From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Iowa Environmental Focus: MidAmerican's Wind Energy Plans for Iowa Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:28:09 +0000 Hello! The Iowa Environmental Focus has just released its weekly radio spot on our blog. This week’s segment discusses the efforts of Iowa City businesses to reduce waste through composting. You can listen to the file or read the transcript to find out more here. You can also access the clip and get more information on our project at our website, iowaenvironmentalfocus.org. You can check us out on Facebook and follow us on Twitter as well. Please remember, we always love to hear any comments or suggestions you might have to improve the Iowa Environmental Focus. For more information, contact: Joe Bolkcom: (319) 353-2681, [log in to unmask] Jacklyn Even: [log in to unmask] Rana Moustafa: [log in to unmask] Thanks! Transcript: MidAmerican's Wind Energy Plans MidAmerican Energy announced last month that it will invest 1-point-9 billion dollars in Iowa. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. MidAmerican Energy’s planned investment will add 656 new wind turbines by 2016. MidAmerican Energy president, Bill Fehrman estimates that approximately 39 percent of the electricity used by its customers will be served by wind within the next few years. According to the Iowa Wind Energy Association, Iowa produced about 25 percent of all the electricity generated in the state from wind turbines. Iowa also currently has the seventh best wind resource in the nation. For more information on MidAmerican Energy investment plans and wind energy in Iowa, visit Iowanvironmentalfocus.org From the UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, I’m Jerry Schnoor. Iowa Environmental Focus Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research The University of Iowa 426 IATL Iowa City, IA 52242 [log in to unmask] www.cgrer.uiowa.edu (319) 353-2681 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/