Ag and Environment

SolarCity and Google Inc. on Tuesday announced the creation of a $280 million fund to finance residential solar projects. The fund will extend solar lease and power purchase agreement options to customers who want to …

PL Energy LLC of Des Moines received a $2 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund to install a demonstration-scale on-farm poultry litter gasification system at Denyon Farms near Webster City.

The system will use …

TPI Composites Inc. wants a lawsuit claiming that it violated state wage laws dismissed because it does not directly employ three people who claim they were not paid for working overtime hours.

The Scottsdale, Ariz., …

The town of Cumming will host an event where it will challenge itself to become the first “green city” in Iowa.

The city will offer itself as a beta project for other communities in Iowa, …

Andrew Winston, author of “Green Recovery” and co-author of “Green to Gold” will be the featured speaker at the Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo on June 2. During his keynote address, Winston will explain the …

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) has partnered with Van Wall Energy, a new division of The Van Wall Group.

IFBF members are now eligible for exclusive savings on required maintenance agreements with the purchase …

Principal Financial Group Inc. has been named the 2011 Environmental Impact Award winner in the large business category by the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The company was recognized for its sustainability efforts, including energy efficiency …

Metro Waste Authority (MWA) will spend a few hours Wednesday trying to determine what gets thrown out with the trash. Crews will sort through tons of trash to determine the different categories arriving at its …

Metro Waste Authority (MWA) is offering two types of grants for environmental projects. MWA has allocated $25,000 for each portion of the grant program.

The first type of grant will be competitively based and will …