The Department of Natural Resources “2013 Iowa Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report” shows a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions for the second straight year. D-N-R environmental specialists, Marnie Stein (Mar-nee Stine), says the report is required by the legislature.
Stein says the use of more renewable power is the reason for the change.
She says several power plants switched over from burning coal to renewable sources for creating electricity. The percentage of electricity generated in Iowa from coal has decreased from 78 percent in 2005 to 59 percent in 2013. The percentage generated from wind increased from four percent to 28 percent in the same period.
