Category Archives: Archive

Barbara Schlachter LTE in the Gazette, July 22, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Katharine

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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Cloud computing’ needs real-world energy sources

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Katharine

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 Katharine

“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 Katharine

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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Donna Rupp’s letter 3/3/2014 to the Press-Citizen

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Katharine

Stella Clark had some thoughtful comments in her letter to the editor Tuesday and I’d like to add to the discussion. She posited that the 100 Grannies’ focus on eliminating plastic bag waste is too narrow a cause, given the … Continue reading →

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Miriam Kashia’s op ed Dec 10, 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Katharine

Taking 7 million steps to ‘walk the talk’ on climate change Why would anyone spend eight months walking 3,000 miles across this vast country enduring storms, heat, sore feet and who knows what else? Here are 10 reasons why: • … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed Nov 15, 2013

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Katharine

A bipartisan strategy to reverse the changing climate Written by Barabara Schlacter Guest Opinion November is Remembrance month: All Saints and All Souls and the Day of the Dead, then Veterans Day, known as Remembrance Day in Britain. Now we … Continue reading →

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Becky Ross Oct 19, 2013 letter to editor, PC

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Katharine

Have you noticed how more and more plastic has crept into our lives?  You can hardly buy anything that isn’t packaged in plastic.  Glass bottles and jars have been changed to plastic. Yes, it’s convenient, but it’s polluting our earth … Continue reading →

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July 2013 Ban the Bag Rally

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Katharine
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Eco-Fair July 2012

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Katharine
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