Des Moines, IA (AHN)- Environment Iowa's new energy policies might not only save the state over $1 billion in energy bills - they could also reduce serious pollution problems and create close to 5,000 employment opportunities by the year 2020.
Coal provides most of the state's power, but it also causes pollution from greenhouse gases, acid rain, and other dangerous particles harmful to the lungs.
Redirecting Iowa's Energy report urges the state to mandate that at least 20 percent of Iowa's power comes from clean renewable energy. Pittsburgh is also taking the step into clean energy by purchasing credits from Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future and Sustainable Pittsburgh, which acquired its energy credits through Native Energy, a renewable energy company. The purchases will go toward methane digesters to be used on farms.
In a recent interview, Nathaniel Baer, Environment Iowa policy advocate, said, "Now it's time for the Legislature to act so that our economy can tap our vast potential for wind, solar and biomass."
Richelle Putnam - All Headline News Staff Writer.
