General Assembly, governor bypass green reforms
Indiana environmental advocates had lots of disappointments this year regarding government reform efforts.
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Project manager named for I-70 beautification
Cripe Architects and Engineers has been named lead consultant on a $2 million project to beautify five Interstate 70 interchanges.
Sunny days could save delayed corn crop
Hoosier farmers are racing to catch up with their corn plantings after a waterlogged spring.
Manufacturers to help pay for TV, computer recycling
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.
Prepare for Indiana’s low-carbon economy
No doubt the transition to a low-carbon economy will bring great challenges for Hoosier businesses, given how carbon-intensive
our society is. However, if we take proactive steps, Indiana can emerge as a standout success story.
Local trust working toward 2,010 acres by end of 2010
The 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.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly team up on I-70 landscaping project
Some of Indianapolis’ main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
EPA policies cannot force economic choices
We are at a critical moment in environmental policy. We suffer a dearth of frankness on the matter that imperils the quality
of our decision-making.
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Return of the gas-guzzler?
Americans are gravitating toward the kinds of vehicles theyâ??ll be buying for the next several years, says
one of the nationâ??s leading automotive forecasters.
John Wolkonowicz, senior auto analyst at IHS Global Insight, says the dominant vehicle of the future will…
Mass transit potential
For an interesting take on how mass transit could help revitalize Indianapolis, see IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malleyâ??s
story this week on the topic. Ball State grad students dreamed up several concepts for plunking new rail
stations along existing…
Cap and trade could be double-edged sword
Cap and trade could lead us to a much cleaner, more prosperous future or it could devastate our economy.
De-manufacturing can save resources
An industrywide bar-code identification system should be developed so that component objects used in manufacturing can be easily devolved and reused.
Indiana is first in nation for wind power growth
A report due out later this month will show that Indiana is the state growing wind power at the fastest rate in the nation.
Green magazine deserves recognition
For the past 2-1/2 years, Indiana Living Green has sprouted up through the corporate cracks, offering Indiana readers a guide to a greener lifestyle and sustainable living.
Green Ideas and Network Event will promote the environment
The Green Ideas and Network Event April 22 will focus on green/sustainable projects and offer advice to business people, students
and the public about how to make the world more environmentally friendly.
Youth program may promote sense of purpose
Though I’m an economist, and not much skilled at matters of the heart, it seems to me there’s something amiss in today’s national psyche. There’s no real sense of purpose or unity. For those of us old enough to have had very close relatives who lived through the Great Depression, today just feels different from […]
Project aims to make electric plug-in cars a reality
A partnership of electric utilities and technology companies is intent on making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to test plug-in electrics on a mass scale, perhaps starting later this year.
Central Canal needs green space
The Indiana War Memorials Commission’s proposal to build a USS Indianapolis submarine memorial on the east bank of the Canal just north of the existing
USS Indianapolis (cruiser) National Memorial would unwisely occupy nearly the last piece of green space on the Canal.
Ballard trip to explore clean energy
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other city officials will travel to Brazil in May to explore renewable-energy production,
in hopes of making the city a leader in the technology.