Tag Archives: Sierra Club

Senator Cruz And The Sierra Club

Posted on October 15, 2015 by

The exchange between U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Sierra Club president Aaron Mair during an Oct. 6 Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing was a brief flash in the news cycle. Was it also a debate about climate change? The subject was … Continue reading →

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Iowa City Area Sierra Club Spring Events – Mark Your Calendar

Posted on March 16, 2015 by

Iowa City Area Group – Upcoming Events 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A Program: NO Bakken Pipeline Wally Taylor(Chapter Chair and Legal Chair for the Iowa Sierra Club) and  Cheryl Valenta(co-leader of the Bakken … Continue reading →

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Iowa Climate Advocates Update

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

Five items for August from Iowa Climate Advocates: 1. The Great March for Climate Action is now in Iowa, and is making its way across our state.  The march has events in Atlantic (Aug. 3), Greenfield (Aug. 7), Winterset (Aug. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Farmers Oppose Nuclear Power

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

WILTON—About 65 people gathered at the Wilton Community Center last night to view a screening of the documentary, “The Atomic States of America,” hosted by the group Saving America’s Farmland and Environment (S.A.F.E.). Attendees also heard an update from two … Continue reading →

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50,000 Megawatts of Coal Plants Retired

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Settlement Between the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Brings Clean Air Victory to Iowans DES MOINES, Iowa– On Jan. 22, the Sierra Club and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Company announced a landmark settlement that requires the Iowa utility … Continue reading →

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