Category Archives: Environment

INSTEAD OF CHLORINE, AEROSOLS OR ROUNDUP

INSTEAD OF CHLORINE, AEROSOLS, OR ROUNDUP Many of the CLEANING AGENTS we use are toxic to our lungs, skin & eyes.  The spray applied to your lawn to stop dandelions or crabgrass is usually just a bottled form of the … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Terminate the Terminator Gene

  Action Alert:  Terminate the Terminator Gene Organic Consumers Association Contributed by Douglas Narveson Sign Petition to United Nations Consumer, farmer, and environmental organizations across the globe are mobilizing to stop the legalization and commercialization of the controversial Terminator Gene … Continue reading →

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IOWANS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AIR POLLUTION

IOWANS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY AIR POLLUTION PARICULATES POLLUTED IOWA AIR Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder What You Are…Up Above The World So High, Like A Diamond In The Sky….That is, of course, if you can see it. Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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LOOPHOLES IN IOWA POLLUTION LAWS by Molly Regan

LOOPHOLES IN IOWA POLLUTION LAWS by Molly Regan Loopholes…Loopholes…Loopholes. Bad little areas of the law that just happen to allow all kinds of things to slip through. ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY PROJECT released a report saying:  “At least 29 states have loopholes … Continue reading →

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IOWA COUNTIES & THE DNR MASTER MATRIX by Molly Regan

IOWA COUNTIES & THE DNR MASTER MATRIX by Molly Regan Good news for those of us in the IOWA counties that choose to retain the Department Of Natural Resources’ (DNR) MASTER MATRIX system.  This Master Matrix is “a scoring system … Continue reading →

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EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act

EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act Hastings Group WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2005) In the wake of the EPA release of its CAFO Air Quality Compliance Agreement today, Michele M. Merkel, senior counsel of … Continue reading →

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Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You?

Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You? by John Heilprin, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency warns that people nationwide could face “a potential risk of developmental and other adverse effects” from exposure to low levels of a chemical used in … Continue reading →

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EXPLORING IOWA NIGHT SKIES

EXPLORING IOWA NIGHT SKIES SMITH'S ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY lists the planets as “Mercury, Venus, the Earth, Mars, (Fifty-seven Asteroids or small planets,) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.”  It asks,  ” What is the body called upon which we live?  It is … Continue reading →

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Early Actions by Rep. Nussle May Set the Course for Arctic Drilling in 2006

  Early Actions by Rep. Nussle May Set the Course for Arctic Drilling in 2006 Audubon Just days into the 109th Congress and the pro-drillers are already hard at work pushing to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil … Continue reading →

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WHO’S IN CHARGE? …NATURE!

WHO’S IN CHARGE? …NATURE! Pounding vibrations under foot… Snakes leaving their dens to surface only to die in the frigid December air… Cats, dogs, horses, birds, and other animals leaving the safety of their homes to places unknown… Well water … Continue reading →

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