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Category Archives: Energy
NRC: Iowa's Hero or Villain?
During Iowa’s debate over HF 561, an act relating to the permitting, licensing, construction and operation of nuclear generating facilities, it seems unclear whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is a villain or a hero. Proponents of nuclear power have … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged energy, IUB, NRC, nuclear power, Nuclear power legislation
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SMRs and Iowa's Energy Future
During Iowa’s public discussion of nuclear power over the last three years, proponents have frequently mentioned Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as the solution to some of the problems with nuclear power. That current nuclear technology is flawed, resulting in massive … Continue reading
Nuclear Power – 'Off the Table'
MidAmerican Energy made it clear today that if HF 561, or some form of it, does not become law, nuclear power will be “off the table” in Iowa and the electric utility will deal with it by increasing their use … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged energy, environment, nuclear power, Nuclear power legislation
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Iowa Utilities Board Announces Public Comment Meetings
Dec. 6, a story about MidAmerican Energy’s potential rate increase was making the news. The company is expected to file with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) in February for an electricity rate increase of 3-4 percent. In anticipation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged electricity, energy, IUB, MidAmerican
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While The Media Focused On The Clown Car In Iowa
Americans are amazing. They love their sporting events. And they can turn darn near anything into a sporting event. If there are two bugs crawling in the same direction, an American boy will sit and watch to see which one … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Farming, Jobs
Tagged energy sources, infrastructure investment, mild winter
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Vote NO on New Nuclear Power in Iowa
The 2012 legislative session is only a few days away, convening on Jan. 9. HF561/SF390 is still active and enables utility companies to charge their ratepayers before a new nuclear reactor would produce any electricity in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy has … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Iowa Legislature, Sustainability
Tagged energy, Iowa Legislature, nuclear power
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Iowa Democrats, Clean Air and Socializing
At the Kirsten Running-Marquardt fundraiser last night, I sat in a row of chairs with a group of long-time Democratic party activists. Most local Democrats know them by name, Jean and Jix Lloyd-Jones, Dick and Doris Myers and Bill and … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Energy, Environment, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability
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LIHEAP: Where Republican Tax Policies Really Hurt
A few weeks ago, I made a reference to LIHEAP in my story concerning my experiment in heating with corn. The reference was only a passing thought after I had pretty much written the body of the story. So I … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Energy
Tagged assistance, disconnect, heat, heating, liheap, reconnect, winter
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What will Iowa's Energy Future Be?
Word in Des Moines is that MidAmerican Energy lobbyists have convinced the Iowa Senate’s Democratic Leadership to move the nuclear power bill, House File 561 /Senate File 390, during the first week or two of the 2012 legislative session. This … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Main Page, Progressive Community
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Newt, We Hardly Know Ye (Which Is Good For You)
When is water not water? Does anyone remember why for thousands and thousands of years mankind drank alcoholic drinks rather than water? Mostly because drinking water would kill you with all the filth, bacteria and who knows what else in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Energy, Humor, Jobs, Labor
Tagged child labor, fracking, Newt Gingrich, wages
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