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COSC to hold second Green workshop

The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) will hold a Green & Main workshop tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wallace Centers of Iowa, 756 16th St. in Des Moines.

The topic will …

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Solar energy investment will create jobs, report says

Iowa stands to gain thousands of jobs and economic benefits by developing solar power, according to a report released today.

The report included a job-impact analysis by Iowa State University researcher David Swenson and was …

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Albaugh Inc. pays penalty for EPA violations in Missouri

Albaugh Inc. has agreed to pay a $64,804 civil penalty to the United States for a series of hazardous waste and chemical Risk Management Program violations at its manufacturing plant in St. Joseph, Mo., the …

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Another flood season


Iowa is fortunate to have abundant water resources. Yet in a quest to improve agricultural systems and expand suburban areas, we’ve increased the speed at which water drains from the landscape and enters waterways. These …

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Study urges moving $1.3 trillion yearly to green from brown industries

Nations can kick-start a “green economy” by redirecting $1.3 trillion a year from industries that overuse resources to 10 areas ranging from forestry to buildings, Bloomberg reported after the release today of a United Nations …

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Ringo to deliver environmental lecture at Iowa State

Clean energy advocate Jerome Ringo, who worked more than 20 years in Louisiana’s petrochemical industry and appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” will speak at Iowa State University next week.

His speech, “Diversity …

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Nominations open for Environmental Impact Awards

Know an organization that’s making strides in its sustainability efforts? The Greater Des Moines Partnership, the Center on Sustainable Communities and Metro Waste Authority will honor local organizations and leaders for their sustainability efforts in …

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A different kind of energy


Tim Dwight is nothing if not passionate. The former University of Iowa football player used to make people take notice of his speed on the gridiron. Twelve years ago, he outran everyone on the field …

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Green Plains first bidder on Otter Tail ethanol plant

Otter Tail AG Enterprises will put its 55-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant in Fergus Falls, Minn., up for auction on Feb. 16, Bloomberg reported. At auction, the $62.54 million opening bid will come from Omaha-based Green Plains …

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President to propose incentives for energy-efficient upgrades

President Barack Obama will back new tax incentives and government financing to make buildings more energy efficient as a way to cut energy costs and encourage job growth, Bloomberg reported.  

Obama wants Congress to …