Greenbacks Backing Alternate Energy Projects in Iowa
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document.write("Public News Service - July 29, 2010
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document.write("Ames, IA – There\'s more interest than ever in money handed out in Iowa for alternate energy projects. After a slow start following its inception in 1996, the Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program now has more money than ever, and it\'s not afraid to spend it.\nComments from program manager Bill Haman [HAM-en].
Iowa Facility Says Ammonia May Be Smartest Fuel Alternative
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document.write("Public News Service - July 27, 2010
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document.write("Ames, IA - Officials at Iowa\'s Biomass Energy Conversion facility [BECON] say ammonia may be the best fit of all alternative energy sources for America\'s fuel future. Comments from BECON Project Manager Norm Olson.
Taking Out the Trash Soon a Thing of the Past in IA?
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document.write("Public News Service - July 27, 2010
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document.write("Des Moines, IA. – Is it possible that one day Iowans won’t have the chore of taking out the garbage? If people recycle all that can be recycled the amount of trash to go to the landfill could be reduced to almost nothing. Comments from Amy Hock with Metro Waste Authority.
Report: Wind Power Jobs Still Waiting for Iowa
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document.write("Public News Service - July 16, 2010
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document.write("Des Moines, IA - A newly-released report says while a lot of focus on renewable energy job creation in recent years has been on setting up wind farms, there\'re are thousands of jobs for states on the manufacturing side still waiting to happen. And Iowa is one of the states that stands to benefit. Comments from David Foster, executive director of the Blue Green Alliance - a partnership of unions and and environmental organizations, which issued the report.
The Debate Begins on the 2012 Farm Bill
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document.write("Public News Service - July 14, 2010
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document.write("Lyons, Neb. – The current Farm Bill doesn’t expire for another two years, but already the debate is beginning on what should be included in the new legislation and what should be left out. Members of the House and Senate Agriculture committees held hearings to find out what rural residents have to say. Comments from Charles Hassebrook, executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs.