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  1. Iowa’s nuclear tax giveaway: We’ve seen this movie before and know how it ends

    Ralph Rosenberg is a retired attorney, state legislator, and non-profit executive. He has followed Iowa environmental, energy, and…
    #Nuclear #2026Session #analysis #BethWessel-Kroeschell #commentary #Energy #HermanQuirmbach #iowahouse #IowaStateUniversity #Iran #LeopoldCenter #News #NextEra #nuclear #statebudget #StateLegislature #taxes
    europesays.com/2939032/

  2. The Iowa Straw Poll (also known as the #Ames Straw Poll) was a #presidential #strawPoll and #fundraising event for the #RepublicanPartyOfIowa. It was held six times, traditionally in late summer approximately six months in advance of contested presidential #IowaCaucuses, from 1979 until 2011, on the campus of #IowaStateUniversity in Ames. The event attracted both praise and criticism, with supporters noting that it raised funds for the Republican Party of Iowa.

  3. Excerpt from "Gardening for Butterflies and #Pollinators" -- #IowaStateUniversity Cooperative Extension

    "Common Pollinators in #Iowa

    "Common insect pollinators in Iowa include honey bees [not native, and can compete and overwhelm native bees], #bumblebees, #SolitaryBees, #beetles, #butterflies, #flies, #ants, and #wasps. These insects are not selflessly doing a favor to the flowers. The insects are enticed to do the job with a reward of food. The food is usually nectar (sugar and water) and pollen (protein).

    How to Establish a Butterfly or #PollinatorGarden

    "Sunny Location

    "Locate your garden where it receives the greatest amount of sun exposure possible. Insects such as butterflies and
    pollinators are cold-blooded and depend on the sun to warm their bodies. Also, the plants on which butterflies and pollinators depend generally grow better in full sun (six or more hours of sunshine per day).

    "Nectar and Pollen Sources

    "Different species of butterflies and pollinating insects are active at different times of the year. Therefore
    it is important to provide pollen and nectar sources throughout the growing season and offer various flower shapes and sizes. Plant in groups—not rows— to increase the likelihood of butterflies and pollinators finding and choosing your garden for a feeding stop."

    Web page:
    yardandgarden.extension.iastat

    Link to PDF:
    store.extension.iastate.edu/Pr
    #SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #GardeningForBees #Gardening