Category Archives: Energy

Blog for Iowa Canvassing Day Part 3

Blog for Iowa Canvassing Day Part 3 Carrie La Seur is the president and founder of Plains Justice, and a current resident of Montana. She recently began blogging about her work at Plains Justice and if readers are interested in … Continue reading

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Iowa Coal & Health Study Released

Iowa Coal & Health Study Released by Paul Deaton In Iowa we hear that we need a “baseload” of electrical power to provide the energy needed for industry, agriculture and our lives. The truth is that while more than two … Continue reading

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Another Blog for Iowa Review of Francis Thicke's Book

Another Blog for Iowa Review of Francis Thicke's Book by Paul Deaton The message in Francis Thicke's recent book, A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture, is clear: plan for the end of cheap oil in agriculture. One has … Continue reading

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Iowa Congressional Races and Climate Change

Iowa Congressional Races and Climate Change by Paul Deaton “There is no controversy about planetary warming. World leaders must do something about it if we expect to survive as a species. In the United States, the Democratic party has been … Continue reading

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A Blog for Iowa 350 Day Message

A Blog for Iowa 350 Day Message by Paul Deaton “an idea, a relationship, can go extinct, just like an animal or a plant. The idea in this case is 'nature,' the separate and wild province, the world apart from … Continue reading

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Sustainable Iowa Farm Energy & Francis Thicke

Sustainable Iowa Farm Energy & Francis Thicke by Paul Deaton Francis Thicke, candidate to be Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture, was in Solon, Iowa this week discussing his vision for Iowa food and agriculture with a group of local residents and … Continue reading

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Iowa's Relationship with Mexico

Iowa's Relationship with Mexico by Paul Deaton“That Iowa agribusiness is supported by federal subsidies, reliant on cheap energy, and dependent upon producing large quantities of row crops of corn and soybeans with very few farm workers is a characteristic of … Continue reading

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Bruce Braley Shares our Values

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A Progressive at the Iowa Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

A Progressive at an Iowa Farm Bureau Annual Meeting by Paul Deaton “So often progressives are up against the significant resources of the Farm Bureau when advocating for causes related to the environment and industrial food production. There is a … Continue reading

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Stop Dittmer's Iowa Hog Lot Expansion

Stop Dittmer's Iowa Hog Lot Expansion by Paul Deaton“Expanding the amount of ammonia emitted in Scott County, which the additional capacity of Dittmer's hog lot would do, combined with the heavy industry already there would create additional fine particulate matter. … Continue reading

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