It’s summer vacation season, and that means Johnson County residents are looking outside of our communities for some much-anticipated holiday fun! But how much thought have you given to the climate impacts of your vacation travel? Transportation accounts for 27% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and changing how you get to your …
Whatever our good intentions, it can seem prohibitively expensive to make the changes needed to reduce our energy use. Most of us simply cannot afford an electric car, heat pump appliances, or solar panels. One energy and money-saving device that comes virtually free is a clothesline, which substantially reduces the use of one of the …
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The Johnson Clean Energy District (JCED) hosted the second annual Energy District Tour on Thursday, December 9th. Energy District Tours showcase clean energy success stories throughout Johnson County, Iowa. The tour was limited to invitation only and was held virtually. The tour consisted of three tour stops. City of Iowa City Climate Action Analyst, Daniel …
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