Thu, Jun 16, 2011
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new subsidies to encourage Missouri farmers to grow bio-mass crops. On Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled two new Biomass Crop Assistance Programs for the areas near Columbia and Aurora. The plan would subsidize eligible farmers up to 75 percent of the cost for […]
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
06.15.11 | By: Tim Sampson Missouri unemployment remained relatively unchanged in May, although the full impact of the disaster in southwest Missouri was not part of the equation. The state employment rate remained at 8.9 per cent, despite a loss of 1,500 jobs, accord ing the Department of Economic Development. Those numbers put Missouri just […]
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
KIRKSVILLE, MO — Residents had a chance Wednesday to get a better look on what our state government is doing. Missouri State Representative Zachary Wyatt held a town hall luncheon at Sweet Expressions Coffee Shop on the square in Kirksville. Wyatt talked about this past legislative session and his activities. He discussed many of his […]
Sat, Jun 11, 2011
Consumers could see their electricity bills jump an estimated 40 to 60 percent in the next few years. The reason: Pending environmental regulations will make coal-fired generating plants, which produce about half the nation’s electricity, more expensive to operate. Many are expected to be shuttered. The increases are expected to begin to appear in 2014, […]
Wed, May 18, 2011
Anheuser-Busch and Noranda Aluminum, two of Ameren‘s biggest customers, are responsible for killing a bill that would have allowed utilities to pass on to customers the $45 million cost of a site permit for a new nuclear plant in Callway County, plant supporters said. “There was plenty of time to get something done and there was a sincere effort. […]
Tue, May 17, 2011
For more information, please contact: Kim George – 816-550-1782 kim@moenergyfuture.com Statement from Irl Scissors Responding to FERAF Press Release on “Historic Agreement.” Earth to Noranda and Anheuser-Busch: the legislative session ended last week! “Four days AFTER the conclusion of the legislative session, FERAF and the big industrial corporations finally put out a press release calling […]
