Category Archives: Climate Action

Action Today To Stop Bakken Pipeline

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Urgent action alert from Ed Fallon and the Bold Iowa team: THANK YOU to the 18 brave Iowans who were arrested during our Bakken Pipeline Pledge of Resistance action on Saturday — including landowners Cyndy Coppola and Kathy Holdefer. More … Continue reading →

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Friday #nobakken Action Alert

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) In the largest act of civil disobedience on the pipeline issue in Iowa to date, 28 everyday Iowans took an arrest blocking the roadways into Dakota Access’s worker staging area outside of Boone. Over 150 … Continue reading →

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What's After Paris?

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Paul Deaton

Last week, Al Gore reflected on the ten years since he founded The Climate Reality Project. Following is an excerpt from an email he sent to the Climate Reality Leaders he trained. Ten years ago, I trained the first group … Continue reading →

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Opposition Vows Oil Will Never Flow Through Bakken Pipeline

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Trish Nelson

iowacci.org The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) met yesterday and voted 2-1 to allow pipeline construction to start in areas where they have voluntary easements. Iowans have stood strong working to prevent the pipeline for months on end and we’re not … Continue reading →

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Bakken Pipeline Fighters Needed On Monday

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Trish Nelson

“BROKEN HEARTLAND” RALLY OPPOSES PIPELINE Des Moines, IA – With the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) meeting on Monday, June 6 to possibly decide to allow construction of the Bakken Pipeline in Iowa, Bold Iowa, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, and … Continue reading →

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IUB: Stop Rewarding Dakota Access

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Trish Nelson

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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Grassley Challenger Rob Hogg On America’s Climate Century

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Trish Nelson

 

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Why Palm Oil Is Bad For Iowans

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Paul Deaton

On Friday, Feb. 5, the benchmark crude palm-oil future contract traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange reached its highest level since May 2014, according to NASDAQ. Traders were feeling bullish as warm, dry weather caused by El Niño in … Continue reading →

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Will The Texas Rich Get Richer And Iowans Get The Shaft?

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Trish Nelson

This article by Elaine Tweedy Foley was published on the Opinion page of the Daily Gate City, serving the Keokuk area since 1847. dailygate.com/opinion/ “I don’t have millions of dollars to print half-truths in Iowa newspapers. But to the Texas … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: What Exxon Knew

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Dave Bradley

In case you missed it: One of the biggest climate change stories of 2015 has to be the uncovering of documents that showed that Exxon Mobil were quite aware of the damage their company and other fossil fuel companies were … Continue reading →

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