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Category: Economics

Reopening Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant: A Plan All Iowans Can Get Behind
Economics, Environment, Government, Land Use, Local, News, Opinion

Reopening Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Plant: A Plan All Iowans Can Get Behind

MikeMarch 10, 2025March 10, 2025

Though I am typically pretty hard on NextEra because they try to force wind turbines on me even though I…

Klimesh Intends To Push Wind Turbines Forever
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Klimesh Intends To Push Wind Turbines Forever

BonnieMarch 8, 2025March 8, 2025

This morning, several of us from Buchanan County attended a townhall that included Senator Klimesh, who was the main force…

SF Bill 376 Dies in Commerce Committee
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SF Bill 376 Dies in Commerce Committee

MikeMarch 7, 2025March 8, 2025

Wednesday, Des Moines: We won again this time. SF 376 died in the commerce committee and cannot move forward. I’d…

Wind Energy Bill SF-376 Makes It Through Subcommittee Thanks to Crony Capitalism
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Wind Energy Bill SF-376 Makes It Through Subcommittee Thanks to Crony Capitalism

MikeMarch 4, 2025March 5, 2025

BREAKING: March 4th, Des Moines, Iowa Today, Senators Mike Klimesh, (R, Winneshiek County, District 32), Mike Bousselot (R, Polk County,…

Iowa Farmer Regrets Signing Wind Turbine Lease After Both Turbines On Her Land Burned To The Ground
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Iowa Farmer Regrets Signing Wind Turbine Lease After Both Turbines On Her Land Burned To The Ground

MikeJune 1, 2024June 4, 2024

A couple of hours before the final BOS vote on the WECS on Wednesday, May 29, we received an email…

Prime Farmland Is Protected in Buchanan County
Economics, Environment, Government, Land Use, Law, Local, Opinion

Prime Farmland Is Protected in Buchanan County

BonnieApril 15, 2024

Buchanan County’s Comprehensive Plan already protects prime farmland against encroachment from non-agricultural commercial interests. We need to keep it that…

Fact Check: Did P&Z Really Propose Condemning Land?
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Fact Check: Did P&Z Really Propose Condemning Land?

MikeMarch 16, 2024

In a recent letter to the editor of the Independence Bulletin Journal, Allen Miller claimed that the Buchanan County P&Z…

Alliant Energy Announces Iowa Rate Increases to Pay for Green Energy
Economics, Local, News

Alliant Energy Announces Iowa Rate Increases to Pay for Green Energy

MikeOctober 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Buchanan County and others in Iowa will see rate increases in 2024 and 2025 to help cover the cost of…

Wisconsin Hikes Electricity Rates, Citing Renewable Energy as the Cause
Economics, Government, National, Opinion

Wisconsin Hikes Electricity Rates, Citing Renewable Energy as the Cause

MikeSeptember 1, 2023October 12, 2023

All five investor owned Wisconsin utility services have announced their intent to raise electrical rates, citing the cost of constructing…

Big ‘Green’ and Mean: A Wind-Energy Giant Attacks Small-Town America
Economics, Environment, Government, National

Big ‘Green’ and Mean: A Wind-Energy Giant Attacks Small-Town America

Robert BryceAugust 13, 2023October 12, 2023

This article has been reprinted with permission from the original author, Robert Bryce, as well as permission from National Review.…

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