Author Archives: 100 Grannies

Recommended Books

Electrify. An Optimist’s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future by Saul Griffith. In Electrify, Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith’s plan can be summed … Continue reading

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21 Dec 2019 Peter Rolnick PC op ed

21 Dec 2019 Peter Rolnick op ed for Carbon Fee & Dividend Tools for climate change are within reach I just got a new toy; it is a climate simulator. You decide how much you want to limit coal use, … Continue reading

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The En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator is now available!

Sent to our attention by Marcia Shaffer – Details

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Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The CCI (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement) along with IARA (Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture) is organizing lobby day for a moratorium on CAFOs.

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CAFO Moratorium advised

“The American Public Health Association (APHA) enacted a new policy statement advising federal, state, and local governments and public health agencies to impose a moratorium on all new and expanding concentrated feeding animal operations (CAFOs). The new policy recommends a … Continue reading

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Miriam says thanks

Huge thanks to these wonderful Grannies who traveled to Des Moines on Tuesday to support me during my trial for misdemeanor trespass (while protesting for climate at a Trump fundraiser in June). No verdict yet as the judge is reviewing … Continue reading

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Op ed in PC on Drawdown

There is hope to mitigate climate change Your Turn Daniel Marie Special to Iowa City Press-Citizen As Thanksgiving and the holiday season draw near, we all remember the importance of “counting your blessings.” In today’s public scene, this can be … Continue reading

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Good Neighbor Committee meeting Monday, Dec. 16

Monday, December 16, 2019, 4 to 5 p.m. Iowa City Public Library Contact: Linda Quinn, 319-330-3328 New members are welcome. Feel free to drop in and check us out.

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Caucusland

Public Radio’s Caucusland is featuring climate this week.

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Miriam Kashia op ed 13 Nov 2019

Celebrate progress on climate issues Global climate hero Greta Thunberg recently drew a wildly enthusiastic crowd of thousands in downtown Iowa City. An entire seven hours on CNN were devoted to a Democratic Presidential Candidate Forum on Climate where our … Continue reading

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