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| 2009-12-16 | |
| Far from being a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution. Nuclear power is too slow and too expensive to make enough of a difference in the next two decades. Moreover, nuclear power is not necessary to provide clean, carbon-free electricity for the long haul. The up-front capital investment required to build 100 new nuclear reactors could prevent twice as much pollution over the next 20 years if invested in energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy instead. Taking into account the ongoing costs of running the nuclear plants, a clean energy path would deliver as much as five times more progress for the money. Early action matters in the fight against global warming. | |
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| 2009-11-24 | |
| Iowa's power plants rank among the nation's oldest and dirtiest. | |
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| 2009-11-12 | |
| Iowa's contribution to global warming increased between 1990 and 2007 as emissions of carbon dioxide rose 35%, one of the largest per capita increases in the nation. | |
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| 2009-04-09 | |
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| 2008-10-15 | |
| Globally, the year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record, behind the record warmth of 2005. This warmth is part of a long-term trend toward rising temperatures and extreme weather events resulting from global warming. | |
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| 2008-06-18 | |
| Global warming is the defining challenge of our time. The latest climate science tells us that the United States must reduce its emissions of global warming pollutants quickly and dramatically if we hope to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of global warming. The rest of the world must take strong action as well. | |
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| 2007-12-04 | |
| Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the country, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts. | |
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| 2007-07-24 | |
| The temperature is getting hotter here in Iowa, thanks to global warming. Environment Iowa Research & Policy Center's newest report, Feeling the Heat, shows that average summer temperatures were 3.5 degrees higher in 2006 in Des Moines, Dubuque, Waterloo and Sioux City over the averages for 1971 to 2000. | |
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| 11/12/2009 | |
| Emissions of carbon dioxide, a main global warming gas, rose in Iowa 35 percent between 1990 and 2007. The main culprit is the state's coal-fired power plants. | |
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