Please share this action alert from Rob Hogg, former state senator, climate activist and author of America’s Climate Century: What Climate Change Means for America in the 21st Century and What Americans Can Do about It.

On Wednesday, July 26, please join me on the RAGBRAI route for the “climate rest stop” at a farm at the corner of 118th Street and NW 37th Street between Polk City and Ankeny. This is an opportunity to encourage thousands of RAGBRAI riders to get more involved in supporting the climate action we need for our children and our future.

We are looking for volunteers to hold signs and welcome riders. Make and bring a sign. Bring water or other refreshments to share. Bring a lawn chair. It is forecast to be hot, so come prepared.

Here is a Facebook event page with more details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/804991691006482/

If you plan to volunteer, let me know or call Channing Dutton at 515-224-4400.

Whether or not you can attend, please contact our US Representatives and US Senators to urge them to do more to help us cut climate pollution. Science says we must cut climate pollution by 50% or more by 2030 to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. If you haven’t contacted them in the last 2-3 weeks, please do so again.

One easy way you can do that is to use the “take action” links at the Citizens Climate Lobby website. Here is the link:
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-action/

You can also visit, write, or call our Congressional delegation at these addresses:

Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks
201 W. Second Street Suite 705
Davenport, IA 52801
(563) 232-0930

Representative Ashley Hinson
111 7th Avenue SE Suite 580
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 364-2288

Representative Zach Nunn
400 Locust Street Suite 250
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 400-81880

Representative Randy Feenstra
320 6th Street Room 112
Sioux City, IA 51101
(712) 224-4692

Senator Joni Ernst
733 Federal Building
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 284-4574

Senator Chuck Grassley
721 Federal Building
210 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 288-1145

As we are feeling the heat next week, let’s make sure our elected officials and candidates know that we need their help urgently to cut climate pollution by 50% or more by 2030. In their August recess, we want to hear what they are doing to cut climate pollution.

Rob

Rob Hogg (retired state senator)
2750 Otis Road SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 247-0223