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Friday, March 22, 2019 2:59 PM
A company called ReNewtrient One plans to build a $25 million plant near Clarion in north-central Iowa that will convert poultry litter into an organic fertilizer.
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Friday, March 22, 2019 6:00 AM
One year after reviving Green Drinks-Des Moines, author, speaker and sustainability consultant Adam Hammes believes the group, which meets once a month at Peace Tree Brewery in Des Moines, is on a roll.
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:48 AM
A group of beginning farmers is backing a proposed state law that would extend the state’s agricultural exemption from zoning and building codes to apply to all farms, regardless of size.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:20 PM
A new study commissioned by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association concludes that the biofuels industry is responsible for more than 48,000 jobs in the state and generates more than $2.5 billion in Iowa household income.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:20 PM
The Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Energy Center have launched two new financial assistance programs to facilitate energy-related projects in Iowa — the IEC Grant Program and the Alternate Energy Revolving Loan Program.
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Friday, March 15, 2019 11:26 AM
The city of Waukee, the Nature Conservancy in Iowa, Waukee Aspiring Professional Experience and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association are announcing Solarize Waukee, a new bulk solar group purchase program for businesses and residents anywhere within the Waukee Community School District boundaries, which includes Waukee and portions of West Des Moines, Clive and Urbandale.
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Friday, March 15, 2019 9:50 AM
Des Moines Water Works CEO and General Manager Bill Stowe has been diagnosed with an “aggressive form of cancer [that] provides very few options for treatment,” he said in a letter to the utility’s board of directors.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019 10:27 AM
EPA moves to allow drives to buy E15, a 15 percent ethanol blend, all year.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 10:41 AM
A development firm plans to construct a 349-mile underground power line to move renewable energy generated in rural Iowa to Chicago and eastern cities.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 10:40 AM
Iowa clean energy advocates suspect the state’s largest utility is secretly behind a new organization claiming to represent farmers, consumers and businesses that oppose the state’s solar policies, reports the Energy News Network.
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Friday, March 8, 2019 2:56 PM
Corridor Business Journal: Job creation among small businesses broke the 45-year record in February with a net addition of 0.52 workers per firm, according to National Federation of Independent Businesses' monthly jobs report, released Thursday.
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Friday, March 8, 2019 1:36 PM
The state government has released its latest data on achieving the voluntary goals set by the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy — the state’s main machinery to address significant water quality problems.
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:14 PM
The USDA forecast net farm income, a broad measure of profits, of $69.4 billion this year. If accurate, the total would be the third year of net income below $70 billion since 2015.
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:03 AM
Alliant Energy has proposed an electric and gas rate increase for Iowa customers, citing costs for expanding wind farms and new meters, reports the Mason City Globe Gazette.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:10 AM
Ames-based Renewable Energy Group’s revenue grew 10.6 percent to $2.4 billion in 2018, with sales of 649.2 million gallons of biodiesel, the company reported Tuesday.
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