Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Public Health and the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl

Public Health and the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl Physicians for Social Responsibility Cite Flawed Evacuation Zones & Nuclear Power Health Risks on Chernobyl Anniversary Washington, DC –  April 26, 2011 – Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) today cited gross inadequacies … Continue reading

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Will the Iowa Legislature Go Nuclear?

Will the Iowa Legislature Go Nuclear? by Paul DeatonThe answer to this question about House File 561/Senate File 390 is maybe. House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-12) indicated there is “strong bipartisan support” for House File 561 during a recent … Continue reading

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USDA to Enable GMO Approval

USDA to Enable GMO Approval [Editor's Note: This article appeared in Capitol Press on April 14, 2011]. USDA Plans to Outsource Biotech Studies by Mateusz PerkowskiThe USDA plans to experiment with a new way of evaluating biotech crops for potential … Continue reading

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: The session is winding down and this will be our last Weekend Recap of Iowa State Capitol News in 2011. ] … Continue reading

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Loebsack on Iowa Workforce Development

Loebsack on Iowa Workforce Development April 20, 2011 Dear Governor Branstad,  I write to bring to your attention concerns my constituents have expressed to me with respect to the proposed closing of Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) offices such as in Lee, … Continue reading

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Earth Day and Corporate Reputations in Iowa

Earth Day and Corporate Reputations in Iowa by Paul DeatonWord coming from K Street in Washington, D.C. is that all this talk about the budget, federal deficit and the debt ceiling has been bad for business. Without an omnibus spending … Continue reading

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The Madness of Steve King

Iowa, do we really want King, a founding tea party member for one of our representatives in Congress? This page is divided into three sections: (1) Famous Steve King quotes; (2) Steve King videos; (3) List of Blog for Iowa … Continue reading

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Iowa's Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Problem

Iowa's Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Problem by Paul Deaton A topic related to nuclear power has been inadequately covered during Iowa's debate over HF 561/SF 390 and new nuclear reactors. It is the issue of what to do with one … Continue reading

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Iowa House Representative Speaks Against Nuclear Power Bill

Iowa House Representative Speaks Against Nuclear Power Bill [Editor's Note: The Iowa House of Representatives is expected to debate HF 561 this week, pertaining to removing financial hurdles for investment in new nuclear reactors in Iowa]. by Representative Nate Willems, … Continue reading

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Cornucopia Institute Challenging Approval of GE Alfalfa

Cornucopia Institute Challenging Approval of GE Alfalfa [Editor's Note: This article is reprinted from the April 2011 Cornucopia Institute Newsletter] On January 27, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the complete deregulation of Monsanto's controversial genetically engineered (GE) Roundup Ready Alfalfa. … Continue reading

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