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Opinion: With Iowa's and the ag industry's carbon efforts, plenty of reason to question motives msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Press-Citizen Editorial Board View Comments Most Iowans agree that climate change is real, is caused by human activities, and is causing more severe weather like flooding, drought and derechos. Many talk about the need for climate action but aren’t sure what is the best thing to do about it. We need to act urgently to prevent the most severe consequences of climate change. Is there a single piece of national legislation that will effectively reduce carbon emissions, the primary cause of global warming and climate change? Can it do this without harming the economy or hurting the most vulnerable or those with the lowest incomes? ....
90% of emissions from the Iowa City Community School District come from buildings and facilities. Of emissions from buildings and facilities, 26% are from old equipment that relies on natural gas. Installing a district-owned solar farm would cost approximately $3.375 million and 7.5 acres of land. In 2006, 5% of electricity generation in Iowa came from wind; in 2019, it was 41%. For those concerned by the warming climate, 2050 is not so far away. At the behest of student activists, Iowa City school officials have promised to reach for an ambitious goal: achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Doing so would offset 16,599 metric tons of greenhouse gases seeping into the air each year equal to the amount of emissions produced by 3,586 cars annually. ....
An open letter to the Iowa City schools: #NoMoreEmptyPromises press-citizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from press-citizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.