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.
That’s …
Earth Day Trash Bash will take place beginning at 3:30 p.m. on April 22 at the Simon Estes Amphitheater downtown. The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department, Metro Waste Authority, Operation Downtown and the Polk …
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today unveiled a rating system intended to guide the energy-efficient design and sustainable construction of health-care facilities.
The latest among Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification programs …
Iowa Workforce Development, as a member of the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountains Consortium: Researching the Green Economy, is hosting a Green Jobs Conference April 19-20 at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines. Registration …
New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is leading a charge to seek public input on how to compose a bill creating the White House’s national standard for …
The Des Moines Park and Recreation Department, Metro Waste Authority, the Polk County Conservation Board and Operation Downtown are recognizing Earth Day with the annual Earth Day Trash Bash – a cleanup event to give …
The Iowa Power Fund Board is accepting applications with approximately $9 million in funding available for projects with the potential to improve the state’s capability and capacity in the areas of first- and second-generation biofuels, …
Des Moines has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual list of cities that have the most Energy Star certified buildings for the second consecutive year. The city’s ranking improved to No. 23 …
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the National Main Streets Conference, May 22-25 at the Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines. The city was selected last summer by the National Trust for …
The Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) will hold a Green & Main workshop tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wallace Centers of Iowa, 756 16th St. in Des Moines.
The topic will …
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