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Proposed requirements could sink Muncie-area wind farm
May 19, 2013
A central Indiana official says the tough conditions opponents of a planned wind farm are seeking for the project would leave
little room for the proposed power-generating wind turbines.
MoreRiver protest set for proposed central Indiana reservoir
May 17, 2013
Associated PressOrganizer and environmentalist Clarke Kahlo told The Herald Bulletin that the group is trying to build public awareness
of the amount of land that would disappear if the reservoir is built.
MoreTop Indiana wind farm drafts bat-protection plan
May 15, 2013
Associated PressThe operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus
wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades.
MoreIndiana farmers catching up on some planting
May 14, 2013
Associated PressA weekly report says 30 percent of Indiana's corn crop was planted as of Sunday, up from 8 percent the week before, but still
off the 5-year average of 54 percent.
MoreFoes 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.
MoreGreenfield plant transforms waste into fertilizer
May 9, 2013
Associated PressSpring gardeners, lawn manicurists and nursery folk of all varieties on the hunt for cheap fertilizer this planting season
need look no farther than the Greenfield's wastewater treatment facility.
MoreIndiana's honey bee colonies see 30-percent drop
May 8, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's honey bee populations are taking a hit from a mysterious disorder that's devastating bee colonies across
the nation.
MoreCentral Indiana county not blocking wind farm plans
May 7, 2013
Associated PressDelaware County commissioners decided Monday that they won't take immediate action on a moratorium to block a proposed wind
farm.
MoreIndiana farmers still far behind planting corn crop
May 7, 2013
Associated PressThe federal government's weekly crop report says 8 percent of the Indiana corn crop was planted as of Sunday, well behind
the 82 percent planted by the same time last year.
MoreIndiana firms lose ground on Fortune 500 list
May 7, 2013
Mason KingFive of the six Hoosier firms that appear in the 2013 rankings slipped from their positions in last year's list of the largest
U.S. companies.
MoreInquiry targets cellphone subsidies
May 4, 2013
Dan HumanState officials want to know how an Oklahoma City company managed to set up 30,000 Indiana accounts for a federally subsidized
phone program in less than a year. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has launched an investigation into whether TerraCom
LLC is repeating federal violations it allegedly committed in Oklahoma.
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.
MoreAg experts advising patience for Indiana corn farmers
May 1, 2013
Associated PressAs of Sunday, farmers in Indiana had planted just 1 percent of the corn crop, compared with the five-year average of 30 percent
by the end of April, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
MoreDevelopers suspend most Rockport gas plant work
April 30, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gasification project manager Mark Lubbers told the Evansville Courier & Press that neither the General
Assembly nor Gov. Mike Pence support the project.
MoreAnderson loses 'Tree City' status after 21 years
April 29, 2013
Associated PressAnderson's title, first granted in 1991, appears to have been lost due to issues with paperwork. The status is awarded
by the Arbor Day Foundation and others to recognize cities with viable tree-management plans and programs.
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.
MorePlan for massive reservoir finding more support
April 24, 2013
Associated PressHundreds of residents gathered at Daleville High School on Tuesday night to hear about the proposed Mounds Lake Reservoir,
a 2,100-acre project that could cost as much as $400 million to build.
MoreEPA eyes repairs to underground Indiana waste barrier
April 17, 2013
Associated PressWork to rebuild a defective underground barrier designed to hold back tainted soil and groundwater at the site of a former
auto parts plant should hopefully begin this year, the site's federal manager says.
MoreUPDATE: Lawmakers with ties to $2.8B plant dilute measures
April 16, 2013
Associated PressTwo Indiana lawmakers have spent the legislative session watering down opposition to a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification
plant that would likely benefit their employers.
MoreLawmaker seeks relief for fed-up water customers
April 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAs citizens of Zionsville, residents of the Royal Run subdivision have had little recourse against the Whitestown-owned water
utility that charges them 78 percent more than its customers to the north.
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.
MoreSimon taps Pace bonds to fund energy projects
April 8, 2013
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. is among borrowers funding projects from rooftop solar panels to energy-savings
systems using so-called Pace financing.
MoreCity to buy key parcel for 16th Street tech corridor
April 6, 2013
Scott OlsonThe city of Indianapolis is poised to pay Citizens Energy Group $6.5 million to buy a key parcel of real estate it’s
targeting as the centerpiece of its ambitious 16 Tech 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.
MoreDevelopers say bill would kill Indiana coal-gas plant
April 4, 2013
Associated PressThe House Utility Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would send the $2.8 billion project back to regulators for another
round of reviews unless the Indiana Supreme Court sides with the project's developers
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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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