Tag Archives: Climate Action

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Climate Events In Iowa

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Rob Hogg – The climate crisis is accelerating, regardless of the election results. 2024 was the hottest year on record. It brought devastation to Spencer, Greenfield, and other towns in Iowa; hurricane devastation to Florida and North … Continue reading →

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Rob Hogg: “The Need For Climate Action Is More Urgent Than Ever”

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox:  Action request from Rob Hogg – Regardless of the election results, the climate crisis is accelerating and the need for climate action is more urgent than ever. Several Iowans died in disasters this year, and overall Iowans … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Progressive Actions Around The State

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox -thanks to Rob Hogg, retired state senator for his continued involvement in grassroots action for the environment and the common good. Rob is also author of the book, America’s Climate Century. Check out these upcoming events. Please … Continue reading →

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Getting To True Net-Zero

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Paul Deaton

It has been ten years since I first attended former vice president Al Gore’s training on the climate crisis. Since then, the organization surpassed 50,000 trained climate leaders located in 190 countries. Every one of them will be needed because … Continue reading →

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Climate Action Alert – Contact Your Representatives

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Please share this action alert from Rob Hogg: I am asking Iowans to contact our US Representatives to oppose HR1, a bill that includes large fossil fuel subsidies and giveaways. We want to share the message that instead we need … Continue reading →

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Earthrise Studio Is Here

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Paul Deaton

I met Finn Harries at the May 2015 Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He and his identical twin brother Jack had turned their attention, and that of their large YouTube following, to work on the climate … Continue reading →

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Dry Spring In Iowa

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Paul Deaton

It is abnormally dry in our part of Iowa. Just as we are needing rain, we are not getting it. A home gardener can irrigate new trees, fruits and vegetables, but the massive scale required to hydrate Iowa’s main commodity … Continue reading →

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2016 Revisited Do Not Despair

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Following the mainstream news sources, we only get certain kinds of news.  Generally speaking,  bad news, superficial, biased, sensationalized news, sprinkled with dramatic over-reaction by the punditry in some cases or bewildering under-reaction (nothing to see here!) in others.  But … Continue reading →

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Why Palm Oil Is Bad For Iowans

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Paul Deaton

On Friday, Feb. 5, the benchmark crude palm-oil future contract traded on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives exchange reached its highest level since May 2014, according to NASDAQ. Traders were feeling bullish as warm, dry weather caused by El Niño in … Continue reading →

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Reading Naomi Klein

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Unlike the climate crisis story spoon fed to us in decreasing numbers of corporate media stories, in social media memes, and in fleeting conversations at community gatherings, in This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate, author Naomi Klein said there … Continue reading →

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