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Alternative Energy - Answers for the Future |
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on October 03, 2008 at 6:12 PM
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Monty Shaw of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association sits down with us to weigh out the different viewpoints we've heard thus far.
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Supporters Come Out for McCain/Palin |
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on September 26, 2008 at 6:26 PM
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Cedar Rapids, IA - September 18, 2008. As McCain and Palin spoke about our struggling economy and ongoing financial crisis, I found more interest talk to the people attending the rally.
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Young RNC Delegates (Iowa) |
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on August 28, 2008 at 12:30 PM
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TJ Augustine and Paul Vidmar, both Iowa State University students, will be attending the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota next week. They talk to me about what's going through their mind right now.
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Young DNC Delegate (Iowa) |
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on August 20, 2008 at 6:58 PM
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Jordan Oster (21) of Clive, Iowa discusses youth politics and his road to becoming a national delegate for the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO (Aug. 25-28)
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Hydrogen Engine Developement (Iowa) |
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on August 14, 2008 at 1:36 PM
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Ted Hollinger and Mike Schiltz of Hydrogen Engine Center in Algona, Ia tell us about the engines they've been producing, their application, and the future of alternative fuels.
Part of my summer Alternative Energy Series.
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Iowa Ethanol Production |
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on August 08, 2008 at 11:20 AM
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Lars Dunn of Lincolnway Energy in Nevada, Iowa takes us through the process of producing ethanol. Another installment to my Alternative Energy Series, I'll have more from Dunn in an upcoming alternative fuels story.
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Iowa Disaster Relief |
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on July 30, 2008 at 3:06 PM
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Iowa’s weather has been more than eventful this year; with the month of July already nearing record rainfall and yearly rainfall only two inches from the previous record [set in 1993], the peak of summer doesn’t appear to be keeping us any dryer than before.
In fact, as I write this we’re being trounced with even more rain. An unpleasant sight for all the college students [and this college graduate] moving in and out apartments this week, this is the scene in front of my apartment building right now…
Having already seen one of our worst natural disasters in history and facing a loss of nearly $3 billion in crops, the relief efforts being held on our behalf are an absolute necessity for Iowa to pull through this tough year.
Most notable of the relief efforts is Embrace Iowa: 2008 Iowa Disaster Fund...
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Iowa Wind Energy Pt. 2 |
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on July 23, 2008 at 2:16 PM
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Part of my summer-long Alternative Energy Series. In this second installment on wind energy, Al Zeitz of Iowa Lakes Community College explains the importance of wind to our economy and environment, and what the future may hold for the technology.
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Iowa Wind Energy |
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on July 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM
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Part of my 2008 Alternative Energy Series, in this story I take you into a wind turbine. Follow me as I climb 250 feet and learn about how wind technology works.
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