Baard Energy / Coal
on May 10, 2011 at 1:36 pm ×
SALEM — “There’s no resolution but the CEO of the Columbiana County Port Authority says he is encouraged that Baard Energy and one of the financiers backing a potential $6 billion coal-to-fuel project are once again on speaking terms. ‘At least they’re talking to one another,’ Tracy Drake said Monday […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on May 6, 2011 at 4:55 pm ×
CLEVELAND — I am writing on behalf of Ohio Citizen Action’s 80,000 members. We urge you to claw back as much taxpayer money as possible from the now-defunct Baard Energy coal refinery project. We fully support clawbacks, well-described by your development chief, Mark Kvamme as follows: The first thing I […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on May 5, 2011 at 2:47 pm ×
CLEVELAND — Baard Energy dissolved as a corporation on April 1, 2011, according to records in the office of Sam Reed, Secretary of State for the State of Washington. Currently there are no corporations registered in Washington under the name of former Baard Energy owners John and Kathie Baardson. In […]
Baard Energy / Coal / Energy
on April 29, 2011 at 12:37 pm ×
WARREN — “Now that the multi-billion-dollar Baard Energy project in Columbiana County is pretty much dead, the Mahoning Valley’s effort to turn natural gas into an economic heyday becomes more important. Although Baard’s coal liquification plant was to be constructed in and around Wellsville, the impact of what was once […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 27, 2011 at 1:33 pm ×
WELLSVILLE — “After more than its share of fits and starts, the long-awaited Baard Energy project near Wellsville is once again on hold. Directors with the Columbiana County Port Authority said they have been told to stop any further purchase of land for the project until a deal can be […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 26, 2011 at 11:20 am ×
EAST LIVERPOOL – “Still no word on when and if the stalled Baard Energy project might resume moving forward. Columbiana County Port Authority CEO Tracy Drake, speaking at Monday’s monthly meeting, said property acquisition for Baard’s Ohio River Clean Fuels plant will only resume once an agreement is in place […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 19, 2011 at 1:03 pm ×
COLUMBUS – On April 5, the Ohio Environmental Appeals Commission ruled that the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club have legal standing to challenge a pollution permit granted by the Ohio EPA to Baard Energy. The company wants to use the permit for its proposed coal $6.8 billion […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 19, 2011 at 12:56 pm ×
LIVERPOOL, OH — “[On April 9] it was learned that Planck Trading LLC told Columbiana County Port officials to stop negotiating. Planck wants a long-term agreement in place with Baard, and, apparently, that’s not happening soon. We can’t blame Planck. The Florida-based firm perhaps sees the writing on the wall […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 9, 2011 at 5:37 pm ×
LISBON — “The investment firm providing the cash to purchase land for the Baard Energy project has quit doing so until it can reach a permanent agreement with Baard. Columbiana County Port Authority CEO Tracy Drake said he learned of this development after an official with Planck Trading LLC told […]
Baard Energy / Coal
on April 1, 2011 at 6:07 pm ×
WELLSVILLE — “[The Columbiana County Port Authority] recently purchased some land in a sheriff’s sale and continues to work on the Baard Energy project… Addressing ‘all kinds of rumors out there’ and questions about ownership, [Don Crane, president of the Western Reserve Building and Construction Trades Council] added, ‘I would […]