”
An embattled Cincinnati-area state representative quit this afternoon, caught up in controversy after being arrested for drunken driving in Indiana with a stripper in his car and Viagra in his system.
By making his resignation effective Aug. 2, Robert Mecklenborg, R-Green Township, ensured himself that he will be paid for all of July; if he had quit this month his legislative salary would have been pro-rated.
And that’s how the Dispatch wrote the story. But wait, there’s more – go read the whole thing.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:53 pm July 17th, 2011 in Government, Ohio, Scandal, Statehouse | Please comment
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Jul
17
From ESP Department: Richard Cordray to Head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, not Warren
Filed Under Business, Government, Ohio, Republicans | Leave a Comment
Barely 24 hours ago, I wrote about this entity and Rich Cordray’s role in it. Now we read, less than an hour ago, that former Ohio AG Richard Cordray will head it instead of Elizabeth Warren. From Politico:
President Obama has selected former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to lead the embattled Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Obama will make the announcement Monday from the White House. The report first appeared Sunday in the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
Of course the party who could not possibly care less and has foolhardy confidence in the moral fiber of individuals who run business despite the myriad examples of why that’s really not such a good blanket idea, says bah-humbug:
Republicans responded to the announcement about Cordray with a reminder that they intend to oppose “any nominee, regardless of party affiliation” unless the White House made a slew of changes to the agency.
Those changes? They have to do with weakening the agency, of course. Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:43 pm July 17th, 2011 in Business, Government, Ohio, Republicans | Please comment
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Jul
17
Since when are talented & aggravating mutually exclusive?
Filed Under arts, Culture, Gender, leadership, Social Issues, Ted Strickland, Women | Leave a Comment
The New York Times Magazine profiles filmmaker Miranda July-and that’s a good thing. But the teaser on the mag’s cover is, “She is one of the most talented filmmakers if her generation. She is one of the most aggravating filmmakers of her generation. Could both of these statements be true?”
You are kidding me, right? Since when don’t those two qualities go together in stand-out personalities, maybe especially those with talent?
By Jill Miller Zimon at 12:23 pm July 17th, 2011 in arts, Culture, Gender, leadership, Social Issues, Ted Strickland, Women | Please comment
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Jul
16
Pepper Pike/Orange Village Democratic Club: Burbmerger Discussion
Filed Under Announcements, BurbMerger, Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Pepper Pike 2.0, Politics, Regionalism, Transparency | Leave a Comment
From the inbox:
The next meeting of the Pepper Pike/Orange Village Democratic Club will be held on Thursday July 21st at the Orange Public Library at 7:00 PM.
We will be discussing the potential merger of Pepper Pike, Orange Village, Woodmere, and Moreland Hills
The discussion will feature our own members. Kathy Mulcahy, Mayor of Orange Village and Rick Taft, member of the Pepper Pike City Council and candidate for Mayor of Pepper Pike
Join us for a lively and informative discussion of this important topic
We look forward to seeing you there.
Lively for sure.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:03 pm July 16th, 2011 in Announcements, BurbMerger, Cleveland+, CuyahogaCounty, Government, Ohio, Pepper Pike, Pepper Pike 2.0, Politics, Regionalism, Transparency | Please comment
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Jul
15
Fresh Water Cleveland Likes Blogs – and Cleveland, How About THAT!?
Filed Under Blogging, Cleveland+, Culture, Jill Miller Zimon, Ohio | 1 Comment
I can’t say I blame them, but I also have to say that they’ve turned me toward local blogs I’ve never heard of before. Many thanks to Fresh Water Cleveland, whose managing editor is Douglas Trattner, known to locals and regionals from his many years of writing about NE Ohio.
I only came to know of Fresh Water because I saw their URL in my site traffic information, so I tracked back to it and tabbed it as something to look at this week (this crazy busy week). Then, before I could do that, I saw it in my traffic again today – but this post, “they heart cle: a city’s biggest fans are often the bloggers,” was why! I’m really pleased to be mentioned, and I’m more pleased to read about area blogs I didn’t know about. And I also love that it is a positive look at how blogs enrich our region. Thank you, very much.
Here’s the review of WLST (after the jump): Read more
By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:02 pm July 15th, 2011 in Blogging, Cleveland+, Culture, Jill Miller Zimon, Ohio | 1 Comment
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Jul
15
UPDATE: Kasich Kills HB 231 Lake Erie Water Withdrawal Bill
Filed Under Environment, John Kasich, Law, leadership, Ohio | Leave a Comment
Thank you thank you thank you. We will remember this (we remember everything else, too – okay – let’s be honest, but this gets remembered in there also).
Read more from the Dayton Daily News and the Plain Dealer.
Hattip to none other than Jim Trakas, sincerely one of my favorite former electeds and Ohio political arena mainstays.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:38 pm July 15th, 2011 in Environment, John Kasich, Law, leadership, Ohio | Please comment
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Jul
15
Contact Gov. Kasich’s Office-Urge Him to Veto HB 231 Lake Erie Water Withdrawal Bill
Filed Under Environment, Government, John Kasich, Ohio, Politics | 1 Comment
Call 614-466-3555 or 614-644-4357. Read the Plain Dealer’s editorials here for more information
I have called and I also sent a “Share Your Idea” stating the same request. Here’s what I wrote:
Dear Governor,
I’m writing as a resident of Ohio but I also happen to be an elected official (Pepper Pike City Council Member). I appreciate that you are considering Ohioan’s concerns regarding HB 231 and cannot urge you strongly enough to VETO the bill. Everyone knows and many underestimate the extreme value of the tremendous asset we call Lake Erie. Likewise, we know that the states which belong to the Great Lakes Compact trust, rely and depend upon Ohio to make sound, long-term and wise decisions that protect and do not endanger the stability of future generations who will live and need this unique natural resource. Speaking of which, you should consider adding “Natural Resources” to the list of issues at the top of this “Share Your Idea” module. There is no such category right now, and yet don’t we both know how blessed Ohio is with natural resources which we are all charged with protecting, not destroying, abusing or otherwise taking for granted. Thank you for your attention and again, please veto HB 231.
While I’m hearing that a statement from the Governor on this bill may be forthcoming this afternoon, do not rely on others to voice their opinion if you have one to share as well. Critical mass makes a difference.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 4:17 pm July 15th, 2011 in Environment, Government, John Kasich, Ohio, Politics | 1 Comment
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Jul
13
TOMORROW: “What is Your Number” Day of Action for Clean Air
Filed Under Announcements, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics, Science, Women, Youth | Leave a Comment
I first spotted this on Progress Ohio’s blog, where they ask, “AEP: How Many Lives Are Your Polluter Profits Worth?:
Join the on-the-ground fight against AEP’s outrageous dirty air bill, which would block life-saving clean air standards and cause 17,000 premature deaths every year! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be organizing local events in Columbus to increase the pressure on the big polluter.
“Ask What is Your Number?” Day of Action
Date: Thursday July 14th Time: 10am – 11am
Where: AEP Headquarters, 1 Riverside Plaza (Marconi and Long)
Meet: North Bank Park (Neil Ave and Spring St)
What: After a short walk from North Bank Park, we will have a press conference/ demonstration asking AEP “How many is too many”?
Join us on Thursday to support clean air in Ohio and nationwide! Banners and signs will be provided.
Read more from the Environmental Defense Fund at their Ask What’s Your Number site. They’ve got sample tweets you can post including:
17k premature deaths from @AEPnews’s dirty air bill. How many deaths are ok? #WhatsYourNumber #CleanAir http://goo.gl/hmja1 Tweet this!
@AEPnews’s Dirty Air Bill = 240k asthma attacks and 17k premature deaths. Acceptable? #WhatsYourNumber http://goo.gl/hmja1 Tweet this!
No advanced pollution controls on 40% of @AEPnews’s plants. How many lives is that costing? #WhatsYourNumber http://goo.gl/hmja1 Tweet this!
And they’ve also posted this PSA – warning, it features a child on a breathing device and is not easy to watch or listen to – as a mom with a child who has reactive airway disease, I feel it very viscerally:
Please remember, the deadline to submit comments on the new Mercury and Air Toxics rule has been extended to August 4. If you haven’t already done so, you have through then to email the EPA and show your support for the rule. And, of course, you can join the Moms Clean Air Force to help fight for clean air for our kids anytime. Every voice counts and is needed. Thank you.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:19 pm July 13th, 2011 in Announcements, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Moms Clean Air Force, Politics, Science, Women, Youth | Please comment
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