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Boone County wind farm issues examined
Understanding the basics of contract and property law are critical for Boone County landowners who are asked to lease their property for a wind farm, Indiana Farm Bureau representatives say. Jason Schneider, an IFB attorney, and Kelly L. Kepner, of the Purdue Extension Benton County office, gave a crash course in wind farm development concerns and consider…
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Added by Matthew Watkins on July 2, 2009 at 9:09am —
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Judge refuses to stop refinery expansion
A Hammond federal judge has refused to stop the BP Whiting refinery expansion. The
NRDC presented a lawsuit to attempt to halt any further action. An expansion would be environmentally devastating, but Judge Philip Simon doesn't seem to realize that. Simon called the lawsuit…
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Added by Matthew Watkins on July 1, 2009 at 8:52am —
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Indiana Congressmen vote no on ACES
Jesse Kharbanda, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, said the bill allocates allowances for heavy industry and promotes renewable energy, for instance wind, which uses large amounts of steel. He said the bill ends years of paralysis on climate change and is a "very strong start for very difficult legislation" because it sets a federal renewable…
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 30, 2009 at 8:51am —
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ACES Passes 219 - 212
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Carson and Hill vote for ACES
Democratic Reps. Andre Carson and Baron Hill were the only members of Indiana's delegation to vote in favor of a bill to force reductions in greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 29, 2009 at 8:31am —
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House Votes on ACES Today
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A Hoosier perspective on ACES
Fort Wayne's JG investigates into whether ACES would cost Indiana jobs. It's a legitimate point - Indiana relies heavily on coal, even having the 2nd highest coal-use-per-capita rate. Congressman Souder argues ACES will not create a new "green revolution" in Indiana; rather it will send jobs to other countries such as China.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 26, 2009 at 8:45am —
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Climate change hits home for Indiana
Warmer winters, more frequent heavy rainstorms and a longer growing season -- Indiana already is feeling the impact of climate change, according to a massive new federal report.
The report highlights changes that could benefit Hoosiers, such as more productive farms, as well as those that pose serious risks, such as more flooding.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 25, 2009 at 8:43am —
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First major equipment arrives at gassification plant
GE calls this a "milestone for cleaner coal technology." It's sad to see that GE has gotten behind the whole "clean coal" movement. Usually I think of wind and solar technologies when I hear GE.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 24, 2009 at 8:59am —
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Indiana company buying energy from Fowler Ridge
The energy we make here in Indiana isn't just all going away to other states now. Vectern has received a permit from the Indiana government to purchase 50 MW, powering 15,000 homes. The addition means 4% of Vectern's customers will receive renewable-generated power.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 23, 2009 at 8:44am —
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Green power taking root in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Power & Light Co.'s Green Power program started in 1998 and has about 3,500 residential and commercial customers participating, about 1 percent of the company's 465,000 users.
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Lake Central High School moves to energy efficiency
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 12, 2009 at 7:57am —
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Clean-energy jobs outperformed overall jobs in Indiana
Job growth in the clean energy economy grew 17.9 percent, while overall jobs declined 1 percent between 1998 and 2007. In the same period nationally, jobs in the clean energy sector grew at a rate of 9.1 percent, while traditional jobs grew by 3.7 percent.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 11, 2009 at 8:09am —
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Duke Energy to bring smart grid to Indiana
Duke Energy Corp. says it will build a “smart-grid” power-delivery system in Indiana after reaching a settlement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and other groups. The smart-grid initiative will use advanced digital technology to save energy and improve reliability in Indiana, the company says.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 9, 2009 at 7:43am —
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Green business incentives meeting June 11
On Thursday, June 11, the Green Business Network will present Indiana Green Business networking series event at the Columbia Club located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The event is the first of three that GBN will conduct through the end of 2009.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 8, 2009 at 7:53am —
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Hammond residents to file suit over BP air pollution
A group of Northwest Indiana residents intends to sue BP Whiting for illegal air pollution and seek up to $30 million in fines. The Hammond-based Calumet Project sent a letter to BP officials Wednesday stating it intended to sue because BP failed to get a proper permit before beginning construction on its expansion to process more Canadian crude oil.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 5, 2009 at 7:54am —
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Recycling fails in Cedar Lake
Councilmen, who formally adopted a biweekly recycling schedule last month, said they intend to make their final decision on a monthly charge for continued weekly recycling collections with Allied Waste/Republic when they meet next at 7 p.m. June 16.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 4, 2009 at 8:33am —
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BP Whiting refinery in NWI cited by EPA for benzene pollution
For nearly six years, BP's Whiting refinery emitted cancer-causing benzene at its wastewater treatment plant without proper air pollution control equipment, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The penalties will reach up to $37,500 a day.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 3, 2009 at 8:18am —
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The ‘Duck Lady’ helps injured waterfowl.
“Wouldn’t this world be a sad old place if you went to a lake or pond and there was nothing there but water?” Kuhl asked.
Luckily, for the past 26 years, Kuhl has done her part to prevent this image from becoming a reality by rehabilitating injured waterfowl and shore birds at a facility in her Hudson Lake home.
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Added by Matthew Watkins on June 2, 2009 at 9:15am —
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Wind turbines going up in Hammond
Two wind turbines are going up in parks around Hammond, but they'll have to wait until June 15 to start working permanently because of the migratory bird season.
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Wildlife refuge hoping to buy former mine land
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Added by Matthew Watkins on May 27, 2009 at 7:00am —
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New biomass energy plant in southern Indiana
The developers of a proposed biomass power plant near Milltown estimate the facility will emit 245 tons of nitrogen oxide and 226 tons of carbon dioxide each year, plus more than 11 tons of chemicals classified as hazardous air pollutants.
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Climate bill depends on what the Midwes…
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Added by Matthew Watkins on May 26, 2009 at 8:16am —
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Light rail advocates keep fighting
Regional transportation districts were defeated in the Senate, but advocates are still working for projects such as the Noblesville-Indiana proposed system.
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New wind farm planned for NW Indiana
Kansas-based TradeWind Energy plans to invest between $300 mill…
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Added by Matthew Watkins on May 25, 2009 at 8:53am —
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Poplar trees root out pollution
Bult Oil left hundreds of gallons of oil, kerosene, grease and sludge in the ground and more than 100 cubic yards of crushed container drums and other debris in its wake before closing about a decade ago. Planted in 2003, the 40 poplar trees did their job, sending roots deep into the ground to absorb the soil and cleanse it of pollutants.
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