Tag Archives: environment

After COP 28 Keep On The Sunny Side

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Paul Deaton

I met with State Senator Joe Bolkcom before he retired to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change. He told me something important as we finished our conversation. “Join a group and get active,” he said. What does … Continue reading →

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Electric Cars and Iowa

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Paul Deaton

When we couldn’t get new parts for our 2002 Subaru in 2022, we decided to get a replacement car. First of all, it rots that basic suspension parts are unavailable from the manufacturer of a relatively new and otherwise fine … Continue reading →

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Enough Groundwater?

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Will the Silurian Aquifer have enough water to support the population that draws from it? Answers to that question are a bit sketchy due to infrequent research into groundwater projections. A 2011 study published by the Iowa Department of Natural … Continue reading →

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Clean Water: Are Iowans Getting What We Paid For?

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: Rep. Chuck Isenhart represents House District 72 in the Iowa legislature. This article is from his constituent newsletter. For more information about Rep. Isenhart, click here. To subscribe directly to his newsletter, click here. More than 75 people … Continue reading →

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COP 28 And Beyond

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Ahead of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s Nov. 15 meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, the parties pledged to strengthen their cooperation on climate change. The U.S. State Department released a statement detailing areas of agreement. … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging The End Times

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Paul Deaton

The climate crisis remains with us. A series of news articles reported stresses on Earth to which climate change contributed or caused: Canadian wildfires, heated ocean temperatures off the coast of Florida, the failure of a generation of Emperor Penguin … Continue reading →

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Biden Is Doing The Work

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Paul Deaton

On Tuesday, Aug. 8, President Joe Biden created Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni, a national monument encompassing almost a million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon. At the signing ceremony, Biden said, America’s natural wonders are our nation’s heart and soul. That’s … 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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Let’s Go To Lasers For Light Shows

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Flagstaff, Az. (6 minutes) This is only a small sample of what lasers can do  As the world is burning it just makes sense for government and community organizations who sponsor Independence Day fireworks displays to come into the 21st … 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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