Category Archives: Environment

Goodbye, Old Tree

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dave Bradley

I am a tree hugger. I make no excuses. I have been a tree hugger since I was quite young and found some of the most delicious food in the world came from our friends the tree. And until the … Continue reading →

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Victory! Celebrate!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by bfiajohnshumaker

Dear Folks, On Friday a whisper came across the network press airwaves and wires, By the time that wave came back after traveling all the way around the planet, we realized we had something Good, something substantial and something Real … Continue reading →

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Responsibility Revolution: Seventh Generation Founder Jeffrey Hollender To Speak In Fairfield

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Trish Nelson

The Iowa Sustainable Business Alliance (isballiance.org) extends an invitation to you to attend a very special talk: Who: Jeffrey Hollender (Founder of Seventh Generation Natural Products, Chairman of the Board of Greenpeace USA) When: Saturday, June 22, at 10 am … Continue reading →

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How Many More Floods Will It Take?

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Paul Deaton

by Senator Joe Bolkcom As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the historic 2008 floods and look back on the amazing amount of recovery work that has taken place in communities across Iowa, our recent extreme rains tell us more … Continue reading →

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Great March For Climate Action Route Announcement

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Trish Nelson

 Here’s a note from Ed Fallon – The Great March for Climate Action – stepping forward for our Planet, our Future — Dear Friends, Today we announced the route for next year’s eight-month coast-to-coast march for climate action. We’re delighted … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Frac Sand Mines in Iowa

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A friend from the fight against the coal-fired power plants in Waterloo and Marshalltown sent a note about mining companies wanting to move into Iowa to extract silica sand for hydraulic fracturing. There is a lot of silica sand laying … Continue reading →

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The Fierce Urgency Of Now: Can We Turn Crisis Into Opportunity?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Trish Nelson

David Cobb recently spoke to the Green Party of Florida and this is part of what he said. Click on the link below to read his entire speech. “Maybe we ought to start thinking and acting like we’re in a … Continue reading →

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Rastetter v. Schnoor (Elections Matter)

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Paul Deaton

The kerfuffle over the e-mail from the Iowa Board of Regents President Pro Tempore Bruce Rastetter to University of Iowa President Sally Mason regarding statements Professor Jerry Schnoor made about water used in production of ethanol immediately went to DEFCON … Continue reading →

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