energy.iowa.gov - 4/16/2009
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Recovery Act Announcement: Although the Office has been allocated funding for some programs, the Department of Energy must still approve our applications for all funded activities. Applications are being submitted throughout the coming weeks and will hopefully be approved by the Department as ...
grist.org - 4/23/2009
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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. Newton is one of those towns where most of the residents are employed by one major employer, and until October ...
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From Washers to Wind: Obama in Iowa
watthead.blogspot.com - 4/23/2009
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watthead.blogspot.com —
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. ...
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From Washers to Wind: Obama in Iowa
rss.nrdcfeeds.org - 4/20/2009
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What U.S. state comes to mind when you
hear the words "renewable energy"? I'm guessing your immediate...
thought was California and possibly Texas. 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 ...
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Wind Energy in the Heartland
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Apollo Can Help You Find A Green-Collar Job
Apollo Alliance —
... , for instance, offers news on businesses incorporating clean energy and efficiency to create sustainable products and practices and is one of the truly useful such sites. The Iowa Energy Office site is a good example of how states are promoting clean energy investment, a valuable way to understand where job development will occur. Green-Collar Job Research and Reports The Apollo Alliance defines a green-collar job as well paid, career track jobs that contribute directly to preserving or enhancing environmental quality. Like traditional blue-collar jobs, green-collar jobs ...
Wind Energy in the Heartland
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... Coordinated through it's Office of Energy Independence, Iowa is also investing more heavily in energy efficiency and other forms of renewable energy such as advanced biofuels, biomass and biogas methane capture (plenty of hogs). ...
Green Jobs Resources
Apollo Alliance —
... , another CERES project, has good stuff. The Iowa Energy Office site is a good example of how states are promoting clean energy investment, a valuable way to understand where job development will occur. So is the ...
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