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Category Archives: Environment
Why Bakken Oil Is Dirty
People who care about hydraulic fracturing say the oil coming from the Bakken formation in North Dakota, Montana and Saskatchewan is dirty. It is. All oil is dirty, and my two cents is we should leave what’s there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken Crude Oil, Bakken Formation, Bakken Oil Pipeline, environment, First Responders, Shale Oil
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BP Gets Off – A Nation Of Laws?
Ed Schultz did yeoman’s work over the past couple of weeks following up on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. As noted in the video above the perpetrator of the spill, BP, did all it could to avoid restitution for … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, economic inequality, Economy, Environment, GOP, Jobs, pensions, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, States
Tagged Bain Capital, Bruce Rauner, chris christie, Ed Schultz, Illinois, Mitt Romney, New Jersey
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Road To #COP21 Comes Through Iowa
On Tuesday, The Climate Reality Project announced three North American trainings, one of which will take place within a short commute from my home. Here is the announcement email I received from colleague Mario Molina: Dear Paul, Our New Delhi, … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged al gore, COP21, environment, The Climate Reality Project
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Is Iowa Prepared For A Megadrought?
State Senator Joe Bolkcom, member of the natural resources and environment committee, spoke last Tuesday at the capitol about environmental issues. “Is there anything related to the environment you would like to see covered in greater detail?” I asked. “There … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Joe Bolkcom
Tagged climate change, climate change and drought, DNR, drought, environment, Iowa DNR, megadroughts, Senator Joe Bolkcom, water usage
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Finding A New World? Harder Than Some Think!
Tip of the hat to http://www.dailykos/comics As some of you may have read here Thursday Iowa is in the process of “studying” allowing the Bakken Oil to build a pipeline across Iowa. Minnesota is also looking at a pipeline from … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment, fracking, Humor, Sustainability, water, wind power
Tagged gulf oil spill, leaving earth, rivers, Solar Power
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Bakken Oil Pipeline Update
There has been a lot of news about the Dakota Access Pipeline (aka Bakken Oil Pipeline) during the last three months. Where does the project stand? Here’s a Blog for Iowa update based on information gathered this week. On Jan. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Bakken Oil Pipeline, Dakota Access Pipeline, environment, IUB
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Environmental Lecture Series in Iowa City
100Grannies for a Livable Future planned a series of lectures intended to educate and encourage members of the public to take climate action. The lectures will take place beginning in February at the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged 100 Grannies, climate change, environment, Great march for climate action
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Loebsack On KXL Vote: We Need Comprehensive Jobs Legislation
“It is unfortunate that Republicans have refused to move any comprehensive jobs legislation to keep jobs from going overseas. A good first start would be an immediate consideration of a long-term transportation bill so American workers can get back to … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Energy, Environment, wind power
Tagged Investment Tax Credit, KXL, Production Tax Credit, Rep. Loebsack
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Iowans Carol For Clean Water
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Posted in 2014 Election Campaign, Environment, Environment Iowa, water
Tagged Clean Water Act, clean water Iowa, Iowa CCI, Iowa water quality
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Keystone XL And The U.S. Senate
During the run-up to the Nov. 18 vote on S-2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, I messaged Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley, asking them to vote no. Harkin voted no, Grassley yes. Senator Grassley sent along … Continue reading
Posted in Charles Grassley, Environment
Tagged energy, Keystone XL, Tar Sands, US Senate
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