Category Archives: Environment

Attend Environmental Lobby Day 2013 At The Iowa Statehouse

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Trish Nelson

iaenvironment.org/ The Iowa Environmental Council cordially invites members and supporters to our 2013 Environmental Lobby Day at the statehouse. This year’s event will be especially memorable because members of the Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Alliance and the Iowa’s Water … Continue reading →

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50,000 Megawatts of Coal Plants Retired

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Settlement Between the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Brings Clean Air Victory to Iowans DES MOINES, Iowa– On Jan. 22, the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility … Continue reading →

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Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Comment Period Extended

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Paul Deaton

The comment period for Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been extended for two weeks until Jan. 18, according to the Des Moines Register. By extending the comment period, the best interests of Iowans will be served. One hopes the strategy … Continue reading →

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Responding to Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Paul Deaton

I continue to encourage readers to make formal comments on Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy before Jan. 4. The impact of Gulf of Mexico hypoxia zones that are created from agricultural runoff has been grievous enough to activate the U.S. Environmental … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy Update

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Paul Deaton

This week, the State of Iowa called three public meetings on Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy to take and answer questions about the program. Here is the information about the meetings: Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m., Boulders Conference Center, Denison. Dec. 19, … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Nutrient Reduction Strategy-Redux

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Paul Deaton

In a letter to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, my friend Lynn Gallagher spoke to how I felt about the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy referenced in my Nov. 20 post. Here is her letter: “Does anyone really believe … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Iowa's Nutrient Runoff

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Paul Deaton

In May 2010, I first posted on Blog for Iowa about Iowa’s nutrient runoff and its effect on the Gulf of Mexico, where it creates hypoxia zones. It is a serious problem, grounded in reality, and Governor Branstad, along with … Continue reading →

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Iowans Determined To Stop Giant Factory Farm In Linn County

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Say what you will about CCI… do you know anyone else trying to keep the state of Iowa from being overrun by gigantic factory farms?  Surely anyone can support that.  We can. Thanks, CCI. Linn County Citizens for Community Improvement … Continue reading →

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Democrats Make Better Job Creators

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Paul Deaton

The contrast between Democratic and Republican approaches to the government’s role in job creation could not be clearer than with the Branstad administration’s recently announced deal with the Egyptian corporation Orascom. The company plans to build a fertilizer plant in … Continue reading →

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Is It Possible To Fight Factory Farming And Retain “Iowa Nice”?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Say what you will about CCI, there is no other grassroots group that we know of fighting factory farms in Iowa.   Iowacci.org The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)  issued a formal response yesterday to a July investigative report by … Continue reading →

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