April 28, 2012
Marc D. AllanThe city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings
are expected to accumulate further.
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April 7, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA Russian timber tycoon who poured millions into a battery maker with Hoosier roots is the new owner of Ener1 Inc. Boris Zingarevich
supplied $50 million for Ener1’s March 30 exit from bankruptcy and is moving its headquarters from New York to Indianapolis—already
home to its core subsidiary, EnerDel.
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February 29, 2012
IBJ StaffBright Automotive Inc., an Anderson company that once hoped to become a major hybrid-vehicle player with hundreds of employees
in central Indiana, has called it quits after failing to land a $450 million government loan.
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February 25, 2012
IBJ StaffEventually, the system will heat and cool 5.5 million square feet of buildings and save $2 million a year in operating costs.
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November 29, 2011
Chris O'MalleyFord touts new models of electric and hybrid vehicles in seminar co-sponsored by the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition,
which promotes alternative fuels.
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November 29, 2011
Associated PressAn Indianapolis developer says it is still trying to arrange financing to build wind turbines on farmland owned by Purdue
University and nearby privately owned property in West Lafayette.
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October 22, 2011
Marc D. AllanThe Holy Grail of energy efficiency has yet to arrive, but pieces are falling into place.
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October 22, 2011
Scott OlsonDesignation to east-side project would go beyond building certification.
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October 15, 2011
Chris O'MalleyCompanies promising thousands of green jobs in Indiana are playing a high-stakes waiting game as federal officials consider
the fate of at least $600 million in loan guarantees.
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October 15, 2011
Sam StallIndianapolis' movement toward installing green roofs on commercial buildings has advanced slowly but steadily, in spite of
a poor economy and the availability of cheaper (at least in the short run) alternatives.
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August 27, 2011
Andrew SmithBall State University leaders hope the school's $87 million geothermal plant paves the way for others like it—as an
economic-development opportunity as much as an environmental effort.
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August 9, 2011
U.S. truck makers are expected to improve tractor-trailer fuel economy by about 20 percent by 2018, saving $50 billion in
fuel costs over five years and decreasing carbon-dioxide emissions, President Barack Obama said.
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July 26, 2011
Chris O'MalleyWind turbines, a rare sight downtown, have finally been added to The Nature Conservancy's high-profile building on Ohio Street.
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July 16, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinCarrier Corp.’s plan to invest $36.5 million in its Indianapolis plant hinges in part on how well consumers take to
a new platform of high-efficiency furnaces.
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June 11, 2011
IBJ StaffBegley is famously obsessed with making his home more energy-efficient—and for driving his wife nuts.
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June 9, 2011
Chris O'MalleyGreen Way Supply, a pioneering green construction products store, has gone out of business, but one of its partners is planning
a new building supply store with mix of green and traditional products.
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June 4, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official
says.
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April 17, 2011
Associated PressSenate Bill 251, which passed the Indiana House Utilities and Energy committee Friday, calls for a voluntary goal of producing
10 percent of the state's electricity from renewable energy resources by 2025.
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March 12, 2011
Scott OlsonIndustry feared original bill would have put mortgage lenders at added risk.
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March 5, 2011
A panel discussion includes topics ranging from green power initiatives and hybrid cars to landfill policies and environmental
regulations.
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February 10, 2011
Associated PressA bill that would allow Indiana's utilities to quickly pass onto their customers some of the costs of planning nuclear
power plants is advancing in the General Assembly.
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February 9, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDistricts would finance solar panels and other clean-energy projects through special tax levies on participating properties.
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January 1, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThree-year-old Indy Power Systems’ first big sale is outside the sizzling, electric car segment. The Noblesville firm
has landed a contract with Melink Corp. to supply a 50-kilowatt grid energy storage and peak-shaving system at the company’s
Cincinnati headquarters.<
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November 13, 2010
Chris O'MalleyAn Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission-mandated initiative to help electric customers cut consumption and save money may
wind up costing them $65 million more than necessary. At least that’s the claim of a consulting firm that lost its bid
to administer the program.
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September 25, 2010
Scott OlsonPlants atop the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse are expected to cut costs in long run.
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graham. they are even better w/ roasted marshmallows and melted chocolate
Apparently ticket sales are slow too...mas emails have been sent by the speedway in a last ditch attempt to get place fans to come.
Garden Valley Veggie flavor Wheat Thins Toasted Chips. Don't judge until you try them, haters!
Doc, a few important errors in your statements:
(1) The developer is spending the CITY'S money (the city is paying for the cost of the garage), so the city can damn well insist on a quality design.
(2) The LAW requires the proposed building to comply with design standards, and insisting that people follow the law is not giving anyone the "run-around."
(3) A two-week delay to make some minimal aesthetic improvements is hardly a great imposition being imposed on the developer.
(4) If the developer would rather build a crappy building elsewhere with their own money, then they are welcome to pick up and do so.
(4) Indianapolis is a major city, not some podunk town that needs to spread its legs for any developer that throws the place a sideways glance. Indianapolis should insist on the best, not settle for junk. Accepting anything is not going to make Indianapolis grow any faster (not sure where you got that silly notion from), nor is Indianapolis a slow-growth city compared to similarly sized city's in the Midwest.
Alone. Or with cheese.