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UI: Burning oat hulls in power plant reduces harmful emissions

The University of Iowa reports that burning a 50-50 mix of oat hulls and coal in the university’s power plant reduced harmful emissions.


The technique cut carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent and also reduced…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 1, 2015
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Zebra mussels spread at Iowa Great Lakes

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports that zebra mussels have spread in the Iowa Great Lakes after the first discovery of the invasive pest in 2012 in East Okoboji Lake and Upper Gar Lake. …
By BPC Staff | Sep 29, 2015
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Monsanto to pivot into ag big-data field

Monsanto Co., which last month abandoned a $46 billion bid to buy Syngenta AG, plans to offer its shareholders a new corporate vision: a future in big data, Reuters reported.


Monsanto executives are seeking to reposition…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 24, 2015
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Event Oct. 2: Pregracke to deliver Iowa Environmental Council keynote

Chad Pregracke, president and founder of Quad Cities-based river cleanup organization Living Lands & Waters, will give the keynote address at the Iowa Environmental Council’s annual conference Oct 2 at Drake University. The council is …
By BPC Staff | Sep 23, 2015
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Voya Financial commits to 100% renewable energy

Voya Financial Inc. announced today that it has joined the RE100, a global list of prominent companies that have pledged to source 100 percent of their electricity from renewable energy in an effort to reduce…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Sep 23, 2015
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Northey: Harvest should reach full steam soon

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey expects the fall harvest season to begin across Iowa soon. “The warm and windy weather helped the crop continue to mature, and widespread harvest will likely start in the next …
By BPC Staff | Sep 22, 2015
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Feenstra eyes legislation to block Water Works lawsuit

A state senator’s proposed boycott of Des Moines businesses and events to protest a Des Moines Water Works lawsuit over nitrate pollution never materialized, The Des Moines Register reported. Now that lawmaker, Sen. Randy Feenstra, a Hull …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2015
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Water trails committee meets

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s water trails and greenways steering committee will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday at the MPO office, 420 Watson Powell Jr. Way. The MPO is working with the Iowa …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2015
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Answer blowing in the wind?

Iowa’s rise to national prominence in wind energy and a push to develop a full-fledged solar energy industry has led to a long debate over how best to handle independent installations that are hooked up …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Sep 18, 2015
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Water lawsuit opponents seek records

A group that opposes the Des Moines Water Works’ lawsuit has requested information about the utility’s rising legal costs, reports DesMoinesRegister.com. The Iowa Partnership for Clean Water said it submitted an open records request to Des Moines …
By BPC Staff | Sep 17, 2015