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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Iowa And The Clean Power Plan
(Editor’s Note: The Iowa Environmental Council released the following Aug. 3. The coming debate will be about whether or not, and how, Iowa complies with the new rules. The press release outlines what they are). Clean Power Plan presents opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Iowa Environmental Council
Tagged Clean Power Plan, environment, EPA, Iowa Environmental Council
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Hiroshima Day Around Iowa
As we approach the 70th anniversaries of the August 6 and 9, 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we have a unique opportunity to impact people’s thinking, to educate them about the crime of the A-bombings and the … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged nuclear abolition
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70 Years After Dropping The Bomb
Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility and Global Zero to host a day of speakers, workshops, film and bicycling in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of detonating the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 9. Forum from 9:30 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged David Chappell, Global Zero, Hiroshima, Iowa PSR, Nagasaki, Steven Starr
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Revisiting Webb 2016 In Iowa
After re-reading my post “5 Reasons Jim Webb’s Stock is Up” I stand by what I wrote. For a blog post it holds up reasonably well. At the same time, tick-tock for #WebbNation in Iowa. Two weeks later and three … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Iowa politics, Jim Webb, Rachel Weiner
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In Iowa's Hands
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors set a public forum Aug. 12 to collect information regarding its proposal to increase the county-wide minimum wage to $10.10 per hour in three stages by 2017. Something bigger than incremental hourly wage increases … Continue reading
Pledge To Mobilize
Dear Friends, America urgently needs a heroic, collective response to climate change. We need the kind of mission-driven national mobilization that fired-up our country during World War II. A new initiative called the Pledge to Mobilize gives people a clear … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Fallon
Tagged Climate Mobilization, Ed Fallon, environment, fallon forum
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Clean Power Plan Adopted Today
Today the Obama administration is expected to formally adopt the Clean Power Plan with targeted reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants of 32 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. If readers care about mitigating the causes … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Clean Power Plan, CO2 emissions, environment, global warming, Road to Paris
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NextGen's Tom Steyer Visits Iowa
(Editor’s Note: Over tea with Tessa Lengeling, press secretary, NextGen Climate Iowa, prior to the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame celebration, she said the organization had signature cards on more than 42,000 climate voters prior to the 2014 midterm … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged environment, Iowa Caucuses, local events, NextGen Climate, Tom Steyer
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IDP Reaction To Ernst PP Bill
Statement from IDP Chair Dr. Andy McGuire on Ernst’s Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Dr. Andy McGuire today released the following statement on the bill from U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst to defund Planned … Continue reading
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Tagged joni ernst, planned parenthood
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Loebsack Coffee Tour In Davenport, Clinton
Loebsack to Bring “Coffee with Your Congressman Tour” to Davenport, Clinton IOWA CITY – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he will continue his Coffee with Your Congressman tour this Friday, July 31, with stops in Davenport and Clinton. At … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, David Loebsack
Tagged Congressman Dave Loebsack, dave loebsack, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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