Tag: iowa
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Water Is Wide: Women, Climate Change and the Iowa River
Do we think about the role of women when we think about our natural resources, our land, our water?…
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Will Microsoft Follow Apple and Google’s Lead on Iowa Wind Energy?
As the movement to power the Internet (and the rest of the world) with renewable energy grows, some technology companies are responding in big ways: Apple launched an Earth Day campaign yesterday highlighting how it is powering its data centers with 100-percent renewable energy. Not to be outdone, Google announced today that it is partnering with its…
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Senator’s Powerful Statement Puts Wind PTC in Perspective
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spoke up about the “intellectually dishonest argument” that bubbled to the surface at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 3rd. His remarks were in response to an amendment introduced by Sen. Toomey (R-PA), under the short title “Eliminate crony capitalist energy tax credits,” which proposed to eliminate the renewable energy…
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Solar Energy Revolution Reaching Full Speed
Solar power is here, and it isn’t just environmentalists saying it anymore.
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Will Court Decision on Gulf Dead Zone Reduce Dangerous Algae Growth in American Waters?
The U.S. District Court in Eastern Louisiana ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to determine within six months whether to set new limits on the pollution that is fueling the dangerous algae …