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Category Archives: Environment
Iowans Determined To Stop Giant Factory Farm In Linn County
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
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged factory farms, Iowa CCI, Maschhoff Pork
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Democrats Make Better Job Creators
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
Posted in Corporate Greed, Economy, Environment, Jobs
Tagged Branstad, economy, Iowa economy, job creators, jobs, Orascom fertilizer plant
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Is It Possible To Fight Factory Farming And Retain “Iowa Nice”?
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
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged Big Ag, CAFOs, cci, clean air, clean water, EPC, Iowa DNR, iowa factory farms, manure spills
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Quad Cities 5th Annual 2012 Earth Charter Summit
2012 Earth Charter Summit on Economic Justice You’re Invited! Quad Cities 5th Annual 2012 Earth Charter Summit: Saturday, September 15, 2012 9:00am – 3:00pm Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus 3300 River Drive, Moline, IL Keynote Speaker: Ellen Augustine, M.A., notmypriorities.org … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Environment Iowa, Progressive Action for the Common Good
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'Climate change' absent from public discussion of drought
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa— The eight hundred pound gorilla in the Mount Pleasant High School Gymnasium today was the subject of climate change. Governor Terry Branstad called for a public discussion on drought conditions in Iowa and all of the governmental … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged corporate farming, environment, farming
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The Courtney Report
Burlington receives grant for downtown revitalization The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded Burlington a federally-funded downtown revitalization grant for the rehabilitation of downtown buildings. Grant funds help leverage private investment and improve physical conditions, while bringing new businesses and … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Economy, Education, Environment, Jobs
Tagged Courtney
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Earth Day – April 22, 2012
Posted in Environment
Tagged Earth Day, Earth Day on the national mall, Mobilize The Earth
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Help Save Iowa’s Public Lands From The “Efficiency” Bill
Action Alert From the Iowa Sierra Club: The Iowa House of Representatives will soon consider House File 2449, referred to as the “efficiency” bill, that directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to inventory all of its public lands (Division … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Iowa Legislature
Tagged DNR, H-8403, hf2449, Iowa water quality, Iowa's public lands
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Keystone XL: Harkin No Grassley Yea
Here’s a note from the Sierra Club: Last week, the Senate defeated Keystone XL with just two votes to spare. Your senator was there when it counted, ready to stand up to Big Oil’s pressure and reject this dirty tar … Continue reading
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Tagged Keystone XL, Senator Grassley, Senator Harkin
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Weekly Observations – Not For The Weak Edition
Oceans Acidifying at an incredible Rate “The Earth’s oceans may be acidifying faster than at any point during the last 300 million years due to industrial emissions, endangering marine life from oysters and reefs to sea-going salmon, researchers said. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Environment, womens rights
Tagged FEMA, kasich, Limbaugh, medicare, Muscatine, storm victims
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