Tag Archives: climate change

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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Join Rob Hogg On The Climate Rest Stop On RAGBRAI Wednesday

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Please share this action alert from Rob Hogg, former state senator, climate activist and author of America’s Climate Century: What Climate Change Means for America in the 21st Century and What Americans Can Do about It. On Wednesday, July 26, … Continue reading →

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While Canada Burns…

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Meanwhile in Iowa… Climate related wild fires are raging all across Canada making the great Iowa outdoors essentially uninhabitable throughout the state. Yesterday SCOTUS struck down college affirmative action setting the country back 50 years. And also yesterday a big … Continue reading →

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Watch The Podcast By George Tornado Special

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Get the facts. More storms expected Tuesday, 4/4.

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Time To Have A Conversation About Human Population Growth And Climate Change

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Nobody talks about over-population anymore. Which is why this blog post by Nicholas Johnson is so important to be shared.  When you get to the part about the number of cars on the road it cuts through your denial and … Continue reading →

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Update on Iowa CO2 Pipelines

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Paul Deaton

While driving to the Democratic office in North Liberty after a shift of door knocking, I passed a seemingly endless line of black tank cars waiting to be loaded with ethanol or corn syrup in Cedar Rapids. That Iowa’s vast … Continue reading →

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Environmental Round Up – It’s Getting Hotter

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Paul Deaton

I’ve written about the environment on Blog for Iowa since my first post on Feb. 25, 2009. Never in the time since then has there been more happening regarding degradation of our environment. As Scott Duncan’s graphic above indicates, it … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Burn Hydrogen At Home?

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Paul Deaton

Why in the world should we be concerned about hydrogen? The answer comes from utility companies and can be summed up in two words: hydrogen blending. Gas companies across the country are proposing to blend hydrogen gas with methane to … Continue reading →

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Crops in Northwest Iowa Suffer Due to Drought

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Paul Deaton

Photo credit: Josie Taylor | July 6, 2022. This is the second in our July series called Feature Friday. Iowa Environmental Focus, a product of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) at the University of Iowa, is … Continue reading →

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West Virginia v. EPA

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Paul Deaton

What is the meaning of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency? Certainly it is a setback for the environmental movement. A court bought and paid for by the billionaire class did industrial polluters … Continue reading →

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