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Tag Archives: MidAmerican
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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Mid-America Bill “Largest Fleecing Of Iowa Consumers In State’s History”
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
Posted in Iowa Legislature
Tagged Iowa Legislature, MidAmerican, 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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