Category Archives: Sustainability

Vote NO on New Nuclear Power in Iowa

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Paul Deaton

The 2012 legislative session is only a few days away, convening on Jan. 9. HF561/SF390 is still active and enables utility companies to charge their ratepayers before a new nuclear reactor would produce any electricity in Iowa. MidAmerican Energy has … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democrats, Clean Air and Socializing

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Paul Deaton

At the Kirsten Running-Marquardt fundraiser last night, I sat in a row of chairs with a group of long-time Democratic party activists. Most local Democrats know them by name, Jean and Jix Lloyd-Jones, Dick and Doris Myers and Bill and … Continue reading →

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My Attempt At Alternative Heat – The Corn Stove

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Dave Bradley

After I wrote the story below, I realized that my little predicament is nothing compared to those whose assistance has been cut back for this winter thanks to the Norquist Republicans and their refusal to make the rich pay a … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environment, Sustainability | Tagged alternative heat, corn, corn stoves, heat, plan B | 4 Comments

Just Stop It

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Newt Gingrich laid out the case for Republicans at an event in Muscatine last night and I am tired of the narrative. It is reflected in his statement, quoted in the Muscatine Journal, “virtually everybody in this room believes that … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Civil Liberties, civil rights, Guest Posts, Local Events, Progressive Community, Sustainability | 1 Comment

Muscatine Iowa and a Triple Bottom Line

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Muscatine Iowa and a Triple Bottom Line by Paul Deaton Grain Processing Corporation may have already received return on its proposed $75 million investment in a new grain dryer in Muscatine when Mayor Richard O'Brien said the company's plans should … Continue reading →

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Living in Iowa

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Living in Iowa by Paul Deaton[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared February 9, 2011 on Big Grove Garden.]If we examine an economic atlas of Iowa from the 1960s, it is no surprise that Iowa has high densities of production of … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Greed, Environment, Farming, Great Tools: IOWA, Local Control, Main Page, Organic Foods & Farming, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability | Comments Off

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down by Paul Deaton Iowa Republicans have a plan to create jobs and a generation ago, it would have been called a “trickle down economy.” Today, they call it “Iowa is Open for … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Corporate Greed, Environment, GOP, Iowa Environmental Council, Iowa Legislature, Jobs, Labor, Main Page, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability | Comments Off

Iowa's Inter-generational Decision on Nuclear Power

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Inter-generational Decision on Nuclear Power by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is first in a series of posts on the financial impacts to rate payers of MidAmerican Energy's proposal for nuclear power in Iowa.] Senate File 390 and House … Continue reading →

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Francis Thicke and Iowa's Raw Milk Bill

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Where can legislators across the political spectrum find common ground? It turns out on House File 394, the raw milk bill, which would “allow certain milk and products using milk to be transferred directly by operators of dairy farms.” In … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Fallon Forum, Farming, Iowa Legislature, Main Page, Organic Foods & Farming, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability | 3 Comments

BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Paul Deaton

BFIA Food Post for the Week: Agroecology [Editor's Note: Blog for Iowa will be posting teasers with links to articles on current food topics when we find them each weekend. The following comes from the United Nations Human Rights Council.] … Continue reading →

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