Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Majority of Iowa Waterways Exceed Drinkable Nitrate Limit

IowaEnvironmentalFocus.org KC McGinnis | May 3, 2016 Data from the Iowa Water Quality Information System (IWQIS) shows that more than half of Iowa’s waterways being recorded currently exceed the nitrate threshold of 10 mg/l, with several outpacing levels from previous … Continue reading

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IUB: Stop Rewarding Dakota Access

Change.org May 4, 2016 — The IUB has requested that Dakota Access produce justification to begin construction BEFORE the Army Corps of Engineers permit is issued. The company has repeatedly fed us the line that “delays will impact farmers over … Continue reading

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The Real Reason For Republican Voter ID Laws

 

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Help Democrat Susan Bangert Oust “Goofy Guth”

Wouldn’t Iowa be better off with one less gay-bashing, right wing Republican in the legislature? “Guth himself is an extremely weak incumbent. In his first election in 2012 he won with only 53% of the vote against a Democratic candidate … Continue reading

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Did Mason City Councilors Conceal Information From Citizens Re: Prestage Slaughterhouse Project?

Action Alert From CCI: CCI members reviewed and released 218 documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act request regarding proposed Prestage slaughterhouse Des Moines, IA. Members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) are demanding that the Mason City City … Continue reading

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Taking Back The Airwaves From The Right Wing

Where do people get those crazy ideas?  In Wisconsin, this group gives direct credit to right-wing radio – not Fox News –  for the advancement of Scott Walker.  Now they are organizing and fighting to take back the airwaves in … Continue reading

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DIU Calls For Boycott

BOYCOTT an illegitimate 5-year strategic planning process! “Harreld and Rastetter have manufactured a crisis that is being used to legitimize their agenda for “transforming” the University of Iowa. Harreld talks about needing “to ask some harsh questions about what we’re … Continue reading

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McChesney, Nichols: Billionaires Do Not Care About Us

Try not to get too depressed by the bummer title of Robert McChesney and John Nichols’ new book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. They say we just have to do two things:  (1) … Continue reading

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Fallon Forum: Keep Fighting Bakken Pipeline

fallonforum.com Dear Friends, In the past three weeks, unlikely coalitions have stopped two pipelines: Palmetto in Georgia and Kinder Morgan in New England. These victories are very encouraging to those of us fighting to stop Bakken, and we need to … Continue reading

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Bill Stowe, An Iowa Hero

“We are in a water crisis in this state… We have sold our souls to the devil..”  

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