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Monthly Archives: October 2011
River sunburst improves attitude
October 2011 There are a few things that make me pause and give thanks for the natural world I am fortunate enough to reside in. Rainbows, waterfalls, the beautiful Ohio River but none exemplifies that thankfulness like a sunburst over … Continue reading
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Duke, Daniels conversations on Edwardsport remain “trade secrets”
October 20, 2011, by John Russell in the Indianapolis Star. Want to read Duke Energy Corp.’s report to its board of directors about spiraling costs at its scandal-plagued $2.9 billion Edwardsport power plant? It won’t be easy, even if you … Continue reading
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The LST 325 dominates Evansville’s up riverfront.
The LST, or Landing Ship Tank that transported soldiers to Europe during World War 2 is similar to those built in Evansville throughout the war. The LST 325 was found in Greece and brought back to the US to commemorate … Continue reading
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Ohio coal to liquid plant bites the dust
October 15, 2011-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor Once touted as the economic savior of the little town of Wellsville, Ohio as early as 2006, Baard Energy was issued an air pollution and construction permit in the Fall of 2008 … Continue reading
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Tagged Baard Energy, coal to oil, Columbiana County Ohio, NRDC, Ohio energy, Sierra Club, synfuels, Valley Watch, Wellsville
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Even on a clear day, the Evansville horizon has significant pollution
October 11, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor A brownish pall seems omnipresent even on a clear day in Evansville, IN, a community with few of its own major pollution sources but is surrounded by numerous coal fired power plants that … Continue reading
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South Bend Trib-Shine a light on this rate increase
October 9, 2011-Editorial in the South Bend Tribune If you are among Indiana Michigan Power’s 458,000 customers in Indiana, you already may be worrying about how you’ll pay your bill if the utility makes its case for a 22.7 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged AEP, Indiana electric rates, IURC, Rate increase, Rockport, Valley Watch
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Red Paint protest disrupts Northern Arizona University jobs fair
October 7, 2011-by Eric Betz in the Arizona Daily Sun A man walked into an NAU jobs fair at around 1 p.m. on Thursday and threw what appeared to be a cup of red paint at a Peabody Energy Corporation … Continue reading
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Duke Energy’s Edwardsport plant dominates night in sleepy SW Indiana community
October 6, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Duke Energy has a long history in Edwardsport, IN. It is about to dismantle a small, very old conventional coal plant that has operated in one form or another since the turn of … Continue reading
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Steve Jobs fostered a new way of thinking
October 6, 2011-by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor I really was saddened to hear about the death, at far too young an age, of Steve Jobs, the man who shares my desk everyday. His visionary innovations have made life better for … Continue reading