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Obama's Climate Bill Threatened by Big Money PR Campaign Guardian.co.ukSurge in oil, gas and coal industry lobbying against Democratic leadership on 'cap and trade' legislationby Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondentAmerica's oil, gas and coal industry has increased its lobbying budget … Continue reading →

Congressman Bruce Braley to Hold Town Hall Call on Energy Legislation Impact on Iowans by Molly Regan On Monday May 11, I listened to our 1st District Rep. Bruce Braley speak before a group of about 50 in Davenport. Rep. … Continue reading →

STOP the DNR From Cutting Back Protections for Iowa's Streams We found this at Iowa Farmers Union, but it originated at Iowa Environmental Council.  Comments are needed.  Please pass on. The Iowa DNR is proposing to lower recreational use protections … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Does Chuck Schumer Have the Solution to Iowa's Chuck Grassley’s Concerns About a Public Plan Option? by Alta Price, M.D. Last week I wrote about the positions of my Congressional delegation on the public plan option. … Continue reading →

Bike to Work Week and Rides of Silence Come to Iowa May 11-15 Did you know Iowa ranks sixth in the nation (up from 21st in 2008) as a Bike Friendly State?   Apparently, we moved up in the rankings before … Continue reading →

World Health Organization Says Pigs With Swine Flu Must Be Kept Out of Food Supply Reuters By Tan Ee Lyn [See also: Harkin says don't let China get away with banning pork imports  and Loebsack asks CDC to help pork … Continue reading →

President Obama, Don't Mess With the CIA! by Donald Kaul Donald Kaul as you all know, is a former Des Moines Register columnist and RAGBRAI co-founder.  You can find his column on Wednesdays at Minutemanmedia.org.  After all these years, he … Continue reading →

Senator Grassley Plays Politics With Health Care Radio Iowa is reporting that Senator Grassley met with President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Democratic Senator Max Baucus in the White House, Wednesday, just the four of them.  In his own words, … Continue reading →

U. S. Senate Candidate Bob Krause To Campaign in Iowa Thursday Bob Krause, a Democratic leader in the state for more than 35 years and a candidate for the U. S. Senate, will campaign in Iowa City on Thursday, May … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Where Do Braley, Grassley, and Harkin Stand on the Public Plan Option? by Alta Price, M.D. Since I was in Washington, D.C., anyway, moving my daughter there to work as an intern in Representative Braley’s office … Continue reading →