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MidAmerican Energy to take art to new heights at Arts Festival

MidAmerican Energy Co. will host a colorful new event — BOOM! Art — at the Des Moines Arts Festival in Western Gateway Park June 24-26. BOOM! Art, which will be at the corner of 15th …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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River restoration workshops planned for northeast Iowa

Iowa Rivers Revival and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will host meetings in northeast Iowa to discuss river restoration benefits and practices. The workshops are geared toward landowners, natural resource professionals, engineers, paddlers, anglers, …
By BPC Staff | Jun 16, 2016
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Green Plains plans ethanol export terminal in Texas

Green Plains Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to build and operate its first export-import fuels terminal in Beaumont, Texas, the latest in a string of expansion moves by the country’s fourth-largest ethanol producer, Reuters reported. The …
By BPC Staff | Jun 15, 2016
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Public meetings scheduled for draft water trails plan

Three public meetings are scheduled this month to take public comments on the draft Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Plan released today. The draft plan’s recommendations encompass 150 miles of creeks and rivers …
By BPC Staff | Jun 13, 2016
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Makeover for Central Iowa rivers?

Greater Des Moines rivers would be easier to use, more connected to bike trails and other recreation hot spots, and more aggressively preserved under a draft water trails plan developed by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jun 10, 2016
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Pipeline work begins in Iowa, protesters vow nonviolent acts

Newton Daily News: Work has begun in Iowa on an oil pipeline despite repeated attempts by landowners and environmental groups to stop it, a spokeswoman for the Texas company building the pipeline told the Associated Press.…
By BPC Staff | Jun 10, 2016
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Clayton County residents debate frac sand mining expansion

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: The proposed expansion of a Clayton County frac sand mine will create an unsightly affront to public health, according to several people who spoke at a public forum Monday night. However, a representative…
By BPC Staff | Jun 9, 2016
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Huxley turbines will be part of microgrid wind farm

Ames Tribune: A microgrid wind farm is being built on farm land south of Huxley. “Microgrid wind farms have become a viable solution to supply energy to local communities, because the power generated by the turbines…
By BPC Staff | Jun 9, 2016
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Pheasant hunters take more birds; hunting good for business

Hunters bagged more pheasants this year, the fifth straight that the number of birds taken rose. The season is a multimillion-dollar business in Iowa, benefiting gas stations, restaurants, motels and sporting goods stores, for example. …
By BPC Staff | Jun 9, 2016
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