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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Vectren’s latest rate increase request is absolutely arrogant in these hard times
September 23, 2011-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor While I certainly applaud Vectren’s effort to increase efficiency in power production, especially since their “pulverized coal” plants are less than 35% efficient, but their arrogance in asking for a rate increase … Continue reading
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LG&E to convert Cane Run power plant to burn cleaner natural gas
September 15, 2011-by James Bruggers in the Louisville Courier Journal Louisville Gas & Electric Co. intends to replace its 57-year-old coal-fired Cane Run Station in Louisville with a new plant next door powered with cleaner-burning natural gas by 2016. The 640-megawatt natural gas … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal, coal plant retirement, Eon, Kentucky, LG&E, Louisville, pollution
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Evansville to become home to wind blade manufacturer
September 13, 2011-by Arek Sarkissian in the Evansville Courier Press A windmill turbine producer will be the next company to move into the North Side factory formerly occupied by Whirlpool , Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced this morning. Global Blade Technology USA … Continue reading
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The President Sabotages Clean Air Protections, Part 1
September 5, 2011-by John Walke, Clean Air Director, Natural Resources Defense Council. In the most outrageous environmental offense of the Obama administration, the president himself has intervened politically to block the Environmental Protection Agency from correcting an unprotective smog standard that the … Continue reading
Vectren wins approval for energy efficiency program from IURC
September 3, 2011 by Brian Nisperos at SolarMash.com. (Editor’s Note. Vectren has some of the highest electric rates of any Midwest utility. Some of the higher rates are justified by environmental controls placed upon plants that are now approaching a … Continue reading
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Valley Watch encourages schools to postpone tonight’s football games if air pollution for ozone and fine particles exceeds the health based standard
September 2, 2011-by John Blair. This is the text of a statement issued by Valley Watch last night regarding playing high school sports on air pollution alert days. With the USEPA and locals making an air pollution alert for both … Continue reading
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Obama caves to industry on setting health standard for ozone
September 2, 2011- The White House Office of the Press Secretary Statement by the President on the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Over the last two and half years, my administration, under the leadership of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, has … Continue reading