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HEADLINES
All stories by Norm Holy
IndyStar has written an extensive piece on coal ash pits – a topic many environmental groups have complained about for years and years. Yet the state legislature does nothing to change the picture. It’s part of the reason Indiana ranks 48th in air/water quality.
With the end of net metering, which paid customers the retail rate for excess power they generated, utilities have slashed the payback rate. They also changed how that solar output is calculated.
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment technology that dramatically reduces environmental impacts and recovers valuable resources, announced it has broken ground on a small commercial-scale Gen3Tech facility that will be located near Fair Oaks, Indiana.
The Biden administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will lease land off the Northern and Central California coast on December 6. In addition to being the country’s first Pacific coast sale, it will also be the first to potentially support a floating offshore wind installation at a commercial scale.
CALENDAR
| Make a Wreath Out of An Invasive Plant at Spring Mill State Park on Saturday, November 12th, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Join naturalist Sheree to make a beautiful wreath out of dried Japanese honeysuckle. Learn about invasive plants while creating your wreath. Register at 812-849-3534 or [email protected]. |
| A Small Garden Planning and Design program will be offered on Wednesday, November 16th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Allison-Jukebox Community Center. Now is a great time to plan your garden. Learn the basics of crop planning and garden design. Register at bloomington.IN.gov/parks. |
| Take a Walk with Lieber at McCormick’s Creek State Park on Friday, November 18th, beginning at 3 pm. Meet at the Canyon Inn to learn about how McCormick’s Creek came to be Indiana’s First State Park, and the man that made it all possible. |
| Participate in a Hidden Caves Hike at Spring Mill State Park on Saturday, November 19th, from 1 to 2 pm. Meet Tony at the Oak Ridge shelter to see a couple of off-trail caves that are part of the Hamer Cave System. This is a rugged, one hour hike.. |
| Enjoy a Snake Meet and Greet at Brown County State Park on Sunday, November 20th, from 2 to 2:30 pm. Meet at the Nature Center for an up close and personal look at one of Indiana’s native snakes. Learn about their unique traits, the threats they face, and how snakes affect your life. You can touch one, if you want to. |
