How A Tiny Iowa Town Is Embracing Energy IndependenceStefan Cramer June 19th, 2015Bloomfield, in southeast Iowa, has a population of just 2,640. “We are a small, rural town that has kind of stagnated over the years,” says Chris Ball, director of Bloomfield Main Street, a public-private partnership for civic improvement. How does a single streetscape project turn into a community-wide energy independence effort? Today, they are well ...