Tag: iowa
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Iowa: Fracking Industry’s Next Frac-Sand Target
DESMOGBLOG — The rolling hills of northeastern Iowa’s Allamakee County defy the state’s stereotypical flat-land geography, and local residents boast of the serene beauty and rich geological history. Yet those same bluffs also play host to robust reservoirs of frac-sand …
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World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013, After Record 2012
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide. With total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 80 countries, 24 of which have …
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President Obama Signs Monsanto Protection Act
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW! — For the past year, family farm advocates and legal experts have fought to stop the Monsanto Protection Act, another special interest corporate giveaway that fundamentally undermines …
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Wind Power’s Unprecedented Contribution to Electricity Generation in 2012
EARTH POLICY INSTITUTE — The U.S. now has 60,000 megawatts of wind online, enough to meet the electricity needs of more than 14 million homes. A record 13,000 megawatts of wind …
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Ben & Jerry’s Join Hundreds of Connecticut Residents in Testifying in Support of GE Food Labeling
FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW — Connecticut mothers and farmers were joined by expert witnesses from across the country, including top international scientists, leading national grassroots activists and co-founder of the famous Vermont ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, who traveled to Hartford to testify in front of …