Tag Archives: global warming

Climate Change Is Getting Real

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Trish Nelson

States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes by Alex Brown, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2024 In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods … Continue reading →

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What You Can Do This Week To Help Cut Climate Pollution

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – Check out this action alert from Rob Hogg, retired state senator, author of America’s Climate Century ### Friday, January 19, is a national day of action to ask Congress to do more (not less) to cut … Continue reading →

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New Charges For Trump

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Happy Friday to all our loyal readers!

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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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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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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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Climate Reality 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Dr. Jerry Schnoor schools us on climate change if you can handle this much reality. But he also says there is still hope.

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Climate Justice Is A Defining Issue Of Our Time

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau Republished with permission Reading the press, watching television, looking at digital material has brought the concept of climate change to public consciousness. Various governmental agencies, political groups, and the UN have also weighed in on the issue. … Continue reading →

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Video: State Climatologists Discuss Climate Change (Global Warming)

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Videos by Rodger Routh A collaboration between Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication and SciLine.

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A Climate Action For Every Iowan

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Public Television devoted its weekly Iowa Press program to climate change. Dr. Gene Takle, Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University and Dr. David Courard-Hauri, Professor and Director of the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Drake University faced reporters … Continue reading →

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