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Energy & Environment
Net metering bill short-circuited in legislature
March 20, 2010
IBJ StaffBill would have allowed businesses, universities and other organizations generating their own power to receive a retail credit
on their utility bills.
MoreCitizens says buying water, sewer systems won't harm bond rating
March 13, 2010
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Energy Group's plan to buy the city's water and sewer systems will require the utility to raise $262 million in new
bond debt and inherit $1.5 billion in debt. Yet Citizens executives maintain the financial load should not impair the bond
ratings of its principal utilities, Citizens Gas and Citizens Thermal.
MorePANEL: Progress is being made on environmental issues in state
March 6, 2010
Experts
say Indianapolis is moving forward on recycling, that environmental research is discovering promising technologies, and that
manufacturers are finding new things to make. Local cognoscenti from the green community testify to these developments in
five included videos.
Consumer group touts financial benefits of energy efficiency
March 6, 2010
IBJ StaffOpponents of energy/climate change legislation—which has predominantly been in the form of so-called cap-and-trade
legislation—aren’t convinced.
MoreIPL retirees, union continue fight over plan funding
March 3, 2010
Chris O'MalleyRetirees re-energize legal battle against IPL, seek rehearing in Court of Appeals over post-retirement funding case that could
cost utility $100 million.
MoreBallard retooling city's curbside recycling strategy
February 27, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerMayor Greg Ballard plans to renegotiate the city's trash-collection-and-processing deals, a move aimed at boosting Indianapolis'
woeful 3.5-percent curbside-recycling rate and making the city one of the best environmental stewards in the Midwest.
MoreAlternative energy firm eyeing New Castle plant
February 25, 2010
Scott OlsonPlans by Washington, D.C.-based D'Arcinoff Group to manufacture wind turbines in an idled plant in New Castle could create
1,800 jobs in the next two years.
MoreRegulatory job prompts Mays to resign as Recorder publisher
February 24, 2010
Carolene Mays plans to leave the Indianapolis newspaper after being named to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
MorePlan for optional interstate tolls may hit potholes
February 20, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA proposal to add optional toll lanes to parts of Interstates 69 and 65 raises all kinds of questions, such as how to squeeze
more lanes into the crowded I-69 corridor northeast of the city. And it’s debatable whether toll lanes could make more
money than they cost to implement.
MoreTROY: New law frees contaminated real estate from purgatory
February 20, 2010
Paul TroyState environmental regulators now must consider leaving contamination in the ground so long as it doesn't threaten health
MoreIndiana Building Green Symposium gains momentum
February 20, 2010
IBJ StaffWhat has emerged as the largest local gathering to discuss green building technologies will meet March 10-11 at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art.
MoreFoes keep up 31-year fight over central Indiana landfill
February 18, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA developer who has been trying for 31 years to build a central Indiana landfill says he's ready to start construction after
receiving a state permit.
MoreMays named to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
February 17, 2010
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels has appointed former Democratic state Rep. Carolene Mays of Indianapolis to the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission.
MoreIPL sues engineering consultant over Eagle Valley discharge
February 6, 2010
IBJ StaffIndianapolis Power and Light Co. is suing its engineering consultant over an industrial accident that spilled 30 million
gallons of polluted water into White River.
MoreEnvironmental causes keep ex-bank chief McKinney busy
February 6, 2010
Chris O'MalleyMost know him as a retired captain of industry—of banking, as chairman of First Indiana Corp., and law, as co-founder
of Bose McKinney & Evans. Few know that Robert H. McKinney started out planning to become a national park guide.
MoreIPL retirees lose appeal over retirement benefits
January 29, 2010
Chris O'MalleyIndiana Court of Appeals upholds utility commission ruling favorable to IPL. Although court does "not condone" IPL's
action in the retirement benefits case, it gives deference to the commission.
MoreRemy hybrid agreements help offset GM loss
January 27, 2010
Scott OlsonPendleton-based Remy International signs deals with Allison Transmission Inc. in Indianapolis and German automaker Daimler
AG to supply electric motors for hybrid systems. The agreements should help offset a loss of business from General Motors.
MoreBill would give CO2 pipeline firms right to take private land
January 25, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA consumer group opposing Senate Bill 115 argues the measure is yet another concession to the developer of a coal-to-methane
plant proposed in Rockport.
MoreFarmland once targeted for housing still being plowed
January 23, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinFarmers who might have worried about losing their livelihood
to new homes or retail have gotten a little breather.
MorePickens' natural-gas plan may prove boon to truck builders
January 22, 2010
Bloomberg NewsConverting the U.S. trucking industry to natural gas will benefit manufacturers including Columbus-based Cummins Inc., T.
Boone Pickens says.
MoreDuke Energy to trim Midwest work force, expenses
January 19, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressDuke Energy is offering buyouts to employees as it moves some corporate functions performed in two Midwest offices,
including its central Indiana office in Plainfield.
MoreWith utilities under pressure, shareholders unite
January 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Utility Shareholders Association aims to be the “collective voice” of investors
in four of the big utilities operating in Indiana.
MoreNature Conservancy buys 282 acres from Girl Scouts
January 16, 2010
IBJ StaffThe land in Brown County will be turned over to the Indiana Division of Forestry.
MoreIPL: Changing tree-trimming policy could cost utility $100M
January 13, 2010
Scott OlsonIndianapolis Power & Light Co. made the claim in testimony submitted to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission as part
of a hearing investigating complaints that the utility's tree-trimming policies are too aggressive.
MoreCummins gets $54M to improve fuel efficiency
January 11, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressColumbus engine
maker Cummins Inc. will receive nearly $54M in federal funding as part of a program designed to significantly
increase fuel efficiency in heavy trucks and passenger vehicles, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Monday.
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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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