Performance Services guarantees City-County Building energy savings
The firm was a pioneer in the energy savings niche more than a decade before green became cool or was perceived to be a viable
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Indiana biofuel firm strikes ethanol licensing deal
A Purdue University-based company has reached a deal giving Chinese and Danish firms access to a patented product that makes
it easier to turn wood chips, grasses and other agricultural wastes into ethanol.
Indiana 4 to 6 weeks behind its weatherization goal
The delay is pushing back the release of the second half of the $132 million in stimulus funds the state got for energy-saving
retrofits to homes of thousands of low-income residents.
Indiana farmers assessing frost damage to crops
Purdue corn specialist Bob Nielsen says recent frosts have caused mostly cosmetic damage to crops, but some fields experienced
damage serious enough that they must be replanted.
Wind energy jobs sought at Dallas trade show
An economic development squad is heading to Dallas to woo wind-energy firms. Indiana ranked second in the nation last year
in
adding wind-generating capacity.
State cites Veolia Water over safety concerns
Veolia Water is contesting three "serious" safety penalties involving a gas line strike. IOSHA alleges utility failed
to instruct employees and properly determine location of lines.
IPL settles $190M dispute, resumes wind farm project
Indianapolis Power & Light tilted at wind farm developer by terminating its contract. Now a new agreement avoids the potential
$190 million in damages enXco sought against the local utility.
Duke Energy: Stimulus funds will save or create 1,000 jobs
Duke Energy has signed the agreement to formalize the $204 million in economic stimulus funds it will receive from the federal
government, the power provider said Thursday.
Duke Energy downsizes smart-grid plans
Duke Energy has dramatically scaled back its proposed “smart” electric grid rollout, five months after regulators rejected
an initial, $445 million plan.
CountryMark acquires oil wells in southern Indiana
Indianapolis-based CountryMark, a co-op that provides fuel to farmers, has acquired 600 oil wells and other assets in the
Illinois basin.
Study: Growing more veggies could profit Midwest
The Midwest is known more for growing corn than cauliflower, but if its farmers raised the fruit and vegetables eaten in
the Heartland, they could create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in income, according to a recent study.
Veolia concessions worry regulators
Testimony filed in Indianapolis Water Co.’s rate case shows the city in 2007 agreed to take on millions of dollars in costs
from the private firm it hired to operate the utility, including $48 million in retiree medical plan obligations.
Indiana has millions to pass out for renewable energy projects
The federal money is for renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency improvements, energy audits and renewable-energy feasibility
studies.
Study: Indiana shows long-term decrease in air toxics
IDEM says in its newly released “ToxWatch” report that the level of air toxics over the last decade has “decreased
to within levels acceptable to the U.S. EPA.
MOUNAYAR: Indianapolis should rediscover public spaces
Too few of the city's revitalization projects are connected by attractive sidewalks, streets, gardens and plazas.
Indiana farmers plant corn, soybeans at record pace
As of last week, farmers had planted 56 percent of the state’s intended corn crop and 12 percent of the soybean crop. Both
are records for late April.
U.S. farmers planting corn at record pace
U.S. corn farmers may have planted more acres last week than in any week ever as dry weather
and more-productive equipment sped up fieldwork.
Activists say Indiana lagging in protecting environment
Indiana's air, land and water are significantly cleaner than they were at the start of the environmental movement
40 years ago, but the state still has work to catch up with other states, according to activists.
Waterworks board wants outside review of mayor’s utility plan
The waterworks board’s plan to hire outside consultants to study the proposed sale of Indianapolis Water could delay the deal.
Rising prices could help pork producers bounce back
The prices hogs are fetching this year will help farmers begin to climb out of the crater of 2008 and 2009. Average pork prices
may approach record levels this year, Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt predicted, up to $53.63 per hundred
pounds. The record is $55.44 per hundred pounds, set in 1982.