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Energy & Environment
KHARBANDA: Indiana can lead in shaping energy policy
August 28, 2010
Jesse KharbandaThe
United States has shown little leadership in finding solutions to global climate change.
MoreIndianapolis-based Xylogenics licenses yeast strain to ethanol producer
August 28, 2010
IBJ StaffXylogenics claims its yeast strain, developed at the Indiana University School of Medicine, can increase yields and lower
costs of producing corn ethanol.
MoreUrban farming key to this 'Taste of Indiana'
August 27, 2010
Scott OlsonFirst-of-its-kind event in Indianapolis showcases what's known as the slow food movement, which promotes the benefits of producing
plants, seeds and livestock for local consumption.
MoreRemy rides home new contract from electric motorcycle maker
August 25, 2010
IBJ StaffMotoCzysz sees the Remy motor as part of an electric motorcycle-based drive system—tailored to automobiles. The companies
collaborated on the winning electric bike at Isle of Man race.
MoreOil, gas investment firm targets downstate potential
August 24, 2010
Chris O'MalleyMidwest Energy Partners will back two oil/gas producers. New technologies could stoke investor returns from wells in Illinois
Basin, where production peaked decades ago.
MoreSmooth utility deal carries potential bonus for city
August 21, 2010
Chris O'MalleyIf Citizens Energy can successfully manage and mitigate over the next two years the city's lingering legal and contractual
obligations involving the water and sewer utilities Citizens is negotiating to buy, the city can hang onto an extra $25 million
in the deal.
MoreCity lands $13.8M more than expected from water deal
August 19, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe city's AAA bond rating boosts proceeds to $153.8 million. It originally expected $140 million for street, bridge and
sidewalk projects.
MoreBattery-maker EnerDel eyes utility power-storage market
August 14, 2010
Chris O'MalleyLocally based EnerDel Inc. has been riding high on prospects its lithium-ion batteries will be in hot demand to power plug-in
electric vehicles, but another market might be larger. A Piper Jaffray report estimates the global market for batteries used
to store electricity on utility power grids could be $600 billion over 10 years.
MorePurdue aims to boost solar progress
August 14, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinPurdue University will join the quest for cheap solar-generated electricity with an initiative aimed at speeding up research
across the industry. The Network for Photovoltaic Technology will launch this fall, focused on creating computer models to
eliminate costly and slow trial-and-error research in the solar industry.
MoreRemy to supply motors for all-electric Equinox
August 10, 2010
Chris O'MalleyRemy International on Tuesday signed a contract with Cincinnati-based Advanced Mechanical Products Inc. to supply motors
for
an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Equinox.
MoreIndiana counselor 'deeply concerned' about Duke plant
August 9, 2010
Associated PressIndiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler's comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern
Indiana plant had grown to nearly $2.9 billion, or about twice the project's original 2007 estimate.
MoreSummer is key time for those who raise Christmas trees
August 7, 2010
Joe JasinskiChristmas and July harmonize like a blizzard on Independence Day, but the summer months are perhaps the most vital for Tom
Dull and his wife, Kerry, who raise 23,000 Christmas trees on their peaceful farm in Thorntown.
MoreConsumers facing record prices for bacon
August 4, 2010
Bloomberg NewsThe U.S. hog-breeding herd is near the smallest on record, and wholesale pork-belly prices are up 72 percent in the past year,
to the highest price since at least 1998.
MoreUpstart automaker Bright faces tough road in competitive niche
July 31, 2010
Chris O'MalleyTwo years after Bright Automotive was founded, the prospect of thousands of Indiana factory workers cranking out Bright’s
100-mile-per-gallon “IDEA” delivery vans by 2012 seems dim.
MoreOpponents claim I-69 extension a drain on other road projects
July 24, 2010
Chris O'MalleySome opponents of the Interstate 69 extension says it’s not too late to kill the project even
though concrete has been poured for two miles in southern Indiana, and another 60 miles or so is under construction or in
an engineering phase.
MoreHoosier Energy reaches settlement with EPA
July 23, 2010
IBJ StaffRural electric cooperative to pay civil penalty of nearly $1 million for not using most modern pollution controls. Hoosier
Energy also to spend up to $300 million on pollution controls at coal-fired plants.
MoreKey city highway to be closed for beautification project
July 23, 2010
Chris O'MalleyCommuters and truckers could get an all-day headache when Interstate 70 closes in October to allow Eli Lilly and Keep Indianapolis
Beautiful to spruce up part of the city.
MoreWater, sewer utility sale passes another hurdle
July 20, 2010
IBJ StaffSale of city's water and sewer utilities faces showdown on Monday with full council vote.
MoreIndiana working on phosphorous limits for lakes
July 19, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management says the rule would impact sewage treatment plants upstream of lakes.
MoreProposed air pollution rule could cost utilities
July 17, 2010
Chris O'MalleyIndiana’s utilities are scrambling to assess the cost of tighter air pollution limits proposed this month by the Environmental
Protection Agency that could drive up electric rates.
MoreNFP of NOTE: Central Indiana Land Trust
July 17, 2010
IBJ StaffThrough land protection, stewardship and education, the Central Indiana Land Trust protects natural areas, improving air
and water quality and enhancing life in our communities for present and future generations.
MoreEnvironmental services firm to build $40M refinery
July 13, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinHeritage-Crystal Clean Inc. plans to build an oil re-refinery in Speedway, creating as many as 75 new jobs by 2013.
MoreWind energy transmission raises equity questions
July 10, 2010
Associated PressTransmission lines costing about $16 billion are needed to move wind energy into the electric grid. But the cost has sparked
a debate over who should pay for getting the power from where it is made to where it is consumed.
MoreNew energy-efficiency grants available to Indiana commercial, industrial firms
July 10, 2010
IBJ StaffConserving Hoosier Industrial Power, or CHIP, grants will range from $50,000 to $400,000.
MoreSolar panel maker must prove low production cost
July 7, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe company says it will hire 900 to 1,200 people in Indiana, but first, it must focus on successfully scaling up its existing
facility in Colorado.
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On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.
Greenwood was scammed. Somebody didn't do due diligence in checking out the claims of this company. The manufacturing of insulin can't be done on the cheap. If it could be done, some big generic company would already have it on the market. The founder was either a scammer or a wild-eyed dreamer who made people believe that his Lilly experience was what they needed to make millions of dollars. Greenwood fell for a get-rich-quick scheme but smarter investors didn't make the same mistake.
DV, your list is not reasonable. For example, mass transit in Chicago does not benefit the poor Illinois farmer living on the Iowa border. So, there is no need for mass transit in Indy to benefit the retired widow living in Jasper, Indiana. Your comments, therefore, cannot be taken seriously yet it does reveal the narrow viewpoints that are robust here in Indiana. Mass transit works, even if not everyone in the city or state uses it.
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