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Paying for the Nutrient Reduction Strategy
November 17, 2021
Estimates are that implementing the Nutrient Reduction Strategy will cost $5 billion. Finding money to pay for it has been a challenge. The Sierra Club is suggesting a Nutrient Management Strategy fee which would be paid for by the integrators -...
Planning for the future beyond ethanol
October 22, 2021
As painful as it may be, it is wise to plan for the future in the event of significantly reduced demand for ethanol. The shifts happening in the ethanol industry and the side-effects on the farmers are difficult to think about. But we do need to...
Easements
October 16, 2021
It is time to review, and reconsider, how landowners are paid for the use of easements.
Use the $1 Billion Surplus as a Down-payment on Nutrient Reduction Strategy
October 7, 2021
The State of Iowa is running a $1 billion surplus. Here's an idea - put the surplus to work on the Nutrient Reduction Strategy which has a $5 billion price tag.
MidAmerican Energy - still greenwashing
September 20, 2021
Calling attention to MidAmerican's greenwashing about its 5 coal plants in Iowa
Open Records are Necessary Part of Our Democracy
August 9, 2021
Access to public records is key to a healthy democracy, regardless if these records are maintained by state, county, school or municipal employees. If government is allowed to keep public records secret, then the public does not have important...
Muscatine Power & Water Should Use A Balanced Approach To Replacing Coal
June 2, 2021
The City of Muscatine has a legacy of air pollution. The area is known more for having the worst air quality in the state than for its natural beauty. Now the municipal power plant is working on plans to close its coal plant and replace it with a...
Sierra Club Sends Welcome Basket to MidAmerican's new CEO
April 22, 2021
Now that the new CEO of MidAmerican Energy has had a chance to settle into her position, the Sierra Club sent CEO Kelcey Brown a gift basket with a petition signed by over 1300 Iowans and letters from the Sierra Club Iowa Beyond Coal campaign...
Muscatine Can Benefit From Clean Energy
January 7, 2021
Iowa Beyond Coal Calls Out Clean Energy Savings to Muscatine Power and Water
12/17/2020 | Katie Rock
Muscatine Power & Water (MPW) made public over the summer its initial plans to phase out some of its coal power, replacing three of the...
Welcome to Jess Mazour, Conservation Program Coordinator
October 4, 2020
The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club welcomes Jess Mazour on-board as the Conservation Program Coordinator. She joined the team on October 1.