Category Archives: Climate Change

Grassley Challenger Rob Hogg On America’s Climate Century

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Trish Nelson

 

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Update: Science And Green News

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Give your brain a break from the Donald. There are other news sources besides CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and right-wring radio.  Thom Hartmann is one. http://www.thomhartmann.com/  

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Grassley Major Climate Denier

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Pretty Bad Week For The Environment Of course the IUB approves the Bakken oil pipeline Honestly, did anyone in Iowa think that the Iowa Utility Board would do anything but approve the Bakken oil pipeline? The protests and the coming … Continue reading →

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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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Grassley, Ernst Proudly Vote Stupid

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Republicans vote to deny climate change caused by human activity. In a little reported amendment offered by Sen. Brian Schatz (D- Hawaii) our nation’s senators voted on whether climate change was caused by human activity. This has been settled science … Continue reading →

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Hard To Believe Americans Accept This

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

We come to the end of another year and my biggest single take on the country is the things that Americans are now willing to accept. It is hard to believe that the generation that fought and defeated the military … 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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ALEC Meets; Who Knew?

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Corporate funded creator of state and local legislation goes largely unreported and ignored. Last weekend ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council) held its annual pre legislative session meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona last week. ALEC is funded by corporations and billionaires … Continue reading →

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Getting Much Hotter Still

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

October was by far the hottest October on record. This follows a September that was the hottest on record by far. Without a doubt this is a bad trend. Those who deny that climate change is happening are simply either … Continue reading →

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