Scenes from the I-Renew Energy Fair 6/9/2012
Scenes from the I-Renew Energy Fair 6/9/2012 I knew this before, but the realization struck home today — I really like energy fairs. There is something uplifting about being among a group of people...
View ArticleFossil Fuel Subsidies
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Here is a nice infographic comparing fossil fuel vs. renewable energy subsidies. This is from the folks at green scissors (their tagline: “Cutting Wastful and Environmentally...
View ArticleURGENT Great news: Calling all renewable energy supporters for Tuesday!
URGENT Great news: Calling all renewable energy supporters for Tuesday! From Zach Carter (UISSC): There is a media event this coming Tuesday at 10:30am outside of Kinnick Stadium, where Senator Hogg...
View ArticleChesapeake Climate Action Network: Success in Maryland
Chesapeake Climate Action Network: Success in Maryland Landmark offshore wind power bill passes final hurdle in Maryland ANNAPOLIS—The Maryland Senate today passed the Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013...
View ArticleSenate Files SF372 and SF414
Senate Files SF372 and SF414 The following are links to two senate files that are alternative energy initiatives Senate File SF372: An Act establishing an incentive program applicable to specified wind...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Factoid: Merit Order ranking of electrical generation
Renewable Energy Factoid: Merit Order ranking of electrical generation The merit order is a way of ranking available sources of energy in ascending order of their short-run marginal costs of...
View Article“Problems are merely opportunities in disguise”
“Problems are merely opportunities in disguise” Reprinted in the Mason City Globe Gazette from the National Hog Farmer. Nebraska farmer fueled by hogs Manure from the pigs on Danny and Josie Kluthe’s...
View ArticleBURN: an energy journal
BURN: an energy journal I listened, spellbound, to the “Rising Seas” segment of BURN: an energy journal as it aired on Iowa Public Radio today. It turns out that the web site for this project, in...
View Article50 States | 50 Plans : The Solutions Project
50 States | 50 Plans : The Solutions Project The World Can Transition to 100% Clean, Renewable Energy Starting Today Explore this interactive map to discover how. http://thesolutionsproject.org/ Iowa...
View ArticleDes Moines Register “Iowa View: Climate change is not something to be ignored”
Des Moines Register “Iowa View: Climate change is not something to be ignored” By Fred Abels Published 11:15 p.m. CDT April 26, 2014. Link to article here Rural and small town Iowans are not ignoring...
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