Category Archives: Environment

Rally Against Proposed Slaughterhouse on Wetlands In Quad-Cities

Rally Against Proposed Slaughterhouse on Wetlands In Quad-Cities Slaughterhouse proposed to be built on wetlands on Barstow Road in Rock Island county followed by mass industrial hog confinements in eastern Iowa and western Illinois River Rally at RiversideSaturday June 26, … Continue reading →

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Iowa Could Be Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free

Iowa Could Be Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free by Paul Deaton Frequent visitor to Iowa, Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research has determined a way to meet our energy needs without the use of carbon-based or nuclear … Continue reading →

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Ethanol and the Iowa Senate Race

Ethanol and the Iowa Senate Race by Paul Deaton“It seems impossible to have an unbiased public discussion over how to most efficiently convert the sun’s energy to provide transportation and produce electricity without polluting the world on which we live.”Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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4 Questions Iowans Should Answer About Nuclear Power

4 Questions Iowans Should Answer About Nuclear Power by Paul Deaton “This raises a fundamental question about studies of politically charged topics; how do we obtain peer-reviewed research when the funding support for such research is from biased sources? I’m … Continue reading →

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Iowa Governor Culver Responds on HF2399

Iowa Governor Culver Responds on HF2399 “Governor Chet Culver replied to the open letter published in Blog for Iowa on April 2, 2010 regarding HF2399. The letter is published below in its entirety.” May 13, 2010 Dear Paul: Thank you … Continue reading →

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Iowans React to the Gulf Oil Spill

Iowans React to the Gulf Oil Spill by Paul Deaton “If we knew how to cap Spindletop, it is clear that BP lacks the skills to stop the deep water gusher they created in a timely manner. Unlike the oil … Continue reading →

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Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season

Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season by Paul Deaton “The flurry of post cards, media coverage and phone calls surrounding the tour will all be good for the Governor’s party. With each passing day, 2010 seems more like it will … Continue reading →

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An Iowan's View of British Petroleum

An Iowan's View of British Petroleum by Paul Deaton In the early 1990s I worked for Amoco Oil Company at their headquarters in the Standard Oil Building on Randolph Street in Chicago. During the first gulf war we enhanced security … Continue reading →

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Iowans are Connected to the Gulf of Mexico

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE “The farm runoff from Iowa and other agricultural states in the Mississippi basin is creating dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico. With the rising temperature of the planet and increasing acidification … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Chet Culver

An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Chet Culver “HF2399 requires certain electric utilities in the state to conduct a study of nuclear power at rate payer's expense. This legislation was sent to the Governor on March 30 and he has … Continue reading →

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