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Foes organizing against central Indiana wind farm plans
May 13, 2013
Associated PressA Chicago-based company is seeking permission from Delaware County officials to build about 30 turbines across 15,000 acres
of agricultural areas northeast of Muncie.
MoreIPL's $631M power plant to start construction in 2014
May 1, 2013
Mason KingPlans for the plant, officially announced Wednesday, call for an environmentally friendly facility outside of Martinsville
that could produce 650 megawatts of power. Construction could employ 660 workers.
MoreDevelopers: Law will likely kill coal-gas plant
April 27, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gasification LLC project manager Mark Lubbers said developers wouldn't have tried to build the plant at Rockport
if the law passed early Saturday morning had been in place.
MorePower producer to build new HQ in Bloomington
April 11, 2013
Mason KingHoosier Energy will invest about $27 million in 83,000-square-foot facility. The city of Bloomington has approved a 10-year
tax abatement for the project.
MoreDuke rolls out new Indiana economic development plan
April 5, 2013
Associated PressThe state's largest power company says it's revamping its Indiana economic development program to improve opportunities
for communities to attract jobs and capital investment.
MoreDeveloper plans solar farms on 286 acres in southern Marion County
April 2, 2013
Dan HumanA Minnesota firm with a 15-year contract with IPL wants to install solar panels and power stations on two different sites
as part of a $50 million-plus project.
MoreIndiana lawmaker: Coal-gas plant no longer feasible
March 27, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana lawmaker who opposes a 30-year contract with the developers of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant
told a House committee Wednesday that the surge in U.S. shale gas production has driven down natural gas prices, leaving synthetic
gas projects unfeasible.
MoreIndiana House panel amends utility rate bill
March 13, 2013
Associated PressIndiana manufacturers and consumer groups opposed to a bill that would make it easier for power companies to raise their rates
won concessions Wednesday from House lawmakers.
MoreIPL boosts renewables portfolio with more solar
March 9, 2013
Farm planned for northeast of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to sun/wind capabilities.
MoreTwo neighboring utilities united by fiber in Hancock County
February 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUnusual merger of Hancock Telecom and Central Indiana Power is paving the way for network deployment in rural areas.
MoreIPL assessed $214,200 penalty in plant explosion
February 11, 2013
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Department of Labor alleges lack of proper safeguards in an August blast that injured two workers at IPL's Harding
Street generating station on the southwest side.
MoreIndiana senator seeks gas plant contract review
January 24, 2013
Associated PressA top Indiana senator is calling for a review of Indiana's plans to subsidize a proposed coal-gasification plant.
MoreIndy utility plans $511 million in power plant upgrades
January 22, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Power & Light said ratepayers could expect a 2-percent to 3-percent annual increase for a "number of years,"
but said he did not know how long the increases would be in effect.
MoreIndiana wind energy industry wants longer tax credit
January 3, 2013
Associated PressOfficials with Indiana's wind energy industry say they are relieved by Congress' one-year extension of a tax credit
but contend it will take a longer-term approach to grow the industry and create jobs in the state.
MoreCourt rules Duke must cover ice storm costs
December 28, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld state regulators' rejection of Duke Energy's bid to pass $11 million in costs it incurred
during a 2009 ice storm onto its customers.
MoreIURC caps ratepayers' share of Edwardsport plant at $2.6B
December 27, 2012
Chris O'MalleyOpponents call the deal too generous to Duke Energy and say it doesn't protect ratepayers from rising financing costs.
MoreMississippi power group to join Carmel MISO
December 14, 2012
Associated PressHattiesburg-based SMEPA, which generates and wholesales power to 11 electric cooperatives serving 410,000 Mississippi customers,
says it will join Carmel-based Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator in December 2013.
MoreDuke Energy CEO apologizes to regulator over probe
December 11, 2012
Associated PressThe head of Duke Energy said he regrets that officials with the nation's largest electric company went too far in their
criticism of North Carolina regulators responsible for setting rates in its top power market, according to a letter released
Tuesday.
MoreIndiana court hears Duke Energy ice storm case
December 10, 2012
Associated PressAn attorney for Duke Energy Corp. urged the Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday to reverse a state regulatory panel's decision
blocking the company's attempt to pass onto its customers the cost of damages it incurred during a 2009 ice storm.
MoreRegulator approves Duke Energy probe settlement
December 3, 2012
Associated PressDuke Energy formalized deals Monday that ended separate investigations by North Carolina regulators and the attorney general
into whether the utility misled officials before a merger that made it the country's largest electric company.
MoreIndiana experiencing surge in wind power market
December 2, 2012
Associated PressIndiana has a wind resource of 148,228 megawatts, the 15th biggest in the country, according to industry trade group the American
Wind Energy Association. And its growing.
MoreWabash Valley Power aggressively shifting to greener alternatives
December 1, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Wabash Valley Power Association has been reducing its dependence on energy produced from coal—from 95 percent five
years ago to 54 percent today. The utility is leaning more on natural gas and even renewable-energy sources like methane from
landfills and animal waste.
MoreDuke Energy earnings hurt by mild weather
November 8, 2012
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp., the nation's largest electric utility by market value, reported stronger-than-expected earnings for
the third quarter, but company executives said the outlook for strong economic growth in the U.S. is dim.
MoreBackers of 30-year gas-purchase deal to press on
October 30, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Gasification LLC plan to amend a 30-year contract that obligates the state to buy
the company's synthetic natural gas. The move is in reaction to an appeals court ruling that reversed regulators'
approval of the deal.
MoreChrysler drives off with $2.5M refund from Duke Energy
October 5, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe automaker had claimed in a complaint to the state that Duke acted in "draconian" fashion by holding onto the
seven-figure deposit for service at its Kokomo plant since 2009.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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