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Tom Hadden thought the newly constructed East Village building that Metro Waste Authority had moved its administrative offices to just eight years ago was fairly energy-efficient. But through a public-private sustainability education program, the independent …
Students from the University of Northern Iowa and Kirkwood Community College will be among eight college teams nationwide to compete Friday — Earth Day — in the Sam’s Club & SIFE Environmental Sustainability Challenge. The …
The Center on Sustainable Communities, Metro Waste Authority and Greater Des Moines Partnership will honor five organizations and one individual with the Environmental Impact Awards at a luncheon on May 18. The program will take …
The Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain Consortium is hosting “Researching the Green Economy” today and Wednesday at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel at 401 Locust St.
The conference is intended to disseminate the most …
New investment in renewable energy through asset finance, share sales, venture capital and private equity fell by more than a third to $31.1 billion in the first three months of the 2011, Bloomberg reported.
That’s …
Earth Day Trash Bash will take place beginning at 3:30 p.m. on April 22 at the Simon Estes Amphitheater downtown. The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department, Metro Waste Authority, Operation Downtown and the Polk …
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today unveiled a rating system intended to guide the energy-efficient design and sustainable construction of health-care facilities.
The latest among Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification programs …
Iowa Workforce Development, as a member of the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountains Consortium: Researching the Green Economy, is hosting a Green Jobs Conference April 19-20 at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines. Registration …
New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is leading a charge to seek public input on how to compose a bill creating the White House’s national standard for …
The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department, Metro Waste Authority, the Polk County Conservation Board and Operation Downtown are recognizing Earth Day with the annual Earth Day Trash Bash – a cleanup event to give …
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