Friday, March 14, 2014
Mr. Lorry Wagner, President
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) 1938 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
3606 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(216) 281-6468
fax: (216) 281-5112
www.earthdaycoalition.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jessica Hartman, CPA, President
McGladrey
Steven J. Bozarth, Vice President
Key Bank
Lute A. Quintrell, Treasurer
FocusCFO
Lisa Dore, Secretary
Cleveland Clinic
Radu Dragan
Hyland Software
Allan Dreyer
City of Cleveland
Daniel Jaffe
Squire Sanders (US) LLP
Wendy A. Jelinek
Case Western Reserve University
Jeff McCourt
Benesch, Friedlander,
Scott Sanders
Executive Director
Carla Tricarichi, Esq.
W. David Wright
Helen Zdrojewski
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Stanley Adelstein, Esq.
Virginia Aveni
Leonard Calabrese
Sandie L. Crawford
William M. Denihan
County Department of Children and Family Services
Jefferson H. Dickey, MD, MOH
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Theodore Esborn, Esq.
McDonald, Hopkins, Burke and Haber
Dr. Bernice Powell Jackson
United Church of Christ
Peter Lawson Jones, Esq.
Kenneth J. Kovach
Creative Stages, Ltd.
Joseph P. Meissner, Esq.
Michael Melampy, Ph.D.
Baldwin Wallace College
Kevin Snape, Ph.D.
Bill Spratley
Green Energy Ohio
STAFF
Scott Sanders
Executive Director
Elaine L. Barnes
Director, Programs & Development
Director, Clean Transportation
Christina Yoka
Events and Marketing
Dolores Watson
Dear Mr. Wagner: Earth Day Coalition is an organization working to provide education, inspire leadership and encourage action for a healthy environment in northeast Ohio. Established in 1990, we offer services in four community works programs: Clean Transportation, Student Environmental Leadership, Neighborhood Action, and EarthFest, Ohio’s largest environmental education event and the longest running Earth Day celebration in the nation.
Earth Day Coalition holds the position that there is an urgent need to protect our environment by developing more clean energy resources. Offshore wind is an attractive option because it emits no pollution, can achieve signiTicant scale, and can be developed in a responsible and economical way. Earth Day Coalition believes that the Great Lakes region is perfectly suited to fully realize the economic and environmental beneTits of America’s small but growing offshore wind power industry. The region holds up to 700GW of offshore wind potential and is currently the most dependent region in the country on electricity from coal Tired power plants.
Earth Day Coalition recognizes that your organization, Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo), is a regional non-­‐proTit and economic development organization building an offshore wind power industry in Ohio to improve the environment, create local jobs, and advance the nation’s energy security. Earth Day Coalition further recognizes that LEEDCo is currently working to develop a demonstration project called “Icebreaker” to help catalyze an industry and spur additional development throughout the region. The Tirst project, scheduled for completion in October 2017, will consist of six 3MW wind turbines in Lake Erie approximately 7 miles off the coast of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Earth Day Coalition understands that “Icebreaker” will create hundreds of jobs and lead to an industry that employs thousands. Offshore wind is a perfect example of how a clean energy economy can create jobs and drive economic development. Earth Day Coalition appreciates LEEDCo’s efforts to connect with important stakeholders like the environmental community to seek our input and support. LEEDCo’s desire to heal the environment and commitment to protect lake ecosystems is evident. Earth Day Coalition congratulates LEEDCo on the overwhelming public support it has demonstrated through its Power Pledge initiative. This program is proving that the people of Northeast Ohio support offshore wind and want to be a part of making it a reality. As such, Earth Day Coalition expresses its support both for LEEDCo’s mission to build an offshore wind power industry in Northeast Ohio and also for LEEDCo’s “Icebreaker” demonstration project. Sincerely, Dawn Wrench
Student Environmental Leadership
Organizations listed for identification, not endorsement
Established in 1990,
the Mission of Earth Day Coalition is to
Provide Education, Inspire Leadership and
Encourage Action for a Healthy Environment.
Scott Sanders
Executive Director