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Jenna Ladd | July 3, 2017 A study published in the journal Science found that climate change will likely cause economic damages for the poorest parts of the U.S. while economically benefiting more affluent areas. Researchers figured the economic costs of climate-related impacts like rising sea levels, more extreme weather and higher temperatures. They ran many simulations which…
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Just like adverse impact on the most vulnerable with the health care bill
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Three positive solar pieces of legislation enacted in the past 4 years--with bi-partisan support
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A proposal that would have hindered access to solar energy has been withdrawn thanks in part to the action of the Council and its allies. Late Thursday afternoon, Pella Cooperative Electric withdrew a proposal that would have required members with solar panels to pay a fixed charge of $85 month - more than three times…
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Iowa Supreme Court justices delivered a win to solar energy advocates today, ruling that an arrangement between a company and the city of Dubuque to
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An important Supreme Court victory for solar and other small scale renewable projects. Our Environmental Council was an intervenor in this case. Environmental Law and Policy Center was a key partner.
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Say goodbye to the old-style light bulb.On Wednesday, it will become illegal to manufacture or import 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs because of federally mandated efficiency standards signed into law in 2007 by then-President George W. Bush.The 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs were phased out in earlier stages, but the coming ban on 60- and 40-watt bulbs will have a bigger affect on consumers because of the bulbs popularity for residential lighting, experts said. Via ecoInsight
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shining light on a misunderstood law
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January 2, 2014 10:37 AM
shining some light on misconceptions of a good law signed by Pres. Bush II
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AMERICAN COUNCIL ON RENEWABLE ENERGY The Midwest’s remarkable renewable energy resources, vast agricultural land, strong manufacturing base, and leading research institutions have propelled the region to become a hub for renewable energy development.
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Under Section 305 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA), the US Department of Energy (DOE) must establish energy efficiency standards for all new Federal buildings. DOE chose Americ...
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Iowa has a growing pool of architects and building designers working in this area. These professionals understand the multiple, positive meanings of the color 'green'.
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solar energy initiative The New York State Senate has unanimously agrees to extend the acclaimed NY-Sun Initiative for an additional 10 years.
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check out Iowa renewable energy proposals on http://www.iaenvironment.org/rEnergy/renewableenergy.php
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states surrounding Iowa look to 'mine' similar efforts at solar and wind and energy efficiency. The President's mocking of wind should be corrected by his administration
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September sunshine provided the perfect backdrop last week for a solar energy tour attended by Congressman David Young and staff for Senator Charles Grassley. Co-sponsored by the Iowa Environmental Council, the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Iowa Solar Trade Association, the tour highlighted innovative businesses in Polk County that are taking advantage of…
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Officials will celebrate today the operation of the Iowa’s largest solar farm.
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let the sun -shine in..in Iowa
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In their quest to cripple solar power and protect the profits of their fossil fuels-based businesses, the Koch brothers have run into an unexpected and potent adversary: tea party conservatives.
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CORYDON, Iowa — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes
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Is this criticism on target?
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Can a new definition of energy consumption help unlock efficiency? If we want to understand how to wring more efficiency out of our energy usage, we need to redefine energy use in the first place, argues a new study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Instead of thinking about energy overall, it is better to think about high-quality energy, or exergy, according to Skip Laitner, a visiting fellow at ACEEE. “What most people call energy, for example, is what physicists and engineers are more likely to call exergy, or high-quality energy that is available to do work,” he explains in a blog post. “Energy that is either wasted or useless -- in effect, energy that has no capacity to perform work such as the heat in the atmosphere -- is referred to as anergy.” Add up anergy and exergy and you get total energy. Capture that waste heat, however, and it becomes something useful. Laitner found that just tracking energy commodities, for instance, accounted for only 80 percent of the exergy necessary to power the U.S. economy in 2010. By measuring and cutting the waste that it takes to complete a task, he argues, there will be greater opportunity for more useful work which can then in turn increase economic activity Via ecoInsight
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August 12, 2013 7:28 AM
"Using those definitions, Laitner found that exergy efficiency has slowed considerably in recent decades, from a 1.4 percent improvement per year from 1950 to 1980, to a 0.4 percent per year growth from 1980 to 2010. The smaller rate of improvement, Laitner argues, weakens the nation’s larger economic productivity. But, if the opposite were to happen -- if the rate of exergy efficiency increased -- the total exergy needed to power the economy could decline even as work continues to grow."
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A review of five-year energy efficiency plans submitted to the Iowa Utilities Board by MidAmerican Energy Company and Alliant Energy shows utilities are failing to deliver programs that will maximi...
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Our Council partnered with Env. Law and Policy and Iowa Policy Project, among others, to show how Iowans can maximize energy efficiency
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