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Tag Archives: alternative energy
On the Radio: Regent universities awarded for environmental contributions
Check out this week’s radio segment here. It discusses the Environmental Excellence Awards received by the state’s regent universities earlier this year. The sustainability efforts of Iowa’s regent universities have caught the eye of Governor Branstad.
Posted in On the Radio, Politics
Tagged alternative energy, Environmental Excellence Awards, Governor Branstad, green colleges, green transportation, green universities, Iowa board of regents, Iowa State University, local food, sustainability, University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa
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New research on hydro power opens policy doors
Originally left out of many green energy policy initiatives, new research on hydro power could shake up the clean energy game. Read more from CleanTechnica.com below: Hydroelectric power has long been left out of renewable energy counts, on the assumption … Continue reading
Marion set to burn trash for energy
It’s a huge project – over $100 million dollars huge. But it’s a go. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported yesterday that the city of Marion may be ready as early as this spring to begin construction on a waste-burning plasma … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Energy, News
Tagged alternative energy, burn garbage, cedar rapids gazete, coal iowa, marion iowa, marion plasma, New York Times
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Report: Wind Industry has broad reach in Iowa economy
A new report from the Environmental Law and Policy Center, a Chicago-based environmental advocacy organization, shows just how much the wind industry impacts Iowa’s economy. It reaches more than 80 local business and provides 2,300 manufacturing jobs, which likely leads … Continue reading
