GreeNetwork UPDATE
The GreeNetwork is a free electronic newsletter that is sent out every 4-6 weeks
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GreeNetwork – MARCH 2012
GreeNetwork is a free electronic newsletter sent every 4-6 weeks by Iowa Economic Development Authority Community Development Division staff to 3,000+ recipients. Past issues are available at http://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/community/green_initiatives.aspx.
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Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Workshop
Call for Presentations
Energy Department Honors Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative
Upcoming Workshops, Trainings and Events:
Green Living Classes
Rain Garden and Biocell Cell Design
Rainwater Harvesting
Business & Industry Stormwater Pollution Prevention & Management Practices
Justifying Energy Efficiency as a Business Investment
Natural Living Expo
National Main Streets Conference
Iowa Local Food Summit
Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Workshop
Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control – Exam Prep
Green Infrastructure Policy and Practices
Keep Iowa Beautiful Annual Conference
Urban Drainage and Stormwater Conveyance Design
2012 Rural Grocery Summit III
2012 APWA Sustainability in Public Works
Examining Window Retrofit Options
Funding and Assistance Opportunities:
USDA Rural Energy for America Program
Arts Project Grants
Solid Waste Alternatives Program
Keep Iowa Beautiful Beautification Grants
Iowa Community Cultural Grant
Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge Rural Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grant
Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program
Iowa Energy Center Conference and Events Grants
Iowa Energy Center Technology Demonstration and Education Grants
Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Workshop
The Iowa Clean Cities Coalition, housed at the Iowa Economic Development Authority, is promoting a compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel workshop in Grimes on April 20, 2012. The workshop will be conducted by Nat Gas Services and Black Hills Energy from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Grimes Community Center. Lunch is included. Fleet owners and managers are encouraged to attend. There is no charge to attend but RSVPs are needed by April 13. Natural gas is becoming an increasingly popular transportation fuel for local government and business fleets across the country. For more information about natural gas as a transportation fuel, visit http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/natural_gas.html. For more information about the workshop, contact stephanie.weisenbach@iowa.gov or call 515-725-3007.
Call for Presentations
https://www.surveymk.com/s/QLXGGNG
The Iowa Recycling Association (IRA) and Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO) invite you to submit an abstract to present at the 2012 Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Conference, October 1-3, Coralville, Iowa.
Energy Department Honors Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=692
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized the Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative yesterday with the 2011 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award. The Energy Department and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) presented the award at the TechAdvantage 2012 conference on Thursday afternoon in San Diego, Calif. This eleventh annual award honors the Iowa-based utility for its installation of a 21-megawatt wind energy project in only 18 months, making the Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative the first electric distribution cooperative to design, finance and complete a wind energy project of this size over such a short period.
http://designinghealthycommunities.org/
In Designing Healthy Communities, a 4-hour series available on DVD, host Richard Jackson looks at the impact our built environment has on key public health indices - obesity, diabetes, heart disease, asthma, cancer and depression. Dr. Jackson connects bad community design with burgeoning health costs, then analyzes and illustrates what citizens are doing about this urgent crisis by looking upstream for innovative solutions. (source: www.smartgrowth.org)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml
Active Design Guidelines provides architects and urban designers with a manual of strategies for creating healthier buildings, streets, and urban spaces, based on the latest academic research and best practices in the field. The Guidelines includes urban design strategies, building design strategies, and discussion of synergies between active design and sustainable design. Also available at the website above is a series of Active Design webinars. (source: www.smartgrowth.org)