The breathtaking progress that has marked America’s history has been stunningly lacking in America’s approach to energy. Who would have thought that our nation, which led the Allies to victory in the 1940s, and sent a man to the moon in the 1960s, would allow itself in the 2010s to be more dependent on foreign [...]
Read More »HEC Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda embraces the role of ‘Head Tree Hugger” in this July 18, 2010 article from the Indianapolis Star.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100718/BUSINESS/7180367/1003/BUSINESS/Meet-Jesse-Kharbanda-director-of-the-Hoosier-Environmental-Council
OpEd from Sunday, June 20 by HEC Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda
Tackle oil dependence with local decisions
With the BP oil disaster continuing to devastate the Gulf Coast, many Hoosiers wonder how — hundreds of miles from that distressed region — we can make any dent in helping to solve this extraordinary national tragedy. Many concerned citizens [...]
Indy Star Article on Mitch Daniels’ wetlands plan by Bill Ruthhart
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Indy Star article on I-69 by Dan Carpenter
Gulf Oil Spill to the be the topic this weekend on “The Dave Crooks Show”.
I’m outraged by the gulf oil spill. I’m surprised more Americans are not as outraged as me. I’m not a scientist, but I’m convinced this disaster will cause negative effects to the region and the nation for decades to come.
I will [...]
INDIANAPOLIS — IndyGo on Wednesday announced a tentative list of cuts to try to float the financially troubled transit agency.
The cuts, totaling $3.2 million, include eliminating three routes, altering service on 10 others and cutting the frequency of buses on 16 routes from every half-hour to once an hour.
Officials said the cuts are unavoidable as [...]
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A national environmental group has targeted Purdue University for its plan to expand coal-generated power.
The student coalition of the Sierra Club is organizing campus and community members to oppose a new coal-powered boiler at the Wade Power Plant and push Purdue instead to consider renewable energy options.
Sierra Club officials claim that [...]
