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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Keystone XL And The U.S. Senate
During the run-up to the Nov. 18 vote on S-2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, I messaged Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley, asking them to vote no. Harkin voted no, Grassley yes. Senator Grassley sent along … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Grassley, Environment
Tagged energy, Keystone XL, Tar Sands, US Senate
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Framing The Caucuses – Republican-style
I re-read Jennifer Jacobs’ 50 most wanted Democrats article twice and have to say I disagree with her framing. In the first place, the Republican caucuses are a place where only registered Republicans who show up get to vote, not … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Iowa caucuses 2016, Iowa politics
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Gasoline and the Shale Boom
People don’t connect the dots between lower gasoline prices and the shale oil boom. Yesterday I filled my gas tank for $23.70, with the per gallon price in the mid-$2.40 range. That’s not low compared to when I commuted to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged climate change, environment, fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, nuclear power
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Holiday Giving With The NDAA
Congress put an unexpected gift under the Christmas tree the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has become. The U.S. is poised to give a foreign mining company 2,400 acres of national forest in Arizona that is cherished ancestral homeland to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Apache Tribe, environment, mining, native American, Resolution Copper
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Keystone XL — Bright Shiny Object
Friday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill directing the federal government to move forward on the Keystone XL pipeline on a 252-161 vote. It was less than the number of votes needed to override a presidential veto, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, David Loebsack, Environment
Tagged climate change, Congressman Dave Loebsack, dave loebsack, environment, Keystone XL, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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Nutella And No
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Rhonny Dam, the Good Green Witch, connected with Blog for Iowa through Al Gore’s The Climate Reality Project. Hope you enjoy her latest post. Reprinted with permission. For regular updates, follow her blog here.] This really isn’t OK. But … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability
Tagged corporate food, sustainability, The Climate Reality Project
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Inequality In The 21st Century
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These first words to the … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Blog Action Day, economic inequality, Founders, progressive movement
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Iowans For Sherrie Taha
IOWA CITY– The fact that Sherrie Taha, candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, supports reduction of food imports to Iowa only makes sense. “Rather than import the bulk of the food we eat from outside of our state, we need … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Farming, food, Food Insecurity, Organic Foods & Farming
Tagged 2014 Midterm Election, agriculture, Local food
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Labor Secretary Finalizes Minimum Wage Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez issued a final rule raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $10.10 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2015. According to the Associated Press, the change will impact more than … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged labor, Minimum Wage increase
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Three Things – Iowa Senate Race
Partisan politics, and the manner in which the founders set up the federal government with its bicameral legislature, yielded an inability to deal with problems much beyond our noses. The founders planned it that way. “A government of representatives, elected … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Bruce Braley, Progressive Community
Tagged 2014 Midterm Election, affordable care act, Bruce Braley, Iowa politics, nuclear abolition, obamacare
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