MidMissouri: Blunt opposes EPA Clean Power Plan

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

SEDALIA, MO — Blunt made his remarks during a news conference at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Blunt was surrounded by leaders of several Missouri agricultural organizations. Blunt is fighting the Environmental Protection Agency’s new Clean Power Plan. Blunt said the plan would have a negative impact on Missouri agriculture. Blunt said, “The world […]

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RELEASE: New Technology agreement Combines Missouri agriculture and energy sectors to support jobs and economic development

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Jefferson City, MO – Today, Ameren Missouri, Enginuity Worldwide and ECAP, LLC announced an agreement that will use cutting edge energy technology to create a biomass fuel to be used to generate renewable power in Missouri. This agreement will allow ECAP with technology created by Enginuity to build multiple production facilities that will create biomass […]

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Missouri Net: New partnership aims to develop renewable energy in Missouri

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

The development of renewable energy sources is bringing three Missouri companies together. Ameren is teaming up with technology company Enginuity and an agri-business called ECAP to try and add biomass fuel, which is developed from organic materials such as wood and crops, into its fuel mix. State Agriculture Director Richard Fordyce says the effort is […]

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MidMissouri: Columbia power plant to stop burning coal by October

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

COLUMBIA — City officials said Thursday they will stop burning coal at the municipal power plant by October to comply with new EPA rules. Two of the power plant’s boilers currently burn coal. Power Production Superintendent Chrstian Johanningmeier said city officials are considering converting the larger and newer of the two boilers to run on […]

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