Earl Powers owner of Powers Energy speaks to Lake County board members during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Schererville Councilman Hal Slager questions Powers Energy owner Earl Powers during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Earl Powers (left) owner of Powers Energy and COO of Powers Energy Ken Bosar answer questions during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Powers Energy owner Earl Powers looks over notes after speaking to Lake County board members during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Earl Powers (left) owner of Powers Energy and COO of Powers Energy Ken Bosar answer questions during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Earl Powers (left) owner of Powers Energy and COO of Powers Energy Ken Bosar answer questions during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Lake County board members Ric Niemeyer (left) and Cliff Dugan (middle ) listen to Powers Energy owner Earl Powers during the Solid Waste board meeting held at the Lake County Government Complex on Thursday February 2, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Trash-to-ethanol project in doubt
CROWN POINT — The Lake County Solid Waste Management District board ruled Thursday night that the developer of a proposed trash-to-ethanol plant near Schneider was in breach of contract, leaving the fate of the project in doubt. After Powers Energy CEO Earl Powers announced yet … Read More