Comments on: What should be on the agenda http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/ All Politics. All Ohio. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-11235 Brian Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:23:21 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/#comment-11235 The big concern is that too many people will think "problem solved". We need to break our fossil-fuel dependence, and soon, and I think it's going to take strong leadership (and some tough times) to do it. The big concern is that too many people will think “problem solved”. We need to break our fossil-fuel dependence, and soon, and I think it’s going to take strong leadership (and some tough times) to do it.

]]> By: Purple Avenger http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-10995 Purple Avenger Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:50:18 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/#comment-10995 <i>Start real efforts on alternative energy development</i> Shell apparently has <a href="http://purpleavenger.blogspot.com/2006/11/shells-canadian-oil-sands-expanding-to.html" rel="nofollow">a 155,000bbl/day tar sand operation</a> going in up in Canada, and that's only one site. We need more of this to buy the time to do other things correctly. Hydrogen, for example, is rife with safety and distribution infrastructure issues. anyone who's worked at an industrial plant (I have) where its used will attest to this. Start real efforts on alternative energy development

Shell apparently has a 155,000bbl/day tar sand operation going in up in Canada, and that’s only one site.

We need more of this to buy the time to do other things correctly. Hydrogen, for example, is rife with safety and distribution infrastructure issues. anyone who’s worked at an industrial plant (I have) where its used will attest to this.

]]> By: Brian http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-9818 Brian Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:59:58 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/#comment-9818 I believe so. We hold three of the five seats on the Apportionment Board (which would have been changed had Reform Ohio been successful). The board is responsible for legislative districts (congressional districts are drawn by the General Assembly). I don't know if they can force a redistricting - the next scheduled one is in 2011, which means the Democrats would need to hold at least Governor and SoS in 2010 to be able to control legislative districting. I don't know all the conditions, but the fact that the GOP in the Ohio legislature were freaking out about this earlier this year makes me think Dems might be able to force a redistricting. Things are so gerrymandered now I'd be delighted if we could just get competitive districts. Right now most seats in the Ohio legislature are completely safe. I believe so. We hold three of the five seats on the Apportionment Board (which would have been changed had Reform Ohio been successful). The board is responsible for legislative districts (congressional districts are drawn by the General Assembly). I don’t know if they can force a redistricting – the next scheduled one is in 2011, which means the Democrats would need to hold at least Governor and SoS in 2010 to be able to control legislative districting.

I don’t know all the conditions, but the fact that the GOP in the Ohio legislature were freaking out about this earlier this year makes me think Dems might be able to force a redistricting.

Things are so gerrymandered now I’d be delighted if we could just get competitive districts. Right now most seats in the Ohio legislature are completely safe.

]]> By: ohdave http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-9816 ohdave Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:45:53 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/11/09/what-should-be-on-the-agenda/#comment-9816 Can we redistrict while the R's control the legislature? Can we redistrict while the R’s control the legislature?

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