ENVIRONMENT

Rose Lounsbury’s grandmother, wife of a coal miner, lived through the Great Depression and passed many of her habits—like reusing zip-top plastic bags and never wasting leftovers—along to her granddaughter.

But in a world where fossil fueled climate change is heating our planet at an alarming rate, the habits passed down from our grandparents are no longer enough.

To slow down the devastating effects of climate change, we need to take immediate and decisive legislative action. 

At a time when our current state legislature is allowing fracking on public parks and rapidly increasing our energy costs, Rose will champion legislation to promote a greener and more affordable Ohio. This includes incentives for companies and consumers to switch to renewable energy sources and programs that encourage and attract eco-minded businesses to our state. Rose envisions an Ohio with thriving manufacturing plants producing solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicle batteries. This green economy will spur jobs and income for many working families in some of our most economically hard-hit areas, and will lead to lower energy bills for Ohioans around the state.

We can create an Ohio that thrives both economically and environmentally. These two goals mutually support each other. Rose’s grandmother would definitely approve.