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Speak out now. Tell the Ohio Data Center committee in Columbus your thoughts on data center development. It's the ONLY date scheduled to hear from us. Upload comments by noon Sunday to testify in person: bit.ly/43Bhc55 @IndivCentralOH @ConserveOhio_ @ColsFreePress

$33 B Piketon @SoftBank data center is really a 1,000 acre complex of more than 12 data centers spread across Pike County, touching farmland, wetlands, stream corridors. @JayHSalley Fallout Files substack: bit.ly/4vookOh @FoEJapan_en @DispatchAlerts @DUANELOCAL12

Gray whales starve and die en masse, their food dwindling due to warming oceans and melting sea ice. @NOAAFisheries scientists operate in climate of fear: afraid to speak and risk more Trump cuts. @BlaineHarden @InsideClimate: bit.ly/4uFQEvx Save the Whales. @OHDems

For independent, accurate statehouse news on what's happening now. Especially good on energy policy, utilities and the reality of natural gas fracking under state parks and public lands. Free to subscribe; donations pay reporter salaries. @OhioYD @OhioYBD @climatestrikeOH

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The #GreatOhioClimateMarch has ended, but community action from it begins. 50 citizen lobbyists met with lawmakers to talk about the need for an Ohio energy policy giving renewables parity with fossil fuel energy laws-- and stop fracking under public lands. @DispatchAlerts

Wind and solar cost $40 per kw hour vs. $100 per kw for fossil fuels-generated power. @JulianSpector @CanaryMediaInc: bit.ly/4ff0OhY The fossil fuels phase-out begins. What's holding you back, @matthuffman1 and @ohiogop? Either lead on energy, or step aside. @nckevns

Balcony solar is safe, cheap & perfect for renters. Thank you Rep. Rader for letting me join you in demoing a unit at the statehouse to show why HB 755 is needed to lower energy bills and reduce strain on the grid. Shoutout to @SolarNeighbors for bringing in a unit for us to use.

What the world needs now is love for the planet-- and new, biodegradable plastic made of seaweed-- replacing plastic food packaging. Luckily, @AberUni is on it. @MarkMansfield10 @NationCymru: bit.ly/4tTeMcL Where do we invest? @Fidelity @Vanguard_Group @BlackRock

The World Meteorological Organization's outlook for the next five years is hot, grim and record-smashing. apnews.com/article/climat…

Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee Wednesday. Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation, and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment, and the economy. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/29/ohi…

Freepoint’s Hebron facility has polluted local communities for over a year while claiming to “recycle” plastic. Now OEPA says it’s actually a plastic incinerator that was misregulated. Sign the petition to shut Freepoint down: act.earthworks.org/page/98535/act…

@GovMikeDeWine announces pause on data center tax breaks until data center committee develops plan. @DanielSusco @JournalNews: bit.ly/3S6TYBh Data centers granted tax benefits report $27.2 B in capital investment inside the state. How many jobs were created? @ohiogop

Hikers on the #GreatOhioClimateMarch spent the weekend at Salt Fork State Park before the final trek into Columbus. Join us at the noon rally May 28 at the Ohio statehouse steps. @DailyJeff @OhioSierraClub @Enquirer

@SaveOhioParks' George Banziger and writer @HollyKellums push back on Washington County commissioner claiming "misinformation" regarding proposed data center and injection well moratorium issues. Amber Phipps @MariettaTimes: bit.ly/49gZjvU @DispatchAlerts @WTRF7News

Trump administration wants federal employees to sign loyalty NDAs. Gary Fields @AP: bit.ly/4duZ56M Yet NDAs in Ohio governments sparked a statewide referendum against data centers. @berniemoreno @SenJonHusted

Build community as you build art TONIGHT at the Columbus library for the #GreatOhioClimateMarch noon rally and Lobby Day Thursday, May 28. (Sorry for the late re-tweet, @BuckeyeEnviNtwk!) @IndivCentralOH @CommonCauseOhio @ConserveOhio_ @CleanAirMoms_OH @OHIOcitizenact

Families Deserve a Voice Before Polluters Break Ground on Dirty AI Data Centers momscleanairforce.org/new-source-rev… via @CleanAirMoms

It's not enough to be angry, or mourn the loss of our fresh water, clean air and public lands due to poor lawmaker decisions in Ohio. Join us May 28 at the statehouse noon rally and Lobby Day: bit.ly/3PBKGN2 @TheTimesLeader @WTRF7News @wtaptelevision @DailyJeff

April hail damage in Northeast Ohio estimated in hundreds of millions of dollars. If storms like this become frequent, insurance companies will take note, and action: @PeterKrouse @clevelanddotcom: bit.ly/4f8ZsFg @OIIOrg @OHInsurance @GreenAmerica