Tag Archives: Iowa renewable energy

Iowa Democrats Present Plan To Lower Costs For Iowans

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa House Democrats introduce a legislative policy package to lower costs for Iowans.  Follow Iowa House Dems on FB

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In Green News, Others Pass Us By

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Some quite interesting news around the world as other countries move away from fossil fuels and toward renewables for their energy.   From Africa we get news that the country of Zambia is celebrating a unique achievement – the elimination … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Attack On Iowa Jobs In Wind Energy

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action alert by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee – Boldprogressives.org Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the EPA — Scott Pruitt — has sided with big oil against renewable fuel producers in Iowa. He actively challenged the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) … Continue reading →

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Big Oil Polluting Iowa Airwaves On Behalf Of Tea Party Candidate Joni Ernst

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Trish Nelson

http://www.americansunitedforchange.org/ Records Show Joni Ernst’s ‘Trajectory’-Launching Koch Brother Friends Have Spent Millions Lobbying Against Renewable Fuels and Iowa Jobs This Year Now the Oil Barons are Polluting Iowa’s Airwaves with a Million Dollar Attack Ad on Ernst’s Behalf Topping the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Bakken Backers Braking

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company proposing to build a transfer pipeline from the Bakken/Three Forks shale oil production area in North Dakota, across 17 counties in Iowa, to its existing pipeline in Pakota, Illinois, announced yesterday it will delay … Continue reading →

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Meeting Iowa's Renewable Energy Challenge

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Paul Deaton

IOWA CITY– The University of Iowa Public Policy Center is hosting several events centered on the theme of “Meeting the Renewable Energy Challenge”.  Please mark your calendar to join us for any or all of the events, which include: Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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Vilsack's Energy Policy Legacy

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Does Tom Vilsack’s 2007 consulting agreement with MidAmerican Energy matter any more? It does, but not in the way conservative pundits characterized it, as a form of political corruption, after President Obama appointed Vilsack to his current job as secretary … Continue reading →

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Iowa Wind Farmers Deserve A Fair Price

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert by  Iowa PIRG.org,  Iowa Public Interest Research Group: Stand up for farmers who produce wind power in Iowa! Iowa’s big utilities are cheating farmers who produce their own wind power in Iowa. Right now, farmers earn five times … Continue reading →

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