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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Environment Blog Posts
Pick your (bug) poison
September 29, 2010
Comments(0)Now scientists are finding genetically modified insect killer in Indiana water.
MoreIndiana bombs in rankings of 'new economy' states
August 25, 2010
Comments(8)State has a dire future if Business Facilities' latest lists are any indication.
MoreDreaded Asian carp headed toward Indy
August 19, 2010
Comments(8)Invasive species that decimates food chains and riles boaters is swimming up the White River, expert says.
MoreIs Baron Hill high and dry?
July 28, 2010
Comments(5)The congressman was the only one from the Indiana delegation to vote for cap and trade. Now, with the Senate having gotten
cold feet on the legislation, Hill might have been left to twist in the wind.
MoreIs alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
July 7, 2010
Comments(4)An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
MoreStudy calls for restricting development in Indy area
June 29, 2010
Comments(9)Prime farmland is disappearing fast, Indiana University researcher warns.
MoreTime to bring I-69 downtown?
May 28, 2010
Comments(43)Dusting off the original plans to extend the highway from I-465 to downtown would ease congestion. But, oh, the downsides.
MoreOne thing that's going right in Indiana
May 27, 2010
Comment(1)In a state where education, incomes and health suffer, there’s more water than anyone knows what do to with.
MoreAssessing Daniels' record on the environment
April 26, 2010
Comments(4)A leading Hoosier environmentalist thinks the governor isn’t living up to his conservative reputation.
MoreIndiana's smelly news
April 22, 2010
Comment(1)If it isn’t huge methane bubbles in manure pits, its drug suspects actually hiding in the stuff.
MoreShowdown for ethanol
April 19, 2010
Comments(6)Powerful new lobbies are fighting over the future of the controversial industry. Who are they appealing to? You.
MoreGlobal warming = more snow?
February 19, 2010
Comments(24)A meteorologist says we can expect a string of cold, snowy winters, thanks to more moisture in the atmosphere.
MoreNew Madrid quivers
January 25, 2010
Comments(14)The infamous geologic fault line makes news again.
MoreIndiana and climate change
January 22, 2010
Comments(5)A report by an influential Republican pollster could send a disruptive ripple through Indiana.
MoreCarp, shipping and a lawsuit
December 3, 2009
Comments(2)A lawsuit aimed at stopping invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan could bring some forms of shipping to a grinding halt.
MoreDrugs in our water
October 21, 2009
Comments(7)Researchers are finding a host of pharmaceutical residues in tributaries to the White River, from which Indianapolis and other
cities draw drinking water.
MoreTaking Ostrom to Indiana forests
October 13, 2009
Comments(0)How rich that Elinor Ostrom, the Indiana University professor who won a Nobel prize for economics yesterday, got her nails
dirty researching how people in pockets of forests in undeveloped nations allocate their natural resources.
MoreDow AgroSciences and the Holy Grail
October 7, 2009
Comment(1)Dow AgroSciences could boost its market share in genetically altered corn almost overnight by inventing a perennial corn.
But investors might not have the patience.
MoreSecond thoughts on alternative energy
September 23, 2009
Comments(4)A future rich in biofuels, solar and wind energy would consume a lot of land, a study says.
MoreYou are green: Now what?
September 15, 2009
Comment(1)IBJ Daily readers are keenly interested in environmental issues, if a poll conducted by IBJ in conjunction with Walker Information
is any indication.
MoreReturn of the gas-guzzler?
April 29, 2009
Comments(7)Americans are gravitating toward the kinds of vehicles theyâ??ll be buying for the next several years, says
one of the nationâ??s leading automotive forecasters.
John Wolkonowicz, senior auto analyst at IHS Global Insight, says the dominant vehicle of the future will...
MoreMass transit potential
April 27, 2009
Comments(13)For an interesting take on how mass transit could help revitalize Indianapolis, see IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malleyâ??s
story this week on the topic. Ball State grad students dreamed up several concepts for plunking new rail
stations along existing...
MoreBacksliding on environment?
December 30, 2008
Comments(6)One of the most curious developments underway in state government is the moves by the Department of Environmental
Management to back peddle on its mandate to keep an eye on polluters.
Environmental groups are aghast at IDEMâ??s plan to slap penalties...
MoreThe (your name here) bat
December 4, 2008
Comments(3)Purdue University is jumping on a trend toward offering naming rights for newly discovered species.
The university plans to announce Monday that a bat discovered by one of its researchers can be named for
a company, a person â??...
MoreGreat mileage, bad wrecks
August 28, 2008
Comments(6)Small, fuel-efficient cars are in and big, thirsty vehicles are out. But as consumers try to save money
on gas, their odds of getting hurt increase, the Insurance Research Council warned today.
The Pennsylvania organization, which researches the property and casualty...
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Good ole' Obamacare. Thanks liberals and those who didn't bother to vote.
Yes. Blame those who were too lazy to go vote Obama out and those who voted him in again. That's my take on it. I know folks won't get it on the left. OK. Start berating me now!
Serioulsy, people are AGINST this project? Most communities would be salivating over a project like this. You'd rather have an empty eye-sore gas station and shacks posing as apartments? This project is exactly what BR needs. BUILD IT MR MAYOR. And yes, I am a BR resident, and have been for 20 years.
As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.