Tag Archives: Iowa environmental degradation

How To Fight A Factory Farm

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Iowa is teeming with CAFOS  (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation), and big ag has big plans for more and more.  Click on the link to listen to the podcast How to Fight A Factory Farm, Episode 1: Raising a Stink. CCI … Continue reading →

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Republican Control Freaks Iowa Style

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Have you noticed how Republicans are totally into bans, permanent rules, blocking individual freedoms, and nothing is too extreme for them? They must have EVERYTHING they want, not just some things, will stop at nothing, and compromise is a dirty … Continue reading →

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RAGBRAI: The Last Great Thing About Iowa

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This letter to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette by Jim Walters, Why I won’t be Riding on RAGBRAI 50,   was being passed around on social media the week prior to RAGBRAI 50. On that first ride, we … Continue reading →

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Weigh In On Factory Farm Construction In Your Community

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from CCI: Happy New Year! That means it’s the time of year for County Supervisors to vote on, pass and submit the Master Matrix resolution to the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) by January 31 in order … Continue reading →

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