Tag Archives: MidAmerican

Don't put Iowa's Farmers at Risk from Costly Nuclear Power

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

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 →

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Mid-America Bill “Largest Fleecing Of Iowa Consumers In State’s History”

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

The following is an Iowa View column published in the Des Moines Register “If passed by the Iowa Senate, the law would provide an opening for what will effectively be the largest publicly-sanctioned, but privately-imposed, fleecing of Iowa consumers in … Continue reading →

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Iowa Utilities Board Announces Public Comment Meetings

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

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 →

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