Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times).
The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely until his tractor rumbled over the flat, fertile landscape, spraying it with herbicides. These crops weren’t meant to be eaten, but to occupy the ground between Clifton’s soybean harvest last fall and this spring’s planting. Yet thanks to their…
Andalusia airport gives lift to Southeast Alabama aerospace hub
By Jerry Underwood
May 23, 2021
The South Alabama Regional Airport stays busy refueling military and civilian aircraft, and its café is a hit with aviators and locals. (contributed)
Covington County’s South Alabama Regional Airport has become a busy hub for aviators traveling throughout the Southeast.
The airport has a heliport that provides hot and cold refueling services to civilian and military helicopters, as well as an airfield café that brings in hundreds of pilots daily.
In addition, the airport’s industrial park is home to maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities, and there’s also a satellite campus of the Alabama Aviation College.
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