Iowa reaches towering point on wind
Teresa Galluzzo Today the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) released its annual rankings. These rankings showed Iowa moved up to second in the nation for installed wind capacity, after installing...
View ArticleRenewable energy and Iowa schools
Will Hoyer Almost five years ago IPP put out a report on Iowa schools that were using (or were considering using) wind power to generate electricity. We’re thinking about doing a followup report that...
View ArticleIowa students find sustainable lessons in India
David Osterberg Deendayal Research Institute (DRI) in Chitrakoot, India, works with India’s poor. Ten University of Iowa students and Associate Professor David Osterberg have come to this holy city to...
View ArticleHere comes the sun
Teresa Galluzzo Now is the time for Iowa to go solar. Developing solar power in Iowa will create thousands of jobs and bring millions into our economy. A new report from the Iowa Policy Project and...
View ArticleOsterberg to the Climate Marchers: State action works
David Osterberg — People’s Climate March Iowa 2017 David Osterberg I’m pleased to be the Master of Ceremonies at the People’s Climate March in Des Moines on April 29. The event begins at 1 p.m. I plan...
View ArticleMissed opportunities combatting climate change
I recently watched part of the Hancher Auditorium parking lot ripped up and repaved at the University of Iowa. With the university community well aware of the impacts of flooding, I was surprised by...
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