Welcome to the Wood County Green Party! We Have a Candidate!
Joe DeMare is on the ballot for Wood County Commissioner!
Over a dozen Greens gathered over 600 petition signatures to put Joe on the ballot for Wood County Commissioner in the November, 2026 election!
Joe is the Anti-Data Center Candidate, vowing to fight any more data centers in Wood County. No more tax breaks! No more stealing of our water. No more pollution of our air, water, and dark skies! Watch Joe Announcing his Candidacy on May 23, here: https://youtu.be/hsrYmPR9ZbI?si=-CFPZGTl0_ZsZEhk
If you oppose data centers and want to help out, you can donate to Joe's campaign here:https://secure.anedot.com/demare-commissioner/donation?exitIntent=true
We meet the last Friday of each month at the home of Joe DeMare, Co-Chair, for pizza and planning. Contact him at joe.demare@woodcountyohgreenparty.org for details.
Go With Joe!
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Wood County Ohio Green Party
Welcome to our webpage! The Green Party is the only Party dedicated to Ecological Wisdom, Non-Violence, Grassroots Democracy, and Social Justice! Help us as we work towards a Green future!
Why a Green Party?
It's clear neither Republicans nor Democrats are making the changes we all need to survive. We need Greens in office in Wood County if we hope to tackle problems like global warming, income inequality, and growing violence in our society.
Greens follow the Four Pillars of; Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots Democracy, Social Justice, and Non-Violence. That's how Green campaign, and that's how they'll govern when they're in office in Bowling Green. If you believe in these principles, join us and consider running for office!
Save Rooftop Solar!
VICTORY!
In 2020, BG's Municipal Utility Board imposed a penalty on rooftop solar panels, cut the reimbursement rate for solar in half, and established other policies designed to block rooftop solar. The Wood County Greens never stopped fighting the penalty, and after 6 long years, the City has changed the policy! Not only is the penalty gone, but the reimbursement for solar generated power into the grid will be raised from 7.5 cents to 9.5 cents per kilowatt hour! Essentially, the City did a study which came to the same conclusion our study did. Both studies showed rooftop solar reduces costs for everyone!
Bike Lanes!
Enough excuses! In poll after poll, a vast majority of BG residents say that they want bike lanes. The City Council has been talking about bike lanes for over a decade. The current road construction actually created temporary "bike lanes" by blocking traffic from two lanes on South Main Street. We have been lobbying the City Council to make the bike lanes permanent, but they're ignoring us. It's time to elect Greens who will actually make it happen. One thing most BG residents agree on is that the current system of "Sharrows" is a failure.
Volunteer!
Come help us build the Green Future in Wood County! It's going to take hard work and a lot of people working together to create a real alternative to the two ordinary parties. We had over 20 volunteers for our booth at the Wood County Fair, last year. We're going to need volunteers going door-to-door for Joe's County Commissioner campaign almost every night. One thing you can do is help us get the word out! Go to the Contact page to hook up!
Wood County Greens Go to DC!
In January of 2025, the Wood County Green Party sent a contingent to the Womens' March protest against the Inauguration of Donald Trump. It was a great trip. It's always energizing to be surrounded by tens of thousands of like minded people, united in their opposition to the Republicans' anti-environment, anti-human rights, anti-social justice agenda. We Greens were welcomed by protesters from all over the country as we marched together to the Lincoln Monument to hear speeches filled with anger and determination.
We all need to stick together to get through the dangerous times ahead. Immigrants are being rounded up, many of whom are here legally but are being swept up in ICE raids based on their skin color and occupation. Trump has banned all wind and solar development in the US. He has signed outright bans on offshore wind and solar and wind development on public lands. He has effected a comprehensive ban of all private development by instructing the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers not to issue required environmental permits. He's also legalized bribery by cancelling the Foriegn Corrupt Practices Act. His list of terrible and illegal actions is incredibly long. But we Greens stand in opposition and we refuse to be silenced!!!
