Energy Leadership
Ohio Governor John Kasich has come to the table for energy companies, including Columbus-based AEP, at the IHS CERAWeek 2012, Energy and the Economy: Quest for Growth conference in Houston this week.
He shared keynote remarks about hydraulic fracturing – fracking in shorthand – with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Hickenlooper, a democrat and geologist by trade, is an advocate for fracking, as is our governor. The two used the address to make the case for fracking, but doing it in a way that is both regulated and productive.
Kasich for one wants to use the fees assessed for the activity to offset income taxes in Ohio – a win from the get-go. He’s using the pulpit to bring constituents – like AEP – into the fold.
One AEP executive in attendance was quoted by the Dispatch as saying, “it was really refreshing to hear a governor tell everyone exactly where he stands.”
Clear, concise government? Now that’s something.