Corn powered heat drives sales of stoves and furnaces in Midwest
Corn stoves and furnaces are moving fast through Iowa and three other states as high fossil fuel prices and hurricane disruptions boost demand. LDJ Manufacturing and LDJ president Loren Van Wyk report strong sales and a favorable price gap between corn and fossil fuels as customers seek economical heat options.
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Iowa
Wally Rowcliffe
Dana Rowcliffe
Midwest
Loren van Wyk
LDJ Manufacturing
Pella
Hill
Corn fuel heats homes in Iowa at lower cost
Dana and Wally Rowcliffe of Country Flame Technologies note corn at $2 a bushel can deliver equivalent heat to $400 monthly LP or natural gas at about $138 monthly. Patty Roe and Mike Roe sell corn stoves and heat their business with corn. Gary Nelson reports saving over $1,000 in a year with a $3,005 stove investment.
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Hill
Rawcliffes
Dana and
Wally Rowcliffe
Country Flame Technologies
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Patty Roe
Mike
Washington
America
Paula Chizek
Iowa Corn Growers Association
Gary Nelson
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Nelson
Nel
Open house on corn fueled stoves in Washington Iowa
An open house demonstration of corn fueled stoves and furnaces will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Roe Heating and Refrigeration in downtown Washington. Iowa residents discuss safety and practicalities of using corn as home fuel, noting creosote absence and lower carbon monoxide risk.
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Roe Heating and
Washington
Iona
Dana Rowcliffe
Randy Pegerick
Wyoming
Iowa
Bill Haman
Iowa Energy Center
Ames
Haman
van Wyk
Pella
I-80 widening eyed to boost Johnson County safety
Johnson County leaders push widening of I-80 through the area to reduce crashes at the First Avenue interchange in Coralville and improve traffic flow during construction. They note high per lane counts and seek related signal upgrades on nearby Du buque and Dodge streets as part of the five year plan.
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Jeff Davidson
Johnson County
Iowa
First Avenue
Coralville
Davidson
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa City
Dubuque Street
Dodge Street
The
Transportation Commission
Ames
Iowa DOT plans major highway projects in Iowa
The plan highlights include the 1 80 1 29 1 480 reconstruction and bridge replacement in Council Bluffs costing nearly 160 million over five years and the 1 235 reconstruction in Polk County budgeted at over 131 million in 2006 and 2007. Contact writer David Dewitte at 319 398 8317 or via gazettecommunications com.
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Commission
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Mississip
Council Bluffs
Polk County
David.dewitte
Gazettecommunications.com
Gapsized boat weight debate stirs Coast Guard rethink
Lake George Adirondack tragedy prompts Coast Guard to reexamine passenger weight standards. The Ethan Allen carried about 50 people under 160-pound-per-person calculations and weighed more after upgrades including a larger engine and ballast bricks. NTSB tests on its sister ship de Champlain aim to reveal how weight shifts and design changes affected stability and seaworthiness.
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Lake George
N.Y
Adirondack Mountains
Coast Guard
New York
U.S. Coast Guard
Angela McArdle
Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Mark Rosenker
Ethan Allen
de Champlain
Rosenker
FDA urges new feed rules to curb mad cow disease
The Bush administration proposed removing high risk cattle parts from feed for all animals including pigs chickens and pets to curb bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE spread. Critics urge banning chicken litter blood and restaurant plate waste but the rule would not fully ban these ingredients. Dr. Stephen Sandlof says the changes would cut about 90 percent of risk while watchdogs warn about potential misuse.
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Knight Ridder
Fort Worth
Texas
Bush Administration
U.S
Florida
Britain
Stephen Sandlof
Food and Drug Administration
Sandlof
State to add risk manager amid rising damage payouts
Iowa officials face 2005 year end totals with 762 tort claims and 1,305 general claims as $11.6 million in settlements and judgments are approved. Governor Vilsack seeks a centralized risk management hub and a risk manager position for 2006 legislative session to curb rising payouts and improve accountability.
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State Appeal Board
Mike Fitzgerald
Tom Vilsack
Senate
Stewart Iverson
Dows
Oversight Committee
Iverson
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