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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2001
Page
1
A century-old elm on 136 26th St Dr SE in Ruby McLaud’s yard collapsed after winds up to 55 mph. The trunk cracked plaster and knocked the house out of alignment, trapping no one but alarming residents. Cedar Rapids recorded sustained 45 mph with gusts to 55 mph as northwest areas saw stronger winds.
Katsushi Nagao, a 36 year old former Linn County Jail janitor, moves his family from Cedar Rapids to Boston to freelance stories on Japanese ballplayers in the United States. He aims to write fiction and cover Boston Red Sox stars Hideo Nomo and Tomo Ohka, hoping to connect with Japanese sports magazines.
Iowa holds high wind and biomass potential with wind ranking 10th among states and biomass possibly first. Sharon Tahtinen of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources notes long delays toward a 2 percent renewable electricity goal set in 1983, while the state pushed a 10 percent target by 2010 with renewed advocacy and support.
Lowans embrace new energy ideas as fossil fuel prices surge. Natural gas costs in 2001 winter rose to five times the prior year, and coal prices also climbed. Renewables cut power to 4–6 cents kWh for wind and 5–8 cents kWh for biomass, with Iowa Energy Center promoting info and low interest loans.
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