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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Boycott! The Art Of Economic Activism Comes To Iowa
Scattergood Friends School in West Branch will host a traveling art exhibition sponsored by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) March 31 through April 11. Boycott! The Art of Economic Activism features poster art from more than … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Progressive Community
Tagged AFSC, American Friends Service Committee, art, Ed Fallon, Mary Swander, Maureen McCue, Scattergood School
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Bakken Pipeline Resistance Iowa Meetings
(Editor’s Note: Cheryl Valenta, Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition, announced three informational meetings in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Falls and Iowa City about the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline proposed to the Iowa Utilities Board in January). Have you heard about the proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, Bakken pipeline resistance, climate change, Dakota Access Pipeline, energy, environment, Iowa City Area Group - Sierra Club, Iowa Sierra Club
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Ed Fallon On The Iowa Bakken Oil Pipeline
Blog for Iowa caught up with Ed Fallon in Iowa City at a March 11 fundraiser for his Iowa Pipeline Walk along the proposed route of the Dakota Access oil pipeline from the Bakken shale formation through Iowa to Illinois. … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Fallon, Energy, Environment, Fallon Forum, fracking
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, climate change, Ed Fallon, energy, environment, fallon forum, Iowa Legislature
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Iowa City Area Sierra Club Spring Events – Mark Your Calendar
Iowa City Area Group – Upcoming Events 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A Program: NO Bakken Pipeline Wally Taylor(Chapter Chair and Legal Chair for the Iowa Sierra Club) and Cheryl Valenta(co-leader of the Bakken … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken pipeline resistance, environment, Great march for climate action, Iowa City Area Group - Sierra Club, Sierra Club
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Are Property Rights A Climate Action Tool?
For many, protecting property rights is high on the list of priorities. It’s the American way, shouldn’t it be so? A related and perhaps better question is whether climate advocates should use eminent domain as a tool to advocate against … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, Climate Action, climate change, environment, Keystone XL, Rock Island Clean Line
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Why Bakken Oil Is Dirty
People who care about hydraulic fracturing say the oil coming from the Bakken formation in North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan is dirty. It is. All oil is dirty, and my two cents is we should leave what’s there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken Crude Oil, Bakken Formation, Bakken Oil Pipeline, environment, First Responders, Shale Oil
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Road To #COP21 Comes Through Iowa
On Tuesday, The Climate Reality Project announced three North American trainings, one of which will take place within a short commute from my home. Here is the announcement email I received from colleague Mario Molina: Dear Paul, Our New Delhi, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged al gore, COP21, environment, The Climate Reality Project
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It's Not About Minimum Wage
Two bits of news related to minimum wage emerged last week, and neither of them represents a solution for low wage workers. The Iowa Legislature advanced Senate Study Bill 1151 from a subcommittee to increase the minimum wage to $8.75 … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa minimum wage, Minimum Wage increase, Social Justice, walmart, Walmart workers
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Is Iowa Prepared For A Megadrought?
State Senator Joe Bolkcom, member of the natural resources and environment committee, spoke last Tuesday at the capitol about environmental issues. “Is there anything related to the environment you would like to see covered in greater detail?” I asked. “There … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Joe Bolkcom
Tagged climate change, climate change and drought, DNR, drought, environment, Iowa DNR, megadroughts, Senator Joe Bolkcom, water usage
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Bakken Oil Pipeline Update
There has been a lot of news about the Dakota Access Pipeline (aka Bakken Oil Pipeline) during the last three months. Where does the project stand? Here’s a Blog for Iowa update based on information gathered this week. On Jan. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, Dakota Access Pipeline, environment, IUB
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