This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
by Jeff Seabold Published: September 18,2011
Tags: agriculture, conservation, Going Green, vegetables
When I was young I had a fear of vegetables. In fact, I hated them — or at least I thought I did. My mother, being a good mother, would serve them to me every night only to have me slide the plate across the table or spread them out on the plate and say, [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: March 27,2011
Tags: Brent Bailey, Mississippi Public Service Commission, Mississippi Technology Alliance, Sumesh Arora
New policies discussed for solar users The Mississippi Public Service Commission has opened a docket to investigate the development of net metering and interconnection standards. Net metering programs enable customers to generate their own electricity and receive retail prices, or in some cases, premiums over retail price for excess power. The Commission already has a [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: March 27,2011
Tags: Andy Stone, Entergy Mississippi, Mississippi Power Company, Norman Griffin, TVA, Will Hegman
A 75 percent MDA grant and 30 percent federal tax credit helps solar can pay for itself quickly Solar is expensive. But a few homeowners and businesses in Mississippi have found a way to use solar and make money or break even over time with the energy savings their panels provide. As Ludlow poultry farmer [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 27,2011
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Costs associated with green practices are decreasing as the concepts are more widely embraced. While recognizing there’s still a long way to go, several of the state’s leading architects are pleased to see an improving picture for going green. “As more products and processes become available, paired with awareness and economic forces, the costs are [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 10,2010
Tags: Chris Cagle, New Yokel Market
Cagle believes state is primed for economic boom with organic agriculture, business As far as he knows, Chris Cagle’s New Yokel Market in Hattiesburg is Mississippi’s only proprietor-owned organic grocery. Operating since 2006, about 95 percent of its products, including meat and vegetables, are organic. Cagle has to buy his organic meat from outside the [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 10,2010
Tags: Justin Pitts, Justin Pitts Farm, Lisa Kuiper, Livingston Springs Farm
Local farmers are few and far between because there is no certified processor for organic beef in the state Grass-fed beef is hard to find in Mississippi because there aren’t many local farmers who produce it and because there is no longer a meat processor in the state who is U.S.D.A. certified to handle organic [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 8,2010
Tags: Gary Davis, Harvey Ellis, Mark McKee, Mississippi Coffee Company, Scott Allen
Seattle transplant’s business…offers low prices, makes a profit and is helping to save the world Mississippi Coffee Company roast master Mark McKee is waiting at his Canton warehouse for thousands of pounds of organically grown coffee beans to get through customs. He is a direct importer of beans from farms in Ethiopia, Brazil, New Guinea, Indonesia, [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 28,2010
Tags: Alliance AutoGas, alternative fuel, Blossman Gas, energy independence, environmentally-friendly, GREEN DRIVING, money-saver
Alliance AutoGas touting its alternative fuel option Blossman Gas is something of a pioneer when it comes to promoting liquefied propane as an alternative fuel for vehicles, particularly fleet vehicles. In fact, the company was so far ahead of the game a few decades ago that it ran into difficulties. Mark Denton, vice president of [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: March 28,2010
Tags: 25x25 initiative, Energy Future Coalition, nonpartisan alliance, renewable resources
The 25×25 initiative, a nonpartisan alliance funded by the Energy Future Coalition, is a private project aimed at ensuring that 25 percent of the nation’s total energy needs are derived from renewable resources by the year 2025. The initiative is led by a group of agriculture and forestry volunteers, and its vision embraces all forms [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 28,2010
Tags: homeowners, Mississippi Development Authority, residential energy efficiency, seminars
Two seminars remain in a three-part series the Mississippi Development Authority is hosting on residential energy efficiency. The first session was March 22 and the remaining seminars are March 29 and April 5. The seminars are open to homeowners, those looking to buy or remodel a home, homebuilders, inspectors and appraisers. The sessions are designed [...] [...]
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