Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Clean Power Plan Adopted Today

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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NextGen's Tom Steyer Visits Iowa

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Paul Deaton

(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 →

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IDP Reaction To Ernst PP Bill

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Paul Deaton

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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Loebsack Coffee Tour In Davenport, Clinton

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Missing Pieces Of #RaiseTheWage

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Paul Deaton

The loud but small-sized movement to raise the minimum wage is made up of good people. There are not enough of them to make a difference. Their voice is amplified in corporate news outlets, but neither the federal nor state … Continue reading →

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Rockin' With Mother Jones

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Rockin’ with Mother Jones By Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News No one in American labor history has won the mythic status of Mary “Mother” Jones (1837-1930). This Irish immigrant, who lost her family to disease and her business to … Continue reading →

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Iowa Farmers Offer Cover Crop Webinar

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Practical Farmers of Iowa, Cover Crop Solutions and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Present Webinar on the Basics of Cover Crops Thursday, July 30, at 1 p.m. Mark your calendar for a webinar to be held on July 30 that … Continue reading →

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Overnight Dispatches

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Even if we remove references to the mogul from the feed, Monday was a very busy news day. Word came last night of Herald Smith’s passing. Smith was founder of CRST, Inc., the trucking company he famously started in a … Continue reading →

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Ed Fallon On The Road To Paris

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

D-Day March & Pilgrimage for Climate Action LA to DC walkers continue trek to Paris for UN Climate Summit DES MOINES — On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, two men who last year walked across America for action on climate change … Continue reading →

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40 Red, White And Blue Shoestrings

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul Deaton

There is no clearer evidence Republicans seek to unravel United States leadership in the world than their failure to understand the countries extending from China to Sub-Saharan Africa Two things stood out last week: Republican knee-jerk reaction to the United … Continue reading →

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