Category Archives: Publicity

Des Moines Register 2/22/16 Bakken News

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Katharine

Foes vow to fight if Bakken pipeline approved Opponents of the proposed Bakken oil pipeline are pledging an all-out fight if Iowa regulators approve the project, launching a court battle and engaging in community activism that could result in some protesters trying to block construction … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Barbara by Jeff Bigger in Huffington Post

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Katharine

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/a-grannie-to-be-reckoned_b_9265994.html A “Grannie” To Be Reckoned With: Iowans Pay Tribute to Rev. Barbara Schlachter, Climate Action Leader 02/18/2016 02:11 pm ET by Jeff Biggers Author of “Damnatio Memoriae: A Play, Una Commedia,” www.jeffbiggers.com After 35 years of Episcopal parish ministry, … Continue reading →

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Andy Douglas 2-17-16 PC op ed on Community Rights

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Katharine

Community Rights good defense against corporate overreach Factory farms. Fracking. Pipelines. Though these and other unsustainable practices present unhealthy challenges to communities, in the last decade a movement has been growing to tackle these issues in a new way. It … Continue reading →

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Bill McKibben Dec 2015 Sojourners magazine

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Katharine

https://sojo.net/magazine/december-2015/planet-worth-fighting THOSE OF US who work on global warming are well-defended against even moderate optimism. Every day brings another study showing how far we’ve pushed the planet’s physical systems. For instance, new research has emerged showing that even as the … Continue reading →

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James Hansen speaks at COP21

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Katharine

from Paula: James Hansen is at it again, describing in plain language where we are headed if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced now.  Citizen’s Climate Lobby is providing day by day notes, and covered James Hansen’s presentation to activists. Here … Continue reading →

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Letter from Barbara Schlachter 2015

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Charlene Lange

Dear Mayor Throgmorton and Members of the Iowa City Council, The 100Grannies for a Livable Future wish to respond to your desire for suggestions for making Iowa City a better place to live.  We were pleased to read the article … Continue reading →

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Press-Citizen 12/3/15

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Katharine

GROUP DEMONSTRATES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS   page 3A 100 Grannies for a Livable Future work to keep environmental issues in the public eye Miriam Kashia of the advocacy group 100 Grannies for a Livable Future demonstrates for climate change awareness … Continue reading →

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M. Kashia 12/2/2015 banners from the Riverside Dr

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Katharine

This event was sponsored by: IA350, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Iowa City Area Sierra Club, Green Sanctuary of the Unitarian Society of Iowa City, League of Conservation Voters, and 100Grannies for a Livable Future           As thousands gathered in Paris … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed Nov 24, 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Katharine

Upcoming UN Climate Summit may, with luck, bring lasting global changes Veterans Day in Europe is often called Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. It is specifically the remembering of the end of the Great War. In many communities Laurence Binyon’s … Continue reading →

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PC Article 11/13/2015 on Bakken Hearings

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Katharine

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/politics/2015/11/12/emotions-high-bakken-pipeline-debated/75580970/?from=global&sessionKey=IGcy2ROx2Bx2BAax2FhNqPjvq05I4rUVcx2FNzBY-18x2dbsQi3miQnzVCebRgM0lqDAx3Dx3Dx2BrxxNajGQb9oc72NacBDbgwx3Dx3D-7OiaAuMyZ0DZnpDlwH5hggx3Dx3D-BSbDHxx3VpNx2BzSS4fs9Qckgx3Dx3D&autologin=ExxkoQVJGF1yApIWOtLjQgZCu2TqBf3aFwcC4l78byTEx3D (Pictures at end.) BOONE, Ia. – Hundreds of people cheered, whistled, applauded and groaned Thursday as an exhaustive daylong public hearing kicked off deliberations on a proposed crude oil pipeline that would pass through 18 Iowa counties. Emotions ran high among … Continue reading →

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