Kasey Dresser | April 9, 2018 This week's segment looks at statistics from 10 years ago when Iowa experienced the 6th largest FEMA disaster in the U.S. Transcript: This year marks a decade since the historic Iowa Floods of 2008. This is the Iowa Environmental Focus. Most of the flooding started in early June, finally receding…
Kasey Dresser | May 3, 2018 The University of Iowa was very lucky to receive a visit from scientist, researcher, and adjunct professor Dr. James Hansen. He was gracious enough to sit down with us and interview about his work, education, and relationship with Dr. James Van Allen. Today's video talks about his education and…
Kasey Dresser | May 2, 2018 The University of Iowa was very lucky to receive a visit from scientist, researcher, and adjunct professor Dr. James Hansen. He was gracious enough to sit down with us and interview about his work, education, and relationship with Dr. James Van Allen. Hansen was trained in astronomy and physics…
Kasey Dresser | November 10, 2017 In the U.S, 1.5 million tons of coffee grounds are wasted each year. Bio-Bean is a company founded in 2013 by Arthur Kay, a London based entrepreneur. His idea takes excess coffee grounds and turns it into clean fuel to power buildings, vehicles, appliances and more. Coffee grounds are not…
Kasey Dresser | August 22, 2018 A research team at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have found a plant- based preservative that could replace artificial preservatives. Flavonoid is a group of phytonutrients found in fruits and vegetables that has recently been used as a natural preservative in food. The naturally occurring chemical is responsible for…