Green homes urged as future sustainable by expert speaker
Dan Chiras, Colorado biologist and author, told about 120 at the Energy Expo kickoff at Prairiewoods Franciscan Center that straw bale and solar powered houses can balance comfort with resource conservation. He warned conventional homes cause forest loss and large land disturbance and urged nature inspired design as the path forward.
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Hiawatha
Dan Chiras
Colorado
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
E. Boyson Rd
Chiras
Chivas
Green Building Advocate Urges Bold Steps at Net Iowa Expo
At the Net Iowa Energy Expo 2004 speaker Chivas emphasizes energy use in the U S and 20 percent of carbon dioxide emissions. He promotes green home design, renewable energy, and energy efficient appliances, urging significant changes beyond small steps. The expo features workshops on sustainable living and green products.
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United States
Chivas
Chiras
Birth listings and safety calls from Eastern Iowa
The Log summary notes a birth notice process in The Gazette with birth announcements via forms at Cedar Rapids or Iowa City offices, and lists Johnson County incidents including a 12:39 a.m. arrest in Iowa City. Additional entries report a Cedar Rapids fire at 2040 Glass Rd NE at 7:34 p.m. and a vehicle crash with injuries at 2645 Blairs Ferry Rd NE at 8:23 p.m. Medical calls total 17 with 5 false alarms.
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Glass Rd
Blairs Ferry Rd
9 11 remembrance at Kinnick Stadium during Iowa Iowa State game
Lt Timmy Kelly of New York Fire Department salutes as the national anthem plays before the Iowa Hawkeyes versus Iowa State Cyclones football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. In a separate event Jacquelyn Phillips and former legislator Jean Lloyd Jones tie quilts to be sent to Darfur Sudan and Afghanistan at Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City. Lloyd Jones says Americans show compassion worldwide.
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New York Fire Department
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Jean Lloyd-Jones
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Afghanistan
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