Category Archives: Energy

Why We Must Say No To Frac Sand Mining In Iowa

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Say NO to FRAC SAND MINING There is a petition to Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors: John Logsdon, Dennis Karlsbroten, Mark Kuhn, Floyd Ashbacher, and Dean Thompson, which says: “We, the people of Winneshiek County, call for a rights-based ordinance … Continue reading →

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Reactor to Close

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: One-by-one aging nuclear power plants are being shuttered, partly due to the work of anti-nuclear power advocates, but mostly because the economics of boiling water with a nuclear chain reaction don’t work for businesses. This story by Terri … Continue reading →

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Call in Today on Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Reactor

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Nebraskans and Iowans Please call in Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 1:30 until 4 p.m. CDT to listen and speak at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting with Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) to oppose the restart and call for a License … Continue reading →

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Iowa Pulls The Plug On Nuclear Power

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Pursuit of new nuclear power in Iowa was a bad idea when then governor Tom Vilsack began promoting it, and remains so. MidAmerican Energy’s announcement in the Des Moines Register today, that the utility “has scrapped plans for Iowa’s second … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, MidAmerican Energy, Natural Gas, natural gas fired power plants, nuclear abolition, nuclear power | 1 Comment

Iowa Farmers Oppose Nuclear Power

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Paul Deaton

WILTON—About 65 people gathered at the Wilton Community Center last night to view a screening of the documentary, “The Atomic States of America,” hosted by the group Saving America’s Farmland and Environment (S.A.F.E.). Attendees also heard an update from two … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged bobby kaufmann, energy, Friends of the Earth, Iowa farmers, Iowa Legislature, MidAmerican Energy, nuclear abolition, nuclear power, Physicians for Social Responsibility, S.A.F.E., Sierra Club, tom sands | 1 Comment

Vilsack's Energy Policy Legacy

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Does Tom Vilsack’s 2007 consulting agreement with MidAmerican Energy matter any more? It does, but not in the way conservative pundits characterized it, as a form of political corruption, after President Obama appointed Vilsack to his current job as secretary … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged biofuels, coal fired power plants, Iowa nuclear plant, Iowa renewable energy, MidAmerican Energy, natural gas fired power plants, nuclear abolition, nuclear energy, nuclear power, Nuclear power in Muscatine County, Nuclear power legislation, renewable energy, Tom Vilsack | Comments Off

End Of The Mountaintop Removal Road Show

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Paul Deaton

This note came from Dave Cooper, whose Mountaintop Removal Road Show made its way to Iowa along the way. There is no stauncher ally in advocating against mountaintop removal coal mining. Dave will be missed, but the work will go … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment | Tagged energy, environment | 1 Comment

Iowa Wind Farmers Deserve A Fair Price

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert by Iowa PIRG.org, Iowa Public Interest Research Group: Stand up for farmers who produce wind power in Iowa! Iowa’s big utilities are cheating farmers who produce their own wind power in Iowa. Right now, farmers earn five times … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged Iowa Legislature 2013, Iowa renewable energy, Iowa Wind Energy | 1 Comment

Public Meeting: Nuclear Power Plant In Muscatine County?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Trish Nelson

*PUBLIC MEETING* Nuclear Power Plant in Muscatine County??? Tuesday 6:30pm Wilton Community Center, 1215 Cypress Street Wilton, IA Check out Say ‘NO’ to nuclear power in Muscatine County Iowa Facebook page: *This issue will affect every community in Muscatine, Cedar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged Durant, MidAmerican Energy, Muscatine County, Nuclear power in Muscatine County, Wilton | 1 Comment

Still In Iowa Just Up The Road

Posted on March 13, 2013 by bfiajohnshumaker

And Still, in Iowa, just up the Road, and over the Hill, conveniently kept outta our moral sight, sits the Halo at Palo still glowing, still Glowing, still GLOWING… SHUT DOWN the nuclear reactor at Palo! March 11, 2013 John … Continue reading →

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