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Comment on Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:22:00 +0000

I can’t see how a city the size of Cincinnati will be able to switch to 100% renewable sources without massive infrastructure investment. There simply isn’t the capacity in the region to meet demand with all renewable sources. Be it wind, hydro, or nuclear, the generating capacity simply does not exist. Bids for 100% renewable energy are going to be higher because of the infrastructure investment required to meed demand.

Comment on Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy by Dan Reid

Dan Reid — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Very cool, but does this help us decommission the existing fossil fuel powered plans along the Ohio? I’m glad our power could become clean, but how about our air?

Comment on Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy by Matt Hayes

Matt Hayes — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000

David – There are multiple hydropower plants along the Ohio. I have toured the Racine dam facility operated by AEP but many others and several proposed are listed here: http://amppartners.org/images/Ohio-River-Project-Map-2011.jpg

Comment on Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy by Zachary Schunn

Zachary Schunn — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0000

Thanks for reporting on this, Randy. The turn-out last week was incredible; let’s hope today is the same. I’m a little skeptical of a summer 2012 timeline as there are plenty of bugs to work out (and for ex., it took Green Township 3 years to get a deal in place), but in the end this will be good for all.

Comment on Cincinnati may soon be powered by 100% renewable energy by David Cole

David Cole — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:17:00 +0000

This is certainly good news. One thing I’ve always been curious about, though, is why none of the nearby dams on the Ohio River were built with hydropower facilities? If they had done so, we’d already be getting a large portion of our energy from renewable sources. (Dams aren’t without their own environmental impacts, but those impacts are the same whether the dam generates electricity or not.) The cynic in me wonders if hydropower on the Ohio River was ruled out because of the influence of the coal industry in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Comment on Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City by Neil Clingerman

Neil Clingerman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

As evidenced by the number of restaurants in the area and the grocery, I think most of the Asian population around UC is actually South Asian – Indian/Pakistani, our census doesn’t distinguish between the two populations.
Not to say that I don’t think it would be a good idea to get them into the Riverfront Transit Center. That great facility should be used for something!

Comment on Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City by 5chw4r7z

5chw4r7z — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0000

“You’ll hear Fung Wah horror stories of breakdowns and lost wheels…”
I hope something like that happens when I take it to NYC!!

Comment on Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0000

I have heard a horror story of the Chinatown Bus. It’s kind of funny this article came up, because I heard of this service the day before this article was released.

Essentially, the person I was talking to said that the driver of the bus had been driving for 13+ hours and couldn’t really stay awake anymore. Another passenger (who drives 18-wheelers) essentially forced the driver to let him take the wheel the remainder of the way to NYC until just before entering the city. I don’t know where the bus was coming from.

I’m not trying to scare anyone away though. I would still use Chinatown if the price was right.

Comment on Chinatown buses offer direct overnight travel from Cincinnati to New York City by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:19:00 +0000

They are phasing out the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh route on March 13. I believe the only way to get to Pittsburgh from CIncinnati via Megabus is through Chicago which just isn’t practical. It’s unfortunate, because I have family in Pittsburgh and it was a gateway to the East Coast as Pittsburgh is a major hub for Megabus.

I’m assuming they just didn’t get the ridership they needed to make it affordable. Or perhaps they are moving those buses to accomodate for the Atlanta hub that just opened recently.

Either way it sucks. I really like Megaubs (even if the Internet only worked 1 of 5 times). Hopefully they reestablish the route before too long.

Comment on Airport officials should pay local artists to fill CVG with music by Tim Caudill

Tim Caudill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I play folk/blues/bluegrass and old time music. Looking for places to play in Cincy. What are the laws regarding street performers? I play acoustic only and sing…so, nothing to loud.