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Top Indiana wind farm drafts bat-protection plan
May 15, 2013
Associated PressThe operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus
wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades.
MoreScrap industry backs regulation of oft-stolen items
March 20, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAn Indiana Senate committee on Tuesday approved House Bill 1441, which would make it illegal to sell air-conditioner coils
or catalytic converters without proof of ownership.
MoreCountryMark paying $18 million for pollution controls
March 1, 2013
Associated PressGovernment officials alleged Indianapolis-based CountryMark violated the law when the oil refiner expanded operations without
obtaining proper permits and installing necessary pollution controls.
MoreRegulators snuff $42M Duke Energy proposal
February 2, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUtility wanted to conduct a study to determine how to dispose of carbon dioxide produced by its Edwardsport coal gasification
plant.
MoreIndy utility plans $511 million in power plant upgrades
January 22, 2013
Associated PressIndianapolis Power & Light said ratepayers could expect a 2-percent to 3-percent annual increase for a "number of years,"
but said he did not know how long the increases would be in effect.
MoreEnvironmental enforcement stings three companies
December 22, 2012
Penalties will help fund clean-up of East Washington Street site.
MoreTransit, runoff bills on environmental group's legislative wish list
November 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyBut with a legislature that could be unreceptive to environmental policy, HEC is also guarding against an unwinding of existing
laws.
MoreHoosier Environmental Council's job no easier with Pence administration
November 10, 2012
IBJ StaffGroup plans full-time presence at Statehouse to guard against governor, Republican legislature rolling back environmental
protections.
MoreCummins gets EPA approval for key engine
October 1, 2012
Dan HumanCummins Inc. has received the Environmental Protection Agency’s blessing on a redesigned engine that will meet the first-ever
set of federal standards for heavy-duty truck emissions.
MoreEnvironmentalists oppose Indiana online notices shift
September 7, 2012
Associated PressEnvironmentalists and Indiana's newspaper association say a state agency's plans to stop publishing notices about
public hearings on air-quality issues will leave some residents in the dark about policy changes that could impact their health.
MoreDuke foes skeptical about Edwardsport price tag
June 30, 2012
Chris O'MalleyUtility denies claim it is trying to sidestep $2.6 billion cap on costs that can be passed along to ratepayers.
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.
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.
MoreIndiana panel passes new water quality rules
March 14, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana regulatory panel passed new rules Wednesday aimed at protecting the quality of the state's waterways. The new
rules are aimed at lowering the levels of pollutants released into waterways by companies.
MoreIndiana moving slowly on lake phosphorus rules
January 29, 2012
Associated PressA state effort to address phosphorous pollution that has fouled Indiana's waterways is moving forward slowly, but environmental
groups' hopes for help from lawmakers is likely to be dashed this year.
MoreState power rates could increase 14 percent under new rules
January 26, 2012
Associated PressAn analysis prepared for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission predicts new federal clean air regulations will raise electricity
rates in the state by about 14 percent by 2020 because of necessary upgrades to coal-fired power plants.
MoreHoosier Environmental Council monitoring three bills in General Assembly
January 21, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe state’s largest green group is seeking changes to measures it says could strip funding and oversight for environmental
protection.
MoreCummins OK with new federal fuel standards for trucks
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.
MorePolice, health department busted by state environmental cops
July 29, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Department of Environmental Management says an inspection of the State of Indiana Forensic and Health Sciences
Lab found open jugs of hazardous materials during an inspection.
MoreCarrier counts on new environmental regulations to drive sales
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.
MoreWatchdog: State agency heads colluded on gas deal
May 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyFormer Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission chief David Hardy and the state's then-finance director, Jennifer Alvey,
improperly discussed the merits of a $6.9 billion contract the Indiana Finance Authority ultimately struck with operators
of the Indiana Gasification plant proposed for Rockport, plant opponents alleged Monday.
MoreNew EPA rules could trigger Indiana emission testing
April 15, 2011
Associated PressDrivers across Indiana could be required to have their vehicles undergo emissions testing if new federal Environmental Protection
Agency rules set for release this summer are strict enough, a state environmental official said.
MoreJudge gives probation to three men for water violations
April 5, 2011
Associated PressU.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker sentenced 61-year-old Michael R. Milem of Carmel, 44-year-old Mark R. Snow of Brazil
and Joseph T. Biggio, 51, of Illinois after accepting their guilty pleas for violating the Federal Clean Water Act.
MoreHOLT: New York threatens to ballast Indiana exports
April 2, 2011
David HoltRegulations aimed at stopping invasive species are too stiff.
MoreFeds call Indianapolis Power & Light coal-ash ponds 'high hazard'
March 12, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe Environmental Protection Agency and the local utility are at odds over the condition of the ponds and the extent of remediation
that is necessary.
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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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