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Category Archives: Environment
Climate March Staff Trained by Al Gore
CHICAGO, Ill.– The staff of The Great March for Climate Action was spotted by Blog for Iowa at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training held in Chicago from July 30 through Aug. 1. (L to R: Shari Hrdina, Zach Heffernen … Continue reading
Are GMOs Killing Monarch Butterflies?
The population of Monarch butterflies declined sharply this year. In Iowa, they have seldom been seen, even among people who preserve their milkweed plants for the orange and black insects to feed and reproduce. According to official counts, the population … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged environment, GMOs, Monarch Butterflies, Roundup Ready Corn, Roundup Ready soybeans
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New Study on Bee Colony Collapse
A new study indicates that identifying and resolving the environmental issues surrounding bee colony collapse disorder in the United States is more complicated than banning a class of insecticides (neonicotinoids) as has been suggested in social media and elsewhere. What … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, farming, Fungicides, Pesticides, sustainable farming
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RAGBRAI and Iowa Politics
Trish Nelson, regular editor of Blog for Iowa, posted this photo on the Internet, reminding us that there is a world outside the confines of what Al Gore described as “the worldwide digital communications, Internet, and computer revolutions (which) have … Continue reading
Iowa's Culture of Climate Change
David Biello of Slate wrote an opinion piece in Newsday titled, “Why Don’t Farmers Believe in Climate Change,” on July 16. Link to the article here or here, but here’s a spoiler alert: it’s the Farm Bureau. I commented on … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Farming
Tagged climate change, environment, Iowa Farm Bureau, Iowa farmers, The Climate Reality Project
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Great March for Climate Action Accepting Applications
DES MOINES- The Great March for Climate Action announced today that it is now ready to formally accept applications from prospective marchers interested in participating in next year’s eight-month, 2,980-mile trek from Los Angeles to Washington, DC. The Marcher Application … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Ed Fallon, Environment
Tagged climate change, environment, Great march for climate action
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'Environmental Concerns' at Grinnell's Faulconer Gallery
Margaret Whiting of Waterloo will be exhibiting her artwork at the Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College from July 19 until Sept. 8. The exhibit is titled, “Environmental Concerns,” and according to the gallery website, “Whiting carves, alters and recombines science … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Environment
Tagged art, environment, Margaret Whiting, printmaking
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Rummage In The Ramp
Once again Iowa City will hold what is one of the more interesting events in their calendar year. Yep, the Rummage in the Ramp. This is a great way of recycling very useful items that may otherwise end up in … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Environment, Environment Iowa, Recycling
Tagged iowa city, rummage in the ramp
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Free Symposium: Expanded Awareness For Sustainability
http://www.mum.edu/symposium Expanded Awareness as the Basis of Deep Green Business and Deep Sustainability Symposium sponsored by the Department of Business Administration July 5-6, 2013 10:00-12:30 and 1:30-4:00 FREE and open to the public Sustainable Living Center, Room 12 Maharishi University … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Sustainability
Tagged Fairfield symposium, Francis Thicke, Maharishi University of Management, sustainability
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Help Is On The Way For Iowa CAFO Fighters
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARMERS AND NEIGHBORS, INC. P.O. Box 811, Fairfield, IA 52556 • jfan@lisco.com • http://www.jfaniowa.org • 641-209-6600 Nationally Known Environmental Attorney Charlie Speer from Kansas City Creates Legal Team with Jefferson County Attorney David Sykes to Fight Problematic CAFO’s … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Factory Farms (CAFOs), Farming
Tagged Batavia hog confinements, Eldon CAFO, Factory farms in Iowa, Iowa CAFOs, Iowa hog farm, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors
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