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Tag Archives: ActOnClimate
Earth Day 50 Years Later
I helped organize my home town for the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders’ Dec. 24, 1968 Earthrise photograph changed the way we look at our lives. We became aware of the fragility of human … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, Earth Day, Earth Day 2020, Nationalism
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Nuclear Power Is Not The Answer
In 2018 NextEra Energy Resources announced plans to retire the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) — a 615-MW nuclear power plant located in Palo, Iowa — before the end of 2020. NextEra’s main customer at DAEC, Alliant Energy, will buy … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action, Climate Change, Nuclear Abolition
Tagged ActOnClimate, Duane Arnold, environment, Iowa nuclear plant, nuclear abolition, nuclear energy, Palo nuclear reactor
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Jay Inslee At The Cedar River
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Saturday afternoon I drove to the Overlook Pavilion in Ellis Park where State Senator Rob Hogg had organized a “climate conversation” with Washington Governor Jay Inslee who is an announced candidate for president. Hogg reminded us … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Candidates, Climate Action, Climate Change, Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, Iowa Caucus, Jay Inslee
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The Clean Power Plan Is Not Killing Coal
We’ve known the 45th president seeks to eliminate regulations on the fossil fuel industry so it’s no surprise he announced his intention to modify the Clean Power Plan developed by President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency. The plan was announced by … Continue reading
Reynolds Proclaims Weather Disaster – 11 Times
Governor Kim Reynolds proclaimed counties in Iowa to be a disaster because of severe weather. It is time to act on climate. Tornadoes tore through Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant last Thursday as I got off work at the home, farm … Continue reading
Morning Coffee, Climate Change And The 2018 Midterms
I first drank coffee in the Army… on top of a hill… during the dead of winter… from a mermite can. Steam rising from the lid proved irresistible when ambient temperatures were below zero and we had just slept on … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Environment
Tagged #coffee, #iapolitics, ActOnClimate, climate change
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Act On Climate — Scary Edition
You may have seen David Wallace-Wells’ New York Magazine article titled, “The Uninhabitable Earth.” It’s a scary article with frightful truths circulating on social media. Half truths according to Michael E. Mann, director of Earth System Science Center at Penn … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, environment, The Climate Reality Project
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Exiting Paris – Not The End Of The World
We survived U.S. failure to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to limit greenhouse gas emissions and will survive if Republicans drag us out of the Paris Agreement after the 2020 general election, as was announced June 1 in Washington, D.C. Make … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Act On Climate, ActOnClimate, climate change, environment, sustainability, The Climate Reality Project
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Rain Remains
Rain is the best natural resource left in Iowa, helping us grow crops without irrigation because of its abundance. If other parts of North America can more deserving be called America’s breadbasket — Central Valley, Imperial Valley and Salinas Valley … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, environment, global warming
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Making Climate Change Personal
“We could use some of that global warming,” a truck driver told me. It was a joke. The ambient temperature was in the low teens and we both work outside as part of our jobs. If the weather were warmer … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, environment, global warming
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