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Cedar Falls to open drop-off recycling site at Cedarloo Center
June 15, 2010
Cedar Falls to open drop-off recycling site at Cedarloo Center

Good news for environmentally concious Cedar Falls residents. Beginning this week, the city of Cedar Falls will be opening a new drop-off recycling location at 4302 University Ave.
This site is located at the Cedarloo Shopping Center, …

Grant to help older Iowa workers seek green jobs
May 19, 2010
Grant to help older Iowa workers seek green jobs

Older workers may soon be “going green” in Mid-Iowa, due to a recent $100,000 U.S. Department of Labor grant to the Iowa “Experience Works” program.
 Once known as Green Thumb and dating back to the Lyndon …

A Quick Tour of Iowa Green Roofs
April 19, 2010
A Quick Tour of Iowa Green Roofs

The Iowa Life Changing website has a quick tour of Green Roofs currently seen in various areas of Iowa. Green roofs are catching on quickly and have several advantages over traditional methods.
Social Benefits
Improved livability.
Improved physical …

West Union plans $8.6M green renovation of downtown
April 15, 2010
West Union plans $8.6M green renovation of downtown

A small northeast Iowa community is ambitiously overhauling its downtown area to make it more environmentally sustainable, hoping to lure new businesses while providing a model other rural towns can emulate.
West Union, a town of …

Report Says Iowa No. 2 in Wind Energy Capacity
April 8, 2010
Report Says Iowa No. 2 in Wind Energy Capacity

Story Updated: Apr 8, 2010 at 10:38 AM CDT – Source: KCRG.com
DES MOINES (AP) – Iowa ranks second in the nation in wind energy capacity, according to a new report issued by the American Wind …

Clarke College Caps and Gowns Go “Green”
March 26, 2010
Clarke College Caps and Gowns Go “Green”

Dubuque- The cap and gown traditionally becomes a keepsake after high school or college graduation. But those items often end up in the back of a closet or in the trash.
It’s a rite of passage …