My friend, Covington County Circuit Judge Ben Bowden, recently sent me an article from The Atlantic written by James Hamblin entitled, “If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef.” He sent it to me to see if I thought it was satire. Since there are other studies and articles on the effects of diet on climate […]
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ANDALUSIA, ALA. – To prepare for the future, plan for retirements, strengthen the organization and fulfill member needs, PowerSouth has announced changes to its management staff. Rick Kyle, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will retire in February 2018 after 39 years of service at PowerSouth. He joined the cooperative in 1979 and was appointed
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Charlie Lowman was President and CEO of Alabama Electric Cooperative (the predecessor of PowerSouth Energy) from 1970 until 1988. When he retired, Charlie moved north of Andalusia and started a pecan farm. He developed his own strain of pecans. In response to questions about starting a pecan farm so late in life, Charlie responded, “You
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A few weeks ago, an article about the California Legislature caught my attention. They have passed a bill establishing a requirement that 60% of the state’s electricity be renewable by 2025 and 100% to be renewable by 2045. I know California has a lot of renewable energy, but I was interested in how such aggressive
Air Performance, which fabricates a wide range of custom architectural products, announced plans today to invest more than $1 million to double the size of its Geneva County manufacturing operation. The project will initially create 18 jobs, with the potential for more in the future.
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“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” This quote is attributed to Yogi Berra. I don’t know if Yogi said it or not, but there is a lot wisdom in it. Really big plans or theories rarely turn out as planned. Practice is almost always different from theory. This
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An 80,000-square foot expansion at UTC Aerospace in Foley was quiet and mostly empty at its dedication on Thursday, but company officials said they don’t expect it to stay that way long as it fills with some of the most sophisticated jet engines in the world and 260 new jobs helping prepare them for flight.
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I give a number of civic club presentations. I call them my “Rotary Club talks.” I start each presentation by picking an unsuspecting victim and asking, “Where does electricity come from?” The answers vary, but the most common answer I get (about 30% of the time) is, “out of the wall” or the “the switch.” I
PowerSouth will lower the water level in Point A Lake beginning Sept. 15, 2017, to allow for maintenance to the Point A Hydroelectric Dam. The lake will be lowered slowly over about two weeks’ time. Property owners who plan to construct or repair docks, piers, seawalls, boat ramps and other structures during the drawdown are
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PowerSouth Energy Cooperative announced today the promotion of three employees to its executive management team, as well as two other employee promotions, effective June 4, 2017. Ron Graham has been named Vice President of Power Supply. In this role, Graham will lead PowerSouth’s Bulk Power, Energy Services, Energy Control and Fuels departments. With 27 years
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