Where we live
Various environmental stories today marking the transformation of Indiana into an industrialized farming megacenter:
Ethanol plant planned in Hartford City HARTFORD CITY - A Chicago-area company has filed for an air pollution control permit to build a $150 million ethanol plant in the city’s industrial park on the west side of town
Group says move ag park south of Muncie Opponents of the proposed 806-acre Shideler Agricultural Bio-Enterprise Park say there are two better sites for the park than the community of Shideler. Citizens for Responsible Economic Development (CRED), represented by attorney Bruce Munson, say in a report to the city-county chamber of commerce that two sites just south of Muncie are better.
State to showcase renewable fuels in White County town: REYNOLDS - State leaders are hoping a tiny northwestern Indiana town will become a model for rural communities by using renewable energy to fuel cars, heat homes, and power businesses. Indiana town to turn stinking hog manure into power (It’s nice to get national recognition for this, no?)
New coal fired power plant?: Vote on Tondu plant delayed & Daniels says Tondu plant a good fit for Indiana. Marty Lucas says: “More than anything else, the public needs to believe that permitting agencies like IDEM are scientifically credible, and truly committed to protecting the public health and welfare. To a large extent entities like IDEM were created to speak on behalf of the public’s desire to live in a clean, healthy and non-stinky place, and the public’s recourse if the permitting authority allows a harmful activity is limited. Many people have little faith that the permitting process will protect their interests.” http://www.bigeastern.com/index.htm
And, a bit more local: Hayes Arboretum’s development plans continue to elicit opinion: Arboretum issue remains unsettled & Search for more jobs requires driving vision
