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Face Of The #ClimateChange Marchers

The Great March for Climate Action is in Colorado as they make their way to Washington D.C. this fall. This recent video from the march provides a snapshot of who the marchers are. To learn more, click here. To donate, … Continue reading

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Obstruction Of Climate Change Mitigation in Coal Country

Leadership on what matters most for our future will come from outside the United States. It’s not that Americans are bad people— for the most part, we aren’t. However, many of us have mistaken the advancement of bad ideas as … Continue reading

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Iowa Hosts Physicians For Social Responsibility

CEDAR RAPIDS– Iowa played host to the national organization Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) from May 6 through 10 at the Hotel at Kirkwood. Iowa held center stage for meetings convened by national and international leaders of the 52 year … Continue reading

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Climate Change Open To Debate Only On TV

So true! NPR does this all the time too.  If there is a single tea partier and a hundred progressives at a rally or a protest or any event, they give equal coverage to both “sides.”  

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Climate March Supports “Reject and Protect”

Climate March Supports “Reject and Protect” with a 5-Day Week Of Actions Tuesday:   Send a video to info@climatemarch.org why you oppose Keystone XL Pipeline. Wednesday: Sign Credo’s Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance. Thursday:  Write a letter urging President Obama to … Continue reading

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The Great March For Climate Action Is Under Way

Today is day #4 of The Great March For Climate Action. Watch this inspiring video of the marchers heading out on opening day. You can get updates on the Great March at Ed Fallon’s Facebook page or listen to the … Continue reading

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Dems To Defend Obama Climate Action Plan

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing entitled, “Review of the President’s Climate Action Plan,” begging the question, if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around … Continue reading

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NRDC Endorses Great March For Climate Action

News from The Great March For Climate Action Communications Director Dave Murphy – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the most well-known and successful non-profits in the world, has endorsed the Great March for Climate Action. The NRDC … Continue reading

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This Week On The Fallon Forum

Dear Friends, I’m an optimist, and believe that despite the growing impacts of the climate crisis, humanity will emerge from the 21st century a wiser, more balanced species. Part of the problem is we can’t see, smell or taste the … Continue reading

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A Bipartisan Strategy to Reverse the Changing Climate

Barbara Schlachter is a founding member of 100 Grannies for a Livable Future, Iowa City Climate Advocates and Citizens Climate Lobby. The following guest opinion appeared in the Nov. 14, 2013 edition of the Iowa City Press Citizen. It is … Continue reading

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