itsgettinghotinhere.org - 3/9/2009
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At 8:30 this morning Alliant Energy, a subsidiary of Interstate Power and Light, announced its plans to abandon construction of a 649 MW coal plant in Marshalltown, Iowa. The decision comes only 6 days after the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) agreed to extend the public comment ...
features.csmonitor.com - 3/13/2009
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features.csmonitor.com —
Some scientists say an ice age was prevented
thousands of years ago by the dawn of human
agriculture – deforestation and farming released enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to prevent another global cool down, the theory goes. Now, ...
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New way to farm boosts climate, too
apartmenttherapy.com - 3/16/2009
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apartmenttherapy.com —
This week we're blogging from the road as
we have left our humble diggs in Kansas City
and made the journey to downtown Chicago. So far we've been on hot dog overload and have taken advantage of all that the great city has to offer. So look forward to things we've seen while out on our ...
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Found Giant Map Wallpaper!
boston.com - 3/15/2009
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boston.com —
Boston Globe: PRESIDENT OBAMA has said science on
his watch will not be "distorted or concealed to
serve a political agenda." But when it comes to the political agenda of agribusiness, his own Cabinet, and his party, are letting science down ...
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US climate activists lead by example
The Guardian | Environment —
... after protesting against the practice that they claim poses massive health risks for the children at the school below the extraction site. Elsewhere this week, plans for a coal plant in Marshalltown, Iowa were abandoned after a strong campaign by local groups to block the plans. All these actions are part of a nationwide campaign called ...
Clean Coal Opposition Mounting
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science —
... Another One Bites The Dust: Coal Victory in Iowa! ...
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From Washers to Wind: Obama in Iowa
watthead.blogspot.com 4/23/2009 — This is a guest post by Billy Parish, founder and former director of the Energy Action Coalition and current Ashoka Fellow, originally posted at Grist.org Yesterday, was the 39th anniversary of Earth Day and to mark the occasion, President Obama was in Newton, Iowa to speak about clean energy. ...
From Washers to Wind: Obama in Iowa
grist.org 4/23/2009 — Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of Earth Day, and to mark the occasion President Obama was in Newton, Iowa, to speak about clean energy. Newton is one of those towns where most of the residents are employed by one major employer, and until October ...
Wind Energy in the Heartland
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This Wednesday (a.k.a Earth Day!), as part of his Clean Energy for America campaign, President Obama will be in a town named Newton to ...
Iowa Council Suggests Ways To Cut Emissions 90% By 2050
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In the first scenario, ...
The Associated Press: Iowa plants to offer farmers cash for corn cobs
google.com 7/17/2009 — 1 day ago DES MOINES, Iowa Two new technologies offer the promise that corn growers could turn their cobs into cash. Cobs, the refuse left behind after harvest, are now plowed back into fields. But companies from California and South Dakota plan to ...
Iowa Awards $1.5M for E85 and Biodiesel Infrastructure
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