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Category Archives: Energy
Frac Sand Mines in Iowa
A friend from the fight against the coal-fired power plants in Waterloo and Marshalltown sent a note about mining companies wanting to move into Iowa to extract silica sand for hydraulic fracturing. There is a lot of silica sand laying … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Energy, Environment
Tagged energy, environment, Frac Sand, Frac Sand Mines, fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, iowa fracking, Iowa's environment, mining, Natural Gas
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50,000 Megawatts of Coal Plants Retired
Settlement Between the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Brings Clean Air Victory to Iowans DES MOINES, Iowa– On Jan. 22, the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged climate change, energy, environment, MidAmerican Energy, Sierra Club
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How Will We Shut Down The Halo At Palo?
Dear Folks, Good News! Germany is RIGHT NOW switching from nuclear to RENEWABLES!!! YEAH!!! click on this link and then click on pdf file on bottom of page, A REAL DEAL Q and A that answers all the naysayers questions, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged Germany, no nukes, renewables
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Dave Loebsack Receives Wind Jobs Award
Dear Friend, I wanted to provide you with an update on my continued advocacy on behalf of Iowa’s renewable energy industry and in particular for the wind energy industry. Wind energy manufacturers in our state provide good paying jobs for … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged alternative energy, American Wind Energy Association, dave loebsack, Iowa's 2nd District, wind energy, wind jobs
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AARP to MidAmerican Energy: Quit Trying to Fool Iowans
DES MOINES — AARP leaders are taking on MidAmerican Energy false portrayal of the Association’s position on nuclear power and attempts to shift away the focus from what HF 561 really does in their ads. AARP doesn’t oppose nuclear power, … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged AARP, MidAmerican Energy, MidAmerican rate increase, nuclear energy
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HF 561 & Iowa's Senator Liz Mathis
As readers should know, we oppose HF 561, a bill in the legislature relating to new nuclear power in Iowa. In advocating against this bill, what has become clear is that whatever the resolution, the outcome is not about which … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Iowa Legislature, Progressive Community
Tagged energy, iowa legislature 2012, Liz Mathis, nuclear power
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Don't put Iowa's Farmers at Risk from Costly Nuclear Power
by Francis Thicke As we approach the first anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear tragedy in Japan, it is a fitting time to remember the human costs after several nuclear reactors melted down in Fukushima. Hundreds of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Farming, Frances Thicke
Tagged energy, farming, Fukushima, MidAmerican, nuclear power, Nuclear power legislation, renewable energy
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In Response to the MidAmerican Energy Video
Today, MidAmerican Energy released a new YouTube video making their case for passage of HF 561. While they criticize what they call “special interest groups” in the public discussion of this bill, what they fail to say is that they … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Iowa Legislature
Tagged energy, Iowa Legislature, nuclear power
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Nuclear Power Bill to be Considered by Commerce Committee on March 8
Mike Glover of the Associated Press is retiring in May, and the work must get easier as his last day as a State Capitol reporter approaches. For example, Glover could phone it in and run a story similar to the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Iowa Legislature
Tagged energy, Iowa Legislature, nuclear power
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