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NextGen's Tom Steyer Visits Iowa
(Editor’s Note: Over tea with Tessa Lengeling, press secretary, NextGen Climate Iowa, prior to the Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame celebration, she said the organization had signature cards on more than 42,000 climate voters prior to the 2014 midterm … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign
Tagged environment, Iowa Caucuses, local events, NextGen Climate, Tom Steyer
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Ed Fallon On The Road To Paris
D-Day March & Pilgrimage for Climate Action LA to DC walkers continue trek to Paris for UN Climate Summit DES MOINES — On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, two men who last year walked across America for action on climate change … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Fallon, Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, COP21, Ed Fallon, environment, Road to Paris
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Loras College To Host Discussion Of Laudato Si'
Academic experts to highlight pope’s ecology letter “Understanding the Pope’s Encyclical on the Environment” will be the subject of a public presentation and group discussion at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at Loras College in the campus center. Father Robert … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Local Events
Tagged environment, Laudato Si', local events, Pope Francis
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Road To Paris – What Is COP21?
In 2015, France will be hosting and presiding over the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015.” COP21 will be held from Nov. 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged COP21, environment, Road to Paris
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Going Solar In Iowa
(Editor’s Note: This is an update of a previous post on solar energy). Climate Reality Leadership Corps founder and former vice president Al Gore gave his slide show, an updated version of the one used in the film An Inconvenient … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Progressive Community
Tagged climate change, energy, environment, global warming, Solar Energy, Solar Power
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A View Of Climate Disparity
[by Dr. Maureen McCue] During a recent train ride returning from a family visit in Southern California, I couldn’t help observing the stark differences between the appearance of the unprecedented drought in the southwest, and the intense rain storms here … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged by Dr. Maureen McCue, climate change, environment, Global Health, global warming, Physicians for Social Responsibility
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Iowa Has A Water Problem
DES MOINES—”We have a water problem,” Mayor Frank Cownie said at the state convention of the League of Women Voters of Iowa on Saturday. Like all municipalities, the Des Moines Water Works must comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Clean Water Act, Des Moines Water Works, environment, Iowa water quality, nitrogen runoff, water quality
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Reducing Air Pollution Matters
We hear plenty of political chatter including the words “climate change.” This discussion among politicians isn’t about science. It’s about the power of money in politics. The tactics of the moneyed class have been to attack the messengers who would … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged air pollution, Clean Power Plan, climate change, COP21, environment, EPA, public health
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Al Gore Comes To Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– Al Gore held up a T-shirt presented by a youth group from Indiana that said, “Ask me about my future.” The context can be political, even if the presenters intended the question be about the environment. Gore … Continue reading
Climate Reality in Iowa – Day One
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– On the first day of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training founder Al Gore gave his slide show, an updated version of the one used in the film An Inconvenient Truth. It’s the third time I’ve seen … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged al gore, climate change, environment, global warming, Solar Energy, Solar Power, The Climate Reality Project
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