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Category Archives: Environment
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
Posted in Big Government, Congress, Energy, Environment, Jobs, Main Page, Sustainability
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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
Posted in Chet Culver, Energy, Environment, Iowa Federation of Labor, Jobs, Labor, Main Page
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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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HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation
HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation by Paul Deaton “These assertions and arguments are bought and sold by MidAmerican Energy and the electric utilities, reflecting their power to persuade.”The nuclear power study bill, HF2399, sped through the Iowa legislature at breakneck … Continue reading
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HF 2399: A Gift From Iowans to Warren Buffet
HF 2399: A Gift From Iowans to Warren Buffet by Paul Deaton “There is a real need to reduce Iowa's carbon footprint and nuclear energy may play a role. Rather than ask MidAmerican Energy to repeat the past, the legislature … Continue reading
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Muscatine Iowa Air Quality Forum
Muscatine Iowa Air Quality Forum by Paul Deaton“Residents understood the influence of prevailing wind, geography and the impact of the many industrial plants in the area… People seemed resigned to the fact that a life with middle class problems will … Continue reading
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