THE WALKER REPORT

May - June 2007

Clean Energy: Iowans Make Their Own

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Photo by Gloria Walker

Biodiesel: Fuel you can make at home

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Photo by Gregg Heide

Wind Power: Not just for utility companies

From turning used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel,
to erecting sleek modern wind turbines,
pioneering Iowans are developing alternative energy
that can help prevent global warming.

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Concerned About Global Warming?

Coal-burning power plants are the largest U.S. source of carbon dioxide pollution -- they produce 2.5 billion tons every year.

Automobiles, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually, according to:

Natural Resources Defense Council