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Doral Renewables has broken ground on the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana, set to be the US’s largest solar farm once complete. The 400 megawatts of energy produced here during the first phase of the project is enough to power 75,000 Midwestern households and will infuse millions of much-needed dollars into local Indiana communities.
—Norm Holy
At the last minute, IU Foundation president J. T. Forbers and Co-Chief Investment Officers Abe Weldy and Jim Bergstrom backed out of a scheduled meeting with the IU Bloomington chapter of the Sunrise climate justice movement to discuss the foundation’s investments in fossil fuels.
—Linda Greene
WTIU reports the group Indiana United for Our Future — or INUF— hopes to raise money for environmental candidates running for the state legislature.
—Norm Holy
The State of Indiana is forging ahead with a plan to log the heart out of the Salamonie River State Forest. In late October the director of the Indiana Division of Forestry announced that the agency is moving forward with its timber sale in the forest.
—Linda Greene
The fossil fuel industry has a new scam up its sleeve for solving the plastic waste crisis: so-called chemical recycling. The term recycling is very misleading. Chemical recycling doesn’t turn used plastic into new plastic products; rather, it turns plastic waste into oil and gas to be burned.
—Linda Greene
California just concluded its driest “water year” in nearly a century. Between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, the cycle on which precipitation is measured, the average precipitation across the state’s weather stations was less than half of the historical average.
—Norm Holy
CALENDAR
| Join David Rupp of IndiGo Birding Nature Tours for the Sassafras Audubon Society’s November weekday bird walk on Friday, November 12th, from 9:30 to 11:30 am. The group will meet at the Paynetown State Recreation Area beach parking area and spend two hours exploring trails and the waterfront in search of all types of migrating birds. Reserve your spot by contacting David at [email protected], or call 812-679-8978. |
| Breathe in the crisp morning smells on an Autumn Morning Hike at Spring Mill State Park on Saturday, November 13th, from 9 to 10:30 am. Meet Anthony at the Spring Mill Inn front patio for a morning hike on Trail 3 to take in the sights and sounds of a brisk autumn morning. The hike is 2 ½ miles in length. |
| Take a Griffy Night Hike at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve on Saturday, November 13th, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Learn about the local nocturnal animals and what helps them thrive in the dark on this naturalist-led night hike. Meet at the Boathouse. Please register at Bloomington.IN.gov/parks. |
| A virtual Greening the Statehouse 2-day event sponsored by the Hoosier Environmental Council is scheduled for Friday, November 19th, and Saturday, November 20th. You can participate, virtually, in the largest annual gathering of environmentally minded Hoosiers. Program sessions begin at noon on Friday and end on Saturday at 4 pm. To learn more about Greening the Statehouse and to register, go to hecweb.org. |
| At the Griffy Lake Nature Preserve on Saturday, November 20th, from 12:30 to 2:30 pm, you have the opportunity to learn about Natural Rope and Plant Cordage. This ancient skill was used to make durable rope long before paracord. This hands-on program will teach you how to find, identify and process plants to make your own rope. Meet at the Boathouse. Please register at Bloomington.IN.gov/parks. |
