http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_03_mitakides_campaign_goes_carbon_neutral Comments for "OH-03: Mitakides Campaign Goes Carbon Neutral" en http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_03_mitakides_campaign_goes_carbon_neutral#comment-100204 I believe that Jane Mitakides is exactly what Southwest Ohio needs right now. Her opponet Mike Turner has shown to be quite careless in his actions not looking out for veterans and others who make our country so great. I just know that she  is going to win this Fall. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:54:14 -0700 Ross1985 comment 100204 at http://www.buckeyestateblog.com http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_03_mitakides_campaign_goes_carbon_neutral <p><em>(Cross-posted from http://www.jane08.com)</em> </p><p>Many politicians use Earth Day for their own purposes, focusing on environmental issues for one day a year. However, global warming doesn’t take a vacation for the other 364 days a year - and neither can we. </p><p>That’s why <a href="http://www.jane08.com">Jane Mitakides</a> has decided to walk the talk of green solutions by <strong>making her campaign carbon neutral</strong>, and committing to work for renewable energy and green jobs when elected to Congress. </p><p>By underwriting carbon offsets from <a href="http://www.carbonfund.org">CarbonFund.org</a>, an organization that helps individuals, businesses, and organizations to eliminate their carbon footprints, the Mitakides campaign becomes the first one of the first congressional campaigns in the nation (<strong>and the first in Ohio</strong>) to take responsibility for their own greenhouse gas emissions. </p><p>Jane sees investing in renewable energy as the first step in a process that will create jobs and protect the environment. The fossil fuels that cause climate change and keep us beholden to foreign dictatorships can no longer be at the foundation of our economy. </p><p>Creating tax incentives for clean energy sources will allow these industries to flourish, and instead of supporting unnecessary tax subsidies for Big Oil, she will work to pass such incentives when in Congress. </p><p>Greening our economy is a no-brainer: between fighting global warming, creating green jobs, and saving consumers across the board, this should be a priority in Congress. </p><p>Jane Mitakides intends to be a leader in Congress, and that starts now by having a campaign that takes responsibility and utilizes real solutions for our challenges. </p> http://www.buckeyestateblog.com/oh_03_mitakides_campaign_goes_carbon_neutral#comment District 3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:20:42 -0700 Chris Kelly 7782 at http://www.buckeyestateblog.com