Energy & Environment
State's chilly recycling climate means higher costs for container makers
May 19, 2012
Chris O'MalleySome manufacturers favor legislation that would encourage consumers to return their empties.
MoreUtilities, public clash on tree-trimming policies
May 19, 2012
Indianapolis Power & Light, others say money is at stake if tighter controls are enforced.
MoreCompanies seek solar-panel lease contracts from city
May 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThe City-County Council is set to hear a proposal by two companies to lease space on city-owned rooftops and sell electricity
generated by solar panels installed in those spots.
MoreWork on central Indiana wind farm set for this summer
May 14, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA company planning to build a wind farm spread across four central Indiana counties north of Indianapolis says it has obtained
125 building permits for the project's first phase.
MoreAbound Solar chief declines to testify before House panel
May 10, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThe CEO of a company that once said it planned to create up to 1,200 jobs north of Indianapolis has declined to testify before
a U.S. House panel investigating the federal clean-energy program.
MorePurdue announces $33 million energy plan
May 8, 2012
Associated PressPurdue University plans to demolish an old coal-burning boiler, convert another coal-burning boiler to natural gas and install
a natural gas-fired combined heat and power unit as part of a new comprehensive energy plan.
MoreDuke Energy profit falls on Indiana plant settlement
May 4, 2012
Bloomberg NewsDuke Energy Corp. said first-quarter profit fell 42 percent after a regulatory settlement in Indiana increased costs and mild
weather reduced heating demand.
MoreBike trail push for Eagle Creek stirs controversy
May 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyMountain bikers have salivated for years about building trails in the rolling hills of Eagle Creek Park, the city’s
largest municipal park. But environmentalists worry the paths would cause erosion.
MoreIndiana oil production surges amid high prices
May 3, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCrude-oil production jumped 8.3 percent in Indiana in 2011, to just under 2 million barrels—the highest output in a
decade, according to data from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
MorePower-grid software maker lands $7M in venture capital
May 1, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis-based Blue Pillar Inc., which makes software to manage electrical grids, has closed on $7 million in funding
from four venture capital firms, it said Monday.
MoreIndiana announces proposed Duke Energy settlement
April 30, 2012
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp. has agreed to cap the cost of its troubled coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana at $2.6 billion,
or about $700 million less than the expected cost of construction, as part of a proposed settlement announced Monday.
MoreIndianapolis expects savings from sweeping energy project
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.
MorePlant upgrades might cost IPL nearly $1 billion
April 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyNew federal mercury-reduction regulations may force Indianapolis Power & Light to spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade its
coal-fired electric plants scattered around Indiana. Duke Energy is mulling everything from plant upgrades to shutting down
older units.
MoreWork on city's 8-mile sewage tunnel gets underway
April 26, 2012
Associated PressWork is starting on an 8-mile-long tunnel under the south side of Indianapolis that is the first major part of a $1.6 billion
project aimed at reducing the release of raw sewage into the city's rivers.
MoreDowntown building owner faults IPL for outages
April 21, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe owner of Market Square Center is complaining to state utility regulators that Indianapolis Power & Light has failed
to provide reliable service to the office building, better known as the Gold Building, at 151 N. Delaware St.
MoreNew Dow, Monsanto crop needs study, vegetable growers say
April 18, 2012
A coalition of vegetable growers, including one from Indiana that contains Red Gold Inc., wants U.S. regulators to study
the potential damage facing their fields from a new generation of herbicide-tolerant crops.
MoreCentral Indiana biodiesel producer files for bankruptcy
April 11, 2012
Scott OlsonE-biofuels LLC in Middletown has fallen into liquidation, listing debts of $17.3 million. The closing of the plant leaves
four remaining facilities in the state capable of producing biodiesel fuel.
MoreIndiana farmers tempted to plant early by warm spring
April 9, 2012
Associated PressMany farmers across Indiana have been weighing whether to take advantage of this spring's warm weather and plant their
crops earlier than usual. Doing so, however, would put them at risk.
MoreRussian investor gives Ener1 fresh start
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.
MorePurchase of city water utility lifts Citizens Energy's profits
April 7, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe $1.9 billion sale of the city’s water and sewer utilities was a profit gusher last year for buyer Citizens Energy
Group—at least on paper. Dwarfing the returns of its gas, thermal and other divisions, the newly renamed Citizens Water
turned a profit of $53.4 million.
MoreMerger of pollution boards worries enviros, chamber
April 6, 2012
Associated PressA new state law that merges three longtime rule-making boards into a single panel is stoking concerns among business and environmental
groups about what the shift could eventually mean for Indiana's environmental regulations.
MoreHigh gas prices leading to lower demand for ethanol
April 6, 2012
Bloomberg NewsWaning demand for gasoline is putting the United States on course to miss a target for ethanol use for the first time, signaling
no let-up in the slide in prices.
MoreDaniels, hopefuls support Indiana corn ethanol
April 3, 2012
Associated PressThe Democrat and Republican running to replace Gov. Mitch Daniels spent most of their Tuesday morning talk with Indiana corn
growers and ethanol producers outlining their similarities, starting with the fact that their campaign vehicles run on E85
ethanol blends.
MoreEPA moves closer to approval of 15-percent ethanol gas
April 2, 2012
Associated PressThe federal government announced Monday it has taken a step toward wide distribution of fuel containing 85 percent gasoline
and 15 percent ethanol by allowing manufacturers to register as suppliers.
MoreInvestors still may clean up on some clean-tech bets
March 31, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe spectacular flameouts of some startup firms underscores the risk of relying on infusions of federal money to keep a business
viable.
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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.
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