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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Walking The Walk For Climate Action
Twelve participants in the Great March for Climate Action made a reprise visit to Washington, D.C. last Wednesday. Ed Fallon, march founder, tried to get meetings with the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency to coincide with the end … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Chuck Grassley, climate change, Congressman Dave Loebsack, David Young, Ed Fallon, Great march for climate action, Iowa politics, joni ernst
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Environmental Lecture Series in Iowa City
100Grannies for a Livable Future planned a series of lectures intended to educate and encourage members of the public to take climate action. The lectures will take place beginning in February at the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged 100 Grannies, climate change, environment, Great march for climate action
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It Is Five Minutes To Midnight
(Editor’s Note: The BAS issued a press advisory that they will announce their decision regarding setting the Doomsday Clock at 10 a.m. CST on Jan. 22). The world has not tamed the nuclear beast and it is cause for concern. … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Disarmament
Tagged Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament
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Step Forward
Having bit my tongue for several years about the state of our electorate, 2015 will be a time of writing about our politics and society in a process of working through ideas, to determine a path by which progressive ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged politics, progressive movement, progressive values
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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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