Category Archives: Environment

The Time for Wind Energy is Now

Posted on December 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

The Time for Wind Energy is Now by Anne Burnett, DeliciousLivingMag.com How it works Breezes spin the blades of a windmill or turbine, which in turn spin a shaft that’s connected to an electricity generator. Pros Wind energy is nonpolluting … Continue reading →

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SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES

Posted on December 15, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, I READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE EAST MOLINE, IL, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND NEARLY 400 OTHERS IN A CROWDED HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. WE HAD GATHERED TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS ON A PROPOSED HOG … Continue reading →

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Commericalization of our National Parks

Posted on December 1, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Commercialization of our National Parks From Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). The National Park Service is getting ready to adopt new policies that would dramatically increase the commercialization of our National Parks. Under the new plan, the Park … Continue reading →

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A SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND CONFINEMENTS WITH AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE COMING TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU

Posted on November 27, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

A SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND CONFINEMENTS WITH AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN SULFIDE COMING TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU Today a press conference was held in Moline, IL. It was to notify the press that TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT SATURDAY, DECEMBER … Continue reading →

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ALTA’S LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP

Posted on November 22, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

ALTA'S LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP Saturday, November 19th saw about 30 folks assemble for informal, informative discussions with IOWA elected officials. Our own DFQC's ALTA PRICE organized the event held at the Bettendorf Community Center. It was a chance for concerned citizens … Continue reading →

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Higher Expectations for Iowa’s Working Families – A Town Hall Meeting!

Posted on November 9, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Higher Expectations for Iowa’s Working Families – A Town Hall Meeting! A Town Hall Meeting for people concerned about good jobs, the environment, and a healthy future for their community Tuesday, November 157:00-8:30 PM Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 … Continue reading →

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SUMMIT II/PROGRESSIVE ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD

Posted on November 6, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

SUMMIT II/PROGRESSIVE ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD It was a beautiful, late October Sunday afternoon not unlike many others, except for the gathering of the curious. No, it was not a herd of Guernsey's bobbing across a field to see … Continue reading →

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Worried Parents Turning To Organic Food

Posted on November 4, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Worried Parents Turning to Organic Food

by Libby Quaid, CommonDreams.org

Erin O'Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Md., home. She is among the increasing number of parents who buy organic to keep their children's diets free of food grown with pesticides, hormones, antibiotics or genetic engineering.

“The pesticide issue just scares me — it wigs me out to think about the amount of chemicals that might be going into my kid,” said O'Neal, 36.

Since last year, sales of organic baby food have jumped nearly 18 percent, double the overall growth of organic food sales, according to the marketing information company ACNielsen.

As demand has risen, organic food for children has popped up at more than just natural food stores.

For example, Earth's Best baby food, a mainstay in Whole Foods and Wild Oats markets, just reached a national distribution deal with Toys R Us and Babies R Us. Gerber is selling organic baby food under its Tender Harvest label. Stonyfield Farm's YoBaby yogurt can be found in supermarkets everywhere.

The concern about children is that they are more vulnerable to toxins in their diets, said Alan Greene, a pediatrician in northern California. As children grow rapidly, their brains and organs are forming and they eat more for their size than do grown-ups, Greene said.

“Pound for pound, they get higher concentrations of pesticides than adults do,” said Greene, who promotes organic food in his books and on his Web site, http://www.drgreene.com
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Unexpected Change At Leopold Center?

Posted on November 2, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Unexpected Change At Leopold Center? Something rather disturbing crossed my e-mail inbox this morning. I don't have a supporting link – but will try to provide one if the story hits one of the local papers. (Take that as a … Continue reading →

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Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History

Posted on October 27, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Exxon Mobil Posts Highest Profit In Company History Good Grief. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit surged 75 percent to nearly $10 billion, raking in a bonanza from record oil prices. … Continue reading →

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