by Associated Press Published: May 5,2013
Tags: alternative fuel, biofuel fuel, economic development, employment, energy, job creation, lease, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, REFINERY, sustainability, town, town government, wood pellet, work, worker
GLOSTER — The town of Gloster has signed a lease with Drax Biomass International for its Amite BioEnergy wood pellet plant. The Enterprise-Journal reports that the 15-year lease calls for the company to pay the town $8,000 per year for the first 10 years and $9,000 for the next five. There are options to continue [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 15,2013
Tags: education, efficiency, electricity, energy, green, higher education, natural gas, postsecondary education, public university, recycle, sustainability, waste, water
STARKVILLE — Upgrading infrastructure and making operations more efficient are two key changes that have allowed Mississippi State University to reduce its energy consumption by 37 percent. Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning created the Energy Task Force in 2006 and set a goal, by 2016, for Mississippi universities to reduce their energy consumption by 30 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: Alternative energy, biofuel, electricity, employee, employer, employment, energy, environment, green, incentive, job, solar, sustainability, sustainable, wind, work, worker
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it. Research by The Associated Press finds the state has put in most of its total commitment, mainly in loans, to help some companies get off [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 8,2012
Tags: city, electricity, energy, GREEN ENERGY, infrastructure, municipal government, municipality, power, sustainability, sustainable energy, water, well
VAEDAMAN — The town of Vardaman is installing solar panels at one of its three water wells. WCBI-TV reports Norman Griffin of Blue Spectra Solar is providing a 50,000-watt system that will produce about 90,000 kilowatts of electricity a year. Mayor James Casey says Vardaman uses 84,000 kilowatts each year. Casey says the solar panels [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 2,2012
Tags: carbon footprint, commercial, ecology, environment, green, mall, pollution, real estate, recycling, retail, sustainability, sustainable
RIDGELAND — Simon Property Group Inc., a retail real estate company, has won two recent awards for its commitment to sustainability issues. Simon properties in Ridgeland include Northpark Mall. For the second consecutive year, SPG has been recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) with inclusion in its select Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI). Once [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 10,2012
Tags: city, government, mayor, municipality, port, river, shipping, sustainability, sustainable, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor, water
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Several mayors of cities along the Mississippi River will gather in St. Louis this week to discuss ways to make the mighty waterway more sustainable. Thursday’s gathering comes amid one of the worst droughts in recent memory. Low water on the Mississippi continues to affect river traffic and recreation. The meeting is [...] [...]
I have never been to a ghost town. I don’t view this as an unfortunate shortcoming of my youth; I have seen enough Westerns in my years that I get the idea. I don’t imagine that they are really ghosts towns anymore as much as they are the idea of a ghost town with souvenir [...] [...]
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