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by Linda Sekura
 Want your electricity to come from wind and solar instead of coal
and nuke? Here's an easy way - just make a quick
call.
NOPEC (The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council) wants to work
with FPL Energy to give its 126-member communities the option of
getting clean electric power. For you to have this choice of powering
your home with FPL's wind and solar, the recent energy bill
passed in Ohio (Bill 221) must be implemented by the PUCO (Public
Utilities Commission) in a certain way. The PUCO must, in NOPEC's
words: "implement rules to provide the ability to have access
to competitive electricity supply for governmental aggregation."
If you call your state senator,
simply tell the person who answers the phone that you are a constituent,
tell them what city you live in, and say that for Energy Bill 221,
you want the PUCO to provide the ability to have access to competitive
electricity supply for governmental aggregation. The person can
take down the words, which the senator will understand when he/she
is given the message, but you can explain that it means that companies
such as FPL will be able to work with NOPEC (and other community
groups) to provide solar, wind, and other clean power for our electric
needs.
You can find whether you are in a NOPEC community by checking
this website: http://www.nopecinfo.org. But even if you are not
part of NOPEC, properly implementing this legislation will allow
for future opportunities for you to receive clean power.
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The City of Cleveland's 
Do you know of a local environmental issue in need
of attention? Do you have inside information on what's
going on in your city or township? With over 5,000
members in Northeast Ohio we count on you to be the
Club's eyes and ears of the region. While the Federal
government and large corporations continue to wreak
havoc on our environment, it is more important than
ever before to act as watchdogs in our own backyards.
For those new to
calling state or federal representatives, it's easier and
less confrontational than it sounds. You will never
speak directly with your rep or senator - an aide
will answer the phone, take brief notes plus your name and city (sometimes), and that's it.