April 16, 2010
Associated PressDuke Energy says the cost of the coal-gasification power plant it's building in southwestern Indiana has risen by $530 million.
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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.
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February 20, 2010
Paul TroyState environmental regulators now must consider leaving contamination in the ground so long as it doesn't threaten health
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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.
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February 17, 2010
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels has appointed former Democratic state Rep. Carolene Mays of Indianapolis to the Indiana Utility Regulatory
Commission.
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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.
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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.
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January 4, 2010
Chris O'MalleyIDEM's head, faulted over his role in a pollution case while at Bethlehem Steel, gets a chief of staff. Officials deny agency
shakeup on way.
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January 2, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe Hoosier Environmental Council and Citizens Action Coalition see an expansion of the state’s
“net metering” policy as achievable during the short legislative session that starts Jan.
5.
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December 30, 2009
Staff ReportCitizens Energy Group is redirecting to community groups more than $413,000 that it was to spend on environmental upgrade
projects at its former coke oven facility in Indianapolis, which closed in 2007.
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December 5, 2009
Chris O'MalleyThe state’s utility consumer agency is opposing Duke Energy’s request to have customers pay $121 million to
study where to inject underground the carbon dioxide to be produced by its Edwardsport plant.
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December 3, 2009
Associated PressCollectors and recyclers of obsolete electronics have until Jan. 1 to enroll with the state's E-Waste Program.
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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.
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November 28, 2009
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light faces potential fines and capital expenditures after allegedly updating three generating
plants over 23 years without adding the most modern pollution controls.
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November 26, 2009
Associated PressCarbon dioxide produced by a proposed coal gasification plant near the southern Indiana town of Rockport would be used to
help boost oil production in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan by the company leading the project.
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November 7, 2009
Chris O'MalleyEvery neighborhood has its battles, but the 1,017-resident Centennial subdivision in Westfield is embroiled in one of the
most unusual: a very public fight over the adequacy of its phone, Internet and video service.
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October 24, 2009
Greg AndrewsIndianapolis businessman Tim Durham has treated Ohio-based Fair Finance Co. almost like a personal bank since buying it seven
years ago, and now he, his partners and related firms owe it more than $168 million, records show.
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October 3, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is seeking public input on a proposed rate hike by American Water Inc.,
which has 283,000 customers in the state, including in Noblesville and Greenwood.
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September 17, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinEngineer Refaat "Ray" Kammel's Anderson engineering firm has received a $2-million grant from the Indiana
Department of Economic Development to start manufacturing a patented device that will help old trucks meet
new federal emission standards.
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September 2, 2009
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA panel of energy and legal experts will gather tomorrow evening to discuss what the climate change bill now before Congress
could mean for Indiana businesses.
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August 25, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinChemical-maker Vertellus Specialties Inc. will spend up to $1.1 million and change air-emission monitoring practices at its
plant on the southwest side of Indianapolis under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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July 6, 2009
Chris O'MalleyResigned to inevitable government curbs on their carbon dioxide emissions, about
all Indiana utilities could do was say which poison they'd prefer to swallow. They're closer to
getting their favorite poison, with the U.S. House passage June 26 of a bill that would create a market
for trading carbon dioxide permits.
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June 15, 2009
Greg AndrewsBose McKinney & Evans' defense of an Evansville company in a high-stakes environmental-contamination lawsuit has degenerated
into a fiasco, with a federal judge sanctioning both the client Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. and law firm and ordering
each to pay half the plaintiff's
legal bills.
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May 25, 2009
On May 15, the Wall Street Journal published a letter from Gov. Mitch Daniels laying out his sharp opposition
to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would set limits on carbon emissions to combat global warming.
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May 18, 2009
The Indiana Recycling Coalition scored big in the just-concluded session of the Indiana General Assembly with the passage
of House Bill 1589, which requires that electronics manufacturers help pay for recycling of their old televisions and computer
monitors.
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Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
We loved lakehouse and think the Arbor Village would be a great location. It is less than 2 miles from over 1000 rooftops in the 225,000 to over 1 million range. Many people could use the great fishers trail system to bike or walk there. Just an idea Scotty -- but maybe something closer to 3 Wiseman would good. The only microbrew in area is Ram (boring)
True, it's an ESPN production, but ESPN is just another name for ABC Sports, or what used to be ABC Sports since ABC Sports no longer exists as a name. ESPN=ABC Sports= ESPN. ESPN is, according to Forbes "the world's most valuable media property" worth $40 billion. Despite that, they fired 400 people this week.
The Prestige was a great flick.
Larry - even though the race is on ABC, ESPN does all of the work, so that is why ESPN is mentioned. Most sports on ABC are called something like "ESPN on ABC."