Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Iowa Sierra Chapter Trying To Save Bloody Run Creek From Big Ag

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Sierra Club has a weekly FB Live lunch and learn. In this live from November 18 environmental lawyer Wally Taylor discusses the fight to save Bloody Run Creek from Supreme Beef’s 12,000 head and expanding feed lot.  Taylor says … Continue reading →

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Ode To The Iowa Caucuses

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Trish Nelson

by Will Jennings The nostalgic political junkie in me mourns the loss of the Iowa Caucuses, though the reasons for changes by the Democratic party are sound and notably so. “Nostalgia” here is not over a fictional “Iowa” or a … Continue reading →

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Pipeline Company Informational Meetings Today In Tipton and Cedar Rapids

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa CCI. CO2 pipeline company, Wolf Carbon Solutions, will be redoing their “informational” meetings in Tipton and Cedar Rapids on Monday. We know these pipelines are dangerous, don’t solve climate change, plan to use billions of our public … Continue reading →

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Iowa Winners Discuss Democratic Strategy

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Winners Sarah Trone Garriott (SD-14) West Des Moines and Izaah Knox (SD-17) Des Moines discuss how they won and what Democrats should do going forward.

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Millions of Americans Lack Safe Tap Water

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Farrah Hassen, J.D., is a writer, policy analyst, and adjunct professor in the Department of Political Science at Cal Poly Pomona. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org. otherwords.org/ Safe Tap Water Should Be a Human Right But from Michigan to … Continue reading →

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Politics Girl On The Media

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Trish Nelson

“We’ve made a successful business model of shameless lying.” – Leigh McGowan on the media Leigh McGowan launched PoliticsGirl as a way to help people reconnect with politics. She started the YouTube channel in 2015 as a way to inform … Continue reading →

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Time To Have A Conversation About Human Population Growth And Climate Change

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Nobody talks about over-population anymore. Which is why this blog post by Nicholas Johnson is so important to be shared.  When you get to the part about the number of cars on the road it cuts through your denial and … Continue reading →

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How To Get Progressive Politicians Elected

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Good short clip from the Thom Hartmann show.

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Thanksgiving In America 2022

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Happy Thanksgiving to all. In the era of the “the big lie,” it seems like a particularly good time for America to face all of our truths. For many Native Americans Thanksgiving is a day of mourning. “Many Native people … Continue reading →

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How To Support Those Affected By Club Q Shooting

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: A message from OneIowa We are in mourning this week after the mass shooting at Club Q, one of the few LGBTQ-safe spaces in Colorado Springs. Five people were killed, and at least 18 others were injured. … Continue reading →

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