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Iowa City businesses help the environment through composting
Photo by Plan for Opportunity, Flickr. Some Iowa City businesses are composting to reduce their impact on the environment. The Bluebird Diner, New Pioneer Co-op and four Iowa City-area Hy-Vee stores...
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Progress report of UI’s 2020 vision
The Little Village has published a “progress report” of the University of Iowa’s 2020 vision. The 2020 vision refers to a set of sustainability goals adopted by the university in 2010 that they hope...
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Iowa Army National Guard recruits clean up state park
Photo by The National Guard, Flickr. Polk City’s Big Creek State Park will receive some help from Iowa Army National Guard recruits. On April 28th, more than 100 recruits will help pick up trash and...
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UI study finds high concentrations of compounds in Chicago’s air
Photo by Mastery of Maps, Flickr. A study out of the University of Iowa finds high levels of the compounds D4 and D5 in Chicago’s air. D4 and D5 are compounds found in many personal care products...
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UI hosts Year-End Donation Drive
Photo by bluecinderella, Flickr. In order to reduce waste, the University of Iowa will host a Year-End Donation Drive. At the donation drive, students living in Iowa Residence Halls will have the...
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Iowa Flood Center and NASA work to improve flood forecasting
Photo by germuska, Flckr. The Iowa Flood Center is working with NASA to improve flood forecasting. NASA uses satellites to estimate rainfall. These estimates are being checked against ground data taken...
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Video: biomass at the University of Iowa
Check out this great video on the University of Iowa’s use of biomass.
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Conservation Reserve Program in Iowa
Tom Vilsack announcing adding 400,000 acres to the CRP. Photo by USDAgov, Flickr. Iowa Public Radio details the efforts of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Iowa. The CRP is a program where...
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Tips for a “green” office
Photo by brianhendrix, Flickr. The Iowa Chamber of Commerce has released a list of tips for making offices more sustainable. The suggestions include switching to LED light bulbs, using more natural...
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MidAmerican makes big investment in wind energy
Photo by ali_pk, Flickr. MidAmerican Energy will invest 1-point-9 billion dollars towards wind energy in Iowa. This investment will add about 656 new wind turbines by 2016. The new wind turbines could...
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