The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) has chosen Aaron Todd as its new executive director, the organization announced today. Todd, formerly executive officer of the Rebuild Iowa Office, worked with numerous flood-impacted communities to develop …
Steve Wilke-Shapiro has joined Silent Rivers Inc., where he will work to incorporate energy-efficient designs and sustainable building practices into the rehabilitation of historic commercial and residential buildings. The restoration designer will begin by helping …
The Iowa State Energy Program and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act yesterday awarded three grants totaling $933,000 for renewable fuels causes.
Magellan Pipeline Co. LP will receive $500,000 to install new equipment that will allow …
Creative Visions will kick off its “I Am Green” energy-efficiency project with a series of multilingual workshops to promote energy-efficiency practices in homes in Central Iowa. In partnership with the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, …
Metro Waste Authority’s Earth Day Trash Bash has been postponed due to safety concerns related to the weather. In lieu of the event that was scheduled to take place today, volunteers will now meet at …
Tom Hadden thought the newly constructed East Village building that Metro Waste Authority had moved its administrative offices to just eight years ago was fairly energy-efficient. But through a public-private sustainability education program, the independent …
Students from the University of Northern Iowa and Kirkwood Community College will be among eight college teams nationwide to compete Friday — Earth Day — in the Sam’s Club & SIFE Environmental Sustainability Challenge. The …
The Center on Sustainable Communities, Metro Waste Authority and Greater Des Moines Partnership will honor five organizations and one individual with the Environmental Impact Awards at a luncheon on May 18. The program will take …
The Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain Consortium is hosting “Researching the Green Economy” today and Wednesday at the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel at 401 Locust St.
The conference is intended to disseminate the most …
New investment in renewable energy through asset finance, share sales, venture capital and private equity fell by more than a third to $31.1 billion in the first three months of the 2011, Bloomberg reported.
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