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| Many alternative fuels designed to wean America off of oil will cause a whole host of other problems and increase global warming emissions, according to a report released today by Environment Iowa. | |
| We thank Senator Tom Harkin for supporting the clean energy and a green economy today and are disappointed that Senator Chuck Grassley, who authored this legislation in 1992 chose not to support it today. | |
| Iowans could save millions of dollars per year, and reduce the need for new highly-polluting coal power plants if Iowa implemented a few simple policy changes on energy efficiency. Today the Environment Iowa Research and Policy Center released a report on energy efficiency which describes what Iowa could easily do to reduce waste in energy use and what policies the state should adopt to achieve those efficiencies. | |
| New Report Shows Why the 44th President Must Put America on the Clean Energy Path Des Moines – Environmentalists are urging all of the presidential candidates to pledge to put America on the clean energy path. Documenting the need, viability and support for an aggressive clean energy agenda, Environment Iowa released a new report by Environment America entitled, Clean Energy for America: Why the 44th President Must Put America on the Clean Energy Path. | |
| Passes national renewable electricity standard for the first time | |
| Joined by farmer, religious, public health, and environmental organizations, Environment Iowa, the new home of the Iowa Public Interest Research Group’s (Iowa PIRG’s) environmental work, released a new report showing that clean energy policies could save Iowa consumers over $1.086 billion on energy costs, create over 5,000 new jobs while reducing fossil fuel pollution by 2020 | |
| The Iowa Public Interest Research Group (Iowa PIRG) today congratulated Dave Loebsack, who will represent the 2nd District in the U.S. Congress next year, for supporting the New Energy Future platform to move America beyond fossil fuels and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| Environment Iowa today launched a new campaign calling on congressional candidates to support policies to move America beyond oil and toward a cleaner energy future. | |
| For the past three years, the Bush administration and Congress have been promoting an energy plan that is dirty, dangerous and does not deliver for consumers. Over the fall, an energy bill was constructed behind closed doors. | |
| Environment Iowa staff and the Sierra Club greeted former President Clinton and presidential candidates today during their visit to Indianola by calling on them to support a clean energy future. | |