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Eastern Iowa Sustainability Lectures

Paul Deaton of Blog for Iowa will give a series of four public lectures about personal finance, the environment and nuclear abolition between April 19 and 24. If you are nearby, please consider attending one of these events: April 19, … Continue reading

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Toward an Iowa Local Food System

Writing about gardening, farm work, fermentation, soup-making, canning and cooking is personally satisfying, but what is the connection to our broader society? Why does one person’s journey in life with friends and family matter in the broader scope of things? … Continue reading

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Free Symposium: Expanded Awareness For Sustainability

http://www.mum.edu/symposium Expanded Awareness as the Basis of Deep Green Business and Deep Sustainability Symposium sponsored by the Department of Business Administration July 5-6, 2013 10:00-12:30 and 1:30-4:00 FREE and open to the public Sustainable Living Center, Room 12 Maharishi University … Continue reading

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Responsibility Revolution: Seventh Generation Founder Jeffrey Hollender To Speak In Fairfield

The Iowa Sustainable Business Alliance (isballiance.org) extends an invitation to you to attend a very special talk: Who: Jeffrey Hollender (Founder of Seventh Generation Natural Products, Chairman of the Board of Greenpeace USA) When: Saturday, June 22, at 10 am … Continue reading

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How Many More Floods Will It Take?

by Senator Joe Bolkcom As we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the historic 2008 floods and look back on the amazing amount of recovery work that has taken place in communities across Iowa, our recent extreme rains tell us more … Continue reading

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