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Environmental Studies Enrollment Soars
greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/5/2009
Environmental Studies Enrollment Soars
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At colleges around the country, students seem to be flocking to environmental studies courses.
itsgettinghotinhere.org - 3/9/2009
Another One Bites The Dust: Coal Victory in Iowa!
— itsgettinghotinhere.org — 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 ... (more) Another One Bites The Dust: Coal Victory in Iowa!

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features.csmonitor.com - 2/27/2009
Women lead a farming revolution in Iowa
— features.csmonitor.com — Women own nearly half of Iowa’s farmland. But they find they have a common problem: The men... they hire to farm their land often don’t treat it with the tender care they expect – and often won’t listen when they complain about it. Women from three ... (more) Women lead a farming revolution in Iowa

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EarthFirst.com:  Becoming Tomorrow’s Green Leaders: Top Environmental Undergrad Programs

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Becoming Tomorrow’s Green Leaders: Top Environmental Undergrad Programs
EarthFirst.com — ... You’re also in good company. The New York Times reported in January that students are flocking to environmental programs in record numbers, inspired both by their own growing desire to protect and preserve the environment as well as the rosy projections about the future availability of green jobs. As these programs become more popular, more and more schools are starting to offer them and take a hard look at how sustainability can be incorporated into the programs that are already in place. ...

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