Articles Tagged: Climate change

Iowans are vulnerable to more frequent and longer power outages because of climate change, according to the 2021 Iowa Climate Statement signed by more than 200 Iowa scientists.

City officials laud the plan, which centers equity, as a model for other communities to be more green and achieve carbon neutrality.

Sunrise Movement and Advocates for Social Justice call for Alliant Energy to make a shift to renewable energy sources

Summit Carbon Solutions is looking to build a five-state carbon pipeline that could help Iowa’s ethanol industry but has faced some opposition.

Residents may stop by the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday to see the plan draft, which will become final once the City Council considers it later this month.

Events will be held virtually and in-person

It’s now a Climate Resilience Hub, looking to do more

The Sioux Falls, S.D.-based biofuels producer recognizes need for “bolder solutions” to protect planet.

“At some point, you have to take action,” said Tamara Marcus, county sustainability program manager and co-author of the county’s first greenhouse gas emissions report. “We have to act now.”

Senate Budget Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders said his proposed budget is about “making people understand that government can, in fact, in a democratic society, work for working families, and not just the wealthy and the powerful.”

The 2021 recipients are using their grants for solar projects, energy efficiency and education programs. Nonprofits, businesses or K-12 students based in Iowa City may apply for grants for projects that can be completed in 12 months, match the city’s climate action goals, are “impactful and measurable” and benefit a diversity of Iowa City residents.

When a big report on climate change comes out, like it did earlier this month, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of changes needed worldwide to make a difference. The primary way to make change is through policy, but for people with the means and time, there are some small changes we can make.

Agribusinesses are major contributors to emissions, its research shows.

The Peoples Church in Cedar Rapids raised $21,000 to install solar panels as a way to save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which trap and hold heat in the atmosphere.

Developers of a 150-megawatt solar project intended for south of Iowa City are moving forward after a private funder stepped in at the last minute to pay for the application phase of the project.