Author Archives: 100 Grannies

Lynn Gallager LTE Press-Citizen 12/4/14

Posted on December 4, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Gov. Terry Branstad misleading public about crates Letter to the editor December 4, 2014 (Web said 4th. Actually the 5th) Gov. Terry Branstad says: “I can’t think of anything more humane than protecting baby pigs from being crushed to death by … Continue reading →

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Becky Ross op ed 11/22/14

Posted on November 22, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Let’s be a leader on reusable bags Three years ago I seldom thought about single-use plastic bags. I used to only think about them when I had a pile of them so big I knew it was time to recycle. … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed November 20, 2014

Posted on November 20, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Time to put revenue neutral fee on carbon In the bleak mid-winter, which seems to have hit Iowa rather early on a number of fronts, I have been looking for signs of good news. One of these is the agreement … Continue reading →

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Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’

Posted on November 6, 2014 by 100 Grannies

NY Times Sunday Book Review By ROB NIXON NOV. 6, 2014 Photo Naomi Klein Credit Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Pin Email Save more “Every inhabitant of this planet must … Continue reading →

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September 2014 Film Festival

Posted on September 18, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Sept. 8—YERT, Your Environmental Road Trip:  Called to action by a planet in crisis, three friends hit the road, with hope and humor in search of breakthrough solutions to humanity’s greatest environmental challenges in this award winning documentary.  Becky H will … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter LTE in the Gazette, July 22, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Invest in wind and solar, not pipeline I wish to commend The Gazette for its early reporting on a proposed pipeline that would run through 17 Iowa counties in a diagonal line stretching from the Bakken oil fields in North … Continue reading →

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Grannies S/Nit in at Johnson County Fair 21 July 21 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by 100 Grannies

S’nit In – a knitting sit-in Our S’nit in’s are on the 4th Friday of each month –1 to 3 pm.  Come join us! See latest meeting notes for the location. (In a s’nit & knitting for climite crisis) Grannies … Continue reading →

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Cloud computing’ needs real-world energy sources

Posted on July 7, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Barbara Eckstein and Stephen Voyce / Guest Opinion Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 7, 2014 When scholars of technology make statements like, “Our mobile electronic devices and even our desktop computers are extensions of our human bodies,” they get little argument … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter op ed in PC May 22, 2014 Climate change already is here and growing worse

Posted on May 22, 2014 by 100 Grannies

“What have future generations done for us?” Justin Gillis from the New York Times quotes a banner hung from a freeway bridge in California. He says that there is an implied second question here: “Should we spend our heard-earned money … Continue reading →

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Letter 3/10/2014 to the Press-Citizen

Posted on March 10, 2014 by 100 Grannies

by Becky Hall & Ann Christenson – UI should say ‘no’ to fossil fuels How is a proposed $75 million power plant fueled mostly with natural gas true to the University’s “Vision 2020” goal to achieve 40 percent energy renewability … Continue reading →

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