Tag Archives: ActOnClimate

Earth Day 50 Years Later

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Nuclear Power Is Not The Answer

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Jay Inslee At The Cedar River

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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The Clean Power Plan Is Not Killing Coal

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Reynolds Proclaims Weather Disaster – 11 Times

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Morning Coffee, Climate Change And The 2018 Midterms

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Act On Climate — Scary Edition

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Exiting Paris – Not The End Of The World

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Rain Remains

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Making Climate Change Personal

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Paul Deaton

“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 →

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