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Plug-in car startup breaks all the rules
June 26, 2010
Chris O'MalleyWabash-based ClearFlex Automotive is using off-the-shelf technology to design a 2010 Ford Focus plug-in electric vehicle,
powered entirely by lead acid batteries. The company is gearing up for initial production of up to three vehicles a day.
MoreElectric rates likely to rise with cost of Duke coal plant
June 26, 2010
Chris O'MalleyPressure is building on Duke Energy to contain costs of its controversial Edwardsport generating plant in southwestern Indiana,
following the company’s recent disclosure that the price tag will soar by $530 million—likely boosting average
customer
rates in Indiana by 3 percent.
MoreUrban farmer in Indianapolis hopes he's the first of many
June 5, 2010
Norm HeikensMatthew Jose figures that if enough people follow him into urban farming, vacant and abandoned property will flourish with
productivity, consumer diets will improve, and worn neighborhoods will get new life.
MorePerformance Services guarantees City-County Building energy savings
May 29, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe firm was a pioneer in the energy savings niche more than a decade before green became cool or was perceived to be a viable
market.
MoreIndianapolis gets $10 million for clean energy
April 21, 2010
Associated PressThe grant announced Wednesday is part of $452 million in stimulus funding nationwide for projects meant to make buildings
more energy efficient.
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.
Advisory panel urges EPA to back plan to pay for green projects via property tax
November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyBy issuing “voluntary environmental improvement bonds,”, local and state governments could
create special taxing districts that finance homeowner purchases of everything from solar panels to rain
gardens.
MoreIndianapolis Sustainability Awards will honor green projects
November 28, 2009
IBJ StaffDeadline for nominations is Dec. 15 for projects in the categories of air, energy, land, water and “reduce,
reuse, recycle.”
MoreDenison light-replacement project shows expanding base of green vendors in region
November 21, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis parking garage operator Denison shuns sexy LED lighting for Fishers supplier’s induction lights.
MoreHorizon Wind Energy opens its first Indiana wind farm
November 21, 2009
IBJ StaffAt full tilt, the units of Meadow Lake I Wind Farm in Brookston can generate about 200 megawatts, enough
to power 60,000 average size homes in a year.
MoreSestertii Solar leasing panels to make solar power more affordable
November 7, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe electricity they generate may be free, but most home- and business-owners can’t justify the upfront cost of solar
panels. A price tag of $25,000 to $50,000 for a modest system puts the cost close to luxury car territory.
MoreGreen year for city hall, businesses
October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffIt’s been a year since Republican Mayor Greg Ballard launched the City’s Office of Sustainability. On Oct. 6,
Ballard and his sustainability director, Karen Haley, outlined accomplishments in the first year.
MoreTour highlights alternative energy in central Indiana
September 26, 2009
IBJ StaffAn event stretching from Noblesville to Bargersville might be the best opportunity ever to check out wind- and solar-energy
projects in one afternoon.
MoreEnvironmental consultant renovates offices to LEED standard
September 12, 2009
Scott OlsonAugust Mack Environmental Inc. renovated the historic Lexington building in downtown Indianapolis with recycled components
and energy-efficient lighting.
MorePoll shows IBJ Daily readers keenly interested in the environment
September 12, 2009
Marc D. AllanA solid majority of subscribers to IBJ Daily believes climate change is a serious problem, thinks carbon emissions
should be regulated, and wants Indianapolis to pursue mass transit on a broad scale, according to a poll conducted in July
by IBJ.
MoreResults of 'green' poll of IBJ Daily subscribers
September 12, 2009
IBJ StaffDetailed results of a July poll of IBJ Daily readers on their sentiment on environmental issues.
MoreCandle company cooks up products with a 'green' twist
July 27, 2009
Kim PuckettAfter working in retail management for four years, Rich and Jodi Scheve decided to take business into their own hands—and
their own garage. Passing on business plans for Subway and South Bend Chocolate Co. franchises, the couple
skirted heavy franchise fees and started Twisted Wick Candle Co.
MoreLocal companies position to bolster solar biz in Indiana
June 15, 2009
IBJ StaffA Michigan company that supplies solar energy systems to Fortune 500 companies and educational and government buildings has
tapped two local entrepreneurs to establish a beachhead in Indianapolis.
MoreHoosier named to lead CDC trade organization
June 1, 2009
Jean Wojtowicz, executive director of the Indiana Statewide Certified Development Corp., has been elected to chair the National
Association of Development Companies, or NADCO, board of directors.
MoreLocal trust working toward 2,010 acres by end of 2010
May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Central Indiana Land Trust anticipates bringing nearly 800 acres valuable to conservation under its protection this year,
thanks to a generous tax incentive for property owners.
MoreKeep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly team up on I-70 landscaping project
May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSome of Indianapolis' main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
MoreAgainst odds, AlGalCo pursues 'Holy Grail' of power cells
February 25, 2008
Sam StallA small West Lafayette technology startup has quietly unveiled a product that might, just might, change the world. At the
TechAdvantage Conference and Expo in Anaheim, Calif., on Feb. 20, Kurt Koehler, CEO, co-founder (and, for the moment, sole
employee) of AlGalCo LLC, showed off a pre-production hydrogen-powered emergency generator.
MoreConsumers wary of 'greenwashing' by companies
August 6, 2007
Chris O'MalleyWith the gospel of global warming raising the call for "green-ness" to a near-hysterical pitch, there's a growing sense that
creating an earth-friendly image will bring companies a strategic advantage. Yet the contradictions between what companies
do day in and day out and what they do to improve the environment can create a marketing minefield.
MoreCalendar publisher wants to power his factory with wind
February 12, 2007
Chris O'MalleyThe Time Factory founder and CEO Jim Purcell wants to erect a 150-foot-tall wind turbine above his calendar factory near 62nd
Street and Georgetown Road. Purcell figures the $200,000 contraption could power 60 percent--if he's lucky, maybe 80 percent--of
his 22,000-square-foot facility.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.