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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Summer Of Weird Normal In Politics
This has been a summer of weird normal, especially for people who follow politics. Given a presidential contest where many, including this author, predicted Hillary Clinton would be our next president before she announced she was running, nothing has happened … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged #iapolitics, 2016 Election, cedar county iowa, Iowa House District 73, politics
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Can Hipsters Stomach The Truth About Avocados From Mexico?
Can consumers buy avocados from Mexico at the grocery store, or in prepared guacamole with impunity? Probably not. Last week’s article “In Mexico, high avocado prices fueling deforestation” by Associated Press author Mark Stevenson explained why. Americans’ love for avocados … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Avocados, climate change, Consumerism, Deforestation, environment
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Chuck Isenhart Addresses Iowa Clean Water Strategy
On Wednesday, Aug. 3, State Rep. Chuck Isenhart issued a press release addressing the need for Iowa government to update the state’s clean water strategy. Following a visit to Louisiana, where he consulted with stakeholders regarding Gulf of Mexico hypoxia, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, water
Tagged #cleanwaterfight, Bill Northey, Chuck Isenhart, environment, Iowa water quality
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Kim Weaver For Iowa's 4th District
Kim Weaver believes 2016 is the year to retire Republican Steve King from Congress. What makes her effort different from those of Jim Mowrer, Christie Vilsack, Matt Campbell, Rob Hubler and others? The political climate of intolerance and hate people … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Kim Weaver
Tagged #iapolitics, 2016 Election, Iowa politics, Kim Weaver, politics, Steve King
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In an Iowa Kitchen
The local food movement relies more on kitchens than grocery stores; more on gardens than commercial growers. While use of locally sourced food by many restaurants has changed to include more of it, a local foods movement cannot be sustained … Continue reading
Bakken Oil Pipeline Pledge
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Ed Fallon has long been a friend of Blog for Iowa. Here is his latest on the Bakken Oil Pipeline). Over the past two years landowners, farmers, tribes and environmentalists have done everything possible to stop the pipeline. … Continue reading
Posted in Bakken pipeline
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, civil disobedience, community action, direct action, Ed Fallon, environment
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What's After Paris?
Last week, Al Gore reflected on the ten years since he founded The Climate Reality Project. Following is an excerpt from an email he sent to the Climate Reality Leaders he trained. Ten years ago, I trained the first group … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, al gore, climate change, environment, The Climate Reality Project
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Hiroshima Day 2016
The Washington, D.C. rumor mill is saying President Barack Obama may “do something” about nuclear weapons before the end of his term. Among ideas being discussed are early retirement of some of the non-deployed weapons in the arsenal; declaration of … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged Hiroshima Day, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Plasma Sales And Iowa Politics
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was written for On Our Own: Sustainability in a Turbulent World in 2013 and has been corrected and updated). The Cumulus radio station in Cedar Rapids was advertising how a person could earn up to $340 … Continue reading
Posted in money out of politics
Tagged Citizens United, corporate money, Money out of politics
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Voter Suppression In Iowa
Republicans have taken the effort to suppress voting rights nationwide, including in Iowa. Iowa Republicans have done their part, if not as egregiously as in other states. They would do more to suppress voting rights if they controlled our bicameral … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, voting rights
Tagged voter suppression, Voter suppression in Iowa, voting rights
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