Author Archives: 100 Grannies

Tar Sands Resistance Rally St. Paul MN 6 June 2015

Posted on June 6, 2015 by 100 Grannies
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Moral, ethical issues with Bakken Pipeline

Posted on June 1, 2015 by 100 Grannies

PC op ed by Jane Yoder-Short 6-1-15 Moral, ethical issues with Bakken Pipeline “A corporation, essentially, is a pile of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.” — Wendell Berry What does it cost to … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed May 21, 2015

Posted on May 21, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Climate change and cancer share a few surprising similarities Earth Day and Mother’s Day have come and gone. We can forget about our Mother the Earth for almost a year, if we choose. This year’s observances have been extremely poignant … Continue reading →

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Lester Brown (author of The Great Transition)

Posted on May 19, 2015 by 100 Grannies

May 19, 2015 Lester Brown has spent his career making shrewd projections about the food, water, and energy people need to survive, and pushing governments to respond. None of this math brings tears to his eyes except the time in 1965 he made … Continue reading →

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Lynn Gallager LTE, Press-Citizen 5/8/15

Posted on May 8, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Factory farms are inhumane Don’t call it euthanasia The over 5 million chickens and turkeys are not dying a painless death. They will suffer and feel terror while they die. They will fight for their lives because, like us, they … Continue reading →

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Nancy Adams-Cogan Apr 13, 2015, PC

Posted on April 13, 2015 by 100 Grannies

For heaven’s sake! Why should we accommodate corporation convenience in transporting harmful products under, over, around or through the ground on which we live, breathe and have our being? Let corporations work harder to develop safe, non-damaging energy sources, and … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed March 27, 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Using the ‘precautionary principle’ George Schultz, who was secretary of state from 1982 to 1989, had a piece in The Washington Post a few weeks ago titled “A Reagan approach to climate change.” What I remember about President Ronald Reagan … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen’s letter to the editor (PC) 3/2/2015

Posted on March 2, 2015 by 100 Grannies

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/03/02/bruce-rastetter-ag-summit-family-farms/24265621/ Ag summit isn’t about farming issues Bruce Rastetter is claiming he will elevate the concerns of farmers, who “feed and fuel the world,” through his 2015 Iowa Ag Summit to be held in Des Moines on March 7 by … Continue reading →

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February 2015 lecture series

Posted on February 19, 2015 by 100 Grannies

Climate Action Now: Learning by Lecture 6:00-7:00 PM, room 202, Senior Center, Iowa City. (One exception, the Mar. 23 lecture will begin at 6:30) ================================ Monday, Feb.9- Connie Mutel Monday, Feb. 23- Miriam Kashia Monday, March 2- Ferman Milster Monday, … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen on Bakken January 26, 2015

Posted on January 26, 2015 by 100 Grannies

We can’t risk Bakken pipeline in Iowa The Iowa Utilities Board has been formally asked to approve the application submitted by Dakota Access LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners for its plans for a crude oil pipeline that would … Continue reading →

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