Poetry by our members:

4 Poetry by our members from the past

CYCLES MUST PREVAIL

Water cycles on

Vapor fluid frozen

Icecap fog ocean

Turn, turn & return.

Water the plants;

The plants grow

Into food for All

Friend or foe.

Plants provide,

Weeds to trees,

Inhale carbon CO2

So roots enrich soil

Plants exhale

O2 oxygen into air

We inhale as breath

For living there.

Natureʼs machines

Keep circling through

To keep life on earth

Forever new.

Do not disrupt

Creationʼs systems;

Water, soil and plants,

Air to breathe & food

Produced by cycles

Essential for life to

Come on around when

Allowed to operate.

Plants are the bottom

link of the food chain.

Respect. Survive.

Appreciate. Thrive.

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS ROCKS!

nancy adams-cogan 9/1,5,23/14

Iʼm looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before; one leaf is sunshine, another is rain,

the third is the roses that bloom in the lane. No need explaining the one remaining, itʼs

somebody I adore. Iʼm looking over a four leaf clover that I overlooked before.

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From Barbara Schlachter:

For just such a time as this

Ordinary women are called upon to do

Extraordinary things so that

The grandchildren of the world

(who may be the ones calling)

will have a livable future.

We are called to Resolution, Reconciliation, and Revolution.

We resolve to reconcile the human species with Mother Earth

and to create the Clean Energy Revolution.

We will no longer watch as bystanders and allow

air, water, and land to be exploited and

global temperatures to rise.

We and the Earth have had enough.

We are ready to live simply and actively

so that future generations can experience life as a gift

and everyone can have enough.

To do this there need to be many of us.

Many many grannies.

How could you not join us?

Verb Streams by Nancy Cogan Adams

mining

drilling
moving
removing
using
using up
fossil fuels
depleting
wilderness
depleting
disturbing
biodiversity
disturbing
eco-balance
altering
life-forms
eliminating
possibilities

stop
look
listen
wise
up

live
well
dare
loving
Earth
care
leave
light
footprints
flow
go
slow
what then?
know

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Mission Statement

To educate, advocate and agitate for renewable energy, pure water, clean air and a healthy environment for future generations.

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Facts

Carbon dioxide levels have now passed 390 parts per million in our atmosphere, up more than 20% over the last 50 years – to the highest level in human history. They are increasing by 2 to 3 parts per million every year. Most international scientists and scientific organizations see this is a threat to our future.

In 2007, in a report entitled “National Security and the Threat of Climate Change,” the Military Advisory Board for CNA, a not-for-profit research and analysis organization, comprised of 11 retired three-star and four-star admirals and generals found that “climate change, national security, and energy dependence are a related set of global challenges” and called climate change a “threat multiplier for instability in some of the most volatile regions in the world” because of extreme weather events and mass migration of people. It recommended that the United States “should commit to a stronger national and international role to help stabilize climate change at levels that will avoid significant disruption to global security and stability.” (www.cna.org/report/climate).

The Business Environmental Leadership Council of C2ES (Center for Climate and Energy Solutions), the largest U.S.-based association of companies committed to advancing both policy and business solutions to climate change, states on its web site (c2es.org/business/belc) that “We accept the scientific consensus that climate change is occurring and that the impacts are already being felt. Delaying action will increase both the risks and the costs.” The Council includes more than 40 mainly Fortune 500 companies such as Alcoa, GE, Dow, Dupont, Johnson Controls, and General Motors.

In 2009, the American Red Cross calculated that the average number of people affected by climate-related disasters had grown to 243 million people annually. “Climate change has a human face – it is increasing the disaster risks for millions of the world’s most vulnerable people,” said David Meltzer, senior vice president of international services with the American Red Cross. “Those suffering the most come from the poorest communities; they lack the resources needed to cope with the rapidly changing climate patterns and can’t afford to lose or replace what little they have.”

In February, 2011, the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops called for “urgent action” to address the growing impact that climate change is having on the world’s poor and vulnerable. Saying, “the impacts of climate change are making the lives of the world’s poorest even more precarious.”

In May, 2011, a National Research Council committee reported in America’s Climate Choices that there is a “pressing need for substantial action to limit the magnitude of climate change and to prepare to adapt to its impacts.”

As far back as 1987, President Reagan signed the Montreal Protocol to begin regulating ozone-depleting gases to protect the global environment from further damage to the ozone layer. The first President Bush strengthened that agreement and also signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992.

Are we listening?

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100grannies Video

A group of students at University of Iowa made this film about us.

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100Grannies early history

April 19, 2012- 1st meetingMay 8, 2012- Meeting at Bread Garden

June 2, 2012- Arts Fest, Global Village, Arctic table

June 5, 2012- meeting, Chauncey Swan Park

June 18, 2012-movie at Barbara’s

June 30, 2012- Eco Fair at Farmer’s Market

July 10, 2012- meeting

July 19, 2012- speaker at Becky Ross’

August 7, 2012- meeting, Barbara and Ann prepare to go to Texas (KXL)

September 4, 2012- meeting

September 9, 2012- Ban the Bag Rally on Ped Mall for Grandparents’ Day

October 23, 2012- meeting

November 3, 2012- Planet Recapture at ICPL with Burgess Boys

November 27, 2012- meeting

November 29, 2012- trip to see Bill McKibben in Madison, WI, 5 members went

January 10, 2013- Storytelling in ICPL, Perry Ross, Litter Red, 3 Rs Rap

January 15, 2013- CCI trip to Des Moines on bus, 5 members went

January 22, 2013- meeting

February 17, 2013- Washington D.C., 3 members and families participated in the

March past the White House organized by Bill McKibben, 350.org., 35,000 people

meeting, dinner at Barbara Schachter’s home, 11 present

February 26, 2013- meeting

March 26, 2013- meeting

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Green Gazette op ed by Ann Christenson

The Green Gazette – 03/04/2016 – A06

Consider functional public art that reflects Iowa City valuesAs Iowa City’s leaders and many citizens are working hard to make our community a leader in sustainability, members of 100 Grannies for a Livable Future are baffled that in the selection of an art piece for the pedestrian mall, there seems to have been no environmental considerations.

The money that had been requested for ‘The Lens,’ proposed for Black Hawk Mini Park, could be put to better use, for instance in a project that reflects local values and creativity.

On behalf of 100 Grannies, I propose the type of sculpture I saw in Bristol, England, a few weeks ago. It is a wonderful Energy Tree, constructed with multidirectional solar panels for ‘leaves’ and eight ‘roots’ that! enclose power points for recharging mobile phones. Bristol was the European Union’s Green Capital City last year, the first with that designation in the UK.

The Bristol Energy Tree is described as ‘a public art installation and renewable power source designed to engage the public in energy issues.’ Its construction in Bristol’s central Millennium Square (similar to our pedestrian mall but larger) combined ‘community collaboration, artistic excellence, science and grass-roots energy activism in a unique project.’ The solar cells were made from recycled fragments of broken panels that would otherwise have gone to waste. The collaboration included recovering drug and alcohol abusers who learned in workshops to fabricate the solar panels. Besides free phone charging, the 20-foot tree offers Wi-Fi. The designer and builder of the tree was John Packer, a local artist.

We propose that i! nstead of ‘The Lens,’ this community get behind an Energy Tree. It could be funded through private donations, sponsorships and possibly grants.

The Energy Tree is a functional art piece that can be accomplished at far less cost than ‘The Lens.’ The Bristol Energy Tree cost £70,000, or $97,600.

Perhaps a design competition could be held. The winning design could become a special project for engineering students at the University of Iowa. Perhaps it could be directed by former UI artist and professor Anthony Castronono, whose awardwinning solar sculptures, in cluding the ‘After Trillium’ solar flower at the Iowa River Landing, have drawn national attention.

Social services clients or at-risk youth taught by Kirkwood instructors could handle panel fabrication. School children could be involved throug! h lessons on energy.

We invite those readers who view the Energy Tree as a desirable alternative to ‘The Lens’ to contact Iowa City Council members to voice your support.

For more information on Bristol’s Solar Tree, go to www.demandenergyequality. org/energy-tree-2015.html. The site includes a five-minute video on planning and construction.

• Ann Christenson of Iowa City is a founding member of 100 Grannies for a Livable Future. Comments: annfchris@gmail.com

GUEST COLUMN I ANN CHRISTENSON

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Other local organizations and links

Bold Iowa

Bur Oak Land Trust

Citizens Climate Lobby

Food & Water Watch

Grow Johnson County

Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture

Iowa Carbon Pipeline Resistance Coalition

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement

Iowa City Climate Action

Iowa City Climate Advocates

Iowa Environmental Council

Iowa River Friends

Jane Wilch, Recycling Coordinator for the City of Iowa City Jane-Wilch@iowa-city.org

Johnson Clean Energy

 

 

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DVD’s and Videos

Pete Seeger Performs “Garbage”   Video and text

Animal agriculture, human and planetary health section

Some of these videos you can watch online and the rest are available at ICPL:

Ted Talk on ethics of all this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VrZPBskpg
(Under 20 minutes.)
Planeat
http://www.amazon.com/Planeat-T-Colin-Campbell/dp/B007XF0XH0/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235014&sr=1-1&keywords=planeat#customerReviews
Foodinc
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Inc-Eric-Schlosser/dp/B0027BOL4G/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235076&sr=1-2&keywords=foodinc
Forks over Knives
http://www.amazon.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Colin-Campbell/dp/B0053ZHZI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235160&sr=1-1&keywords=forks+over+knives
Engine 2 Kitchen rescue
http://www.amazon.com/Knives-Presents-Engine-Kitchen-Esselstyn/dp/B0064EEJN0/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235185&sr=1-1&keywords=engine+2+diet
Vegucated
http://www.amazon.com/Vegucated-Marisa-Miller-Wolfson/dp/B006ZAPSJW/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235235&sr=1-1&keywords=vegucated+documentary
Carnism
raising awareness of carnism to help create a more relational world, where people practice integrity and honor the dignity of all beings
Earthlings
Peaceable Kingdom
http://www.amazon.com/Peaceable-Kingdom-Journey-Harold-Brown/dp/B008C9Q0XC/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1422235911&sr=1-1&keywords=peaceable+kingdom

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Older climate videos – The library has most of these. Some can be found online:

I want to share this link to a Mary Pipher audio (author of Green Boat and Reviving Ophelia) http://naturebatslast.podbean.com/e/nature-bats-last-050515/

Chasing Ice

Chasing Ice is honored to have received the 2014 News and Documentary Emmy® award for Outstanding Nature Programming!! The film made its TV debut on the National Geographic Channel on April 19, 2013. Since that day, Chasing Ice has screened in more than 172 countries and on all 7 continents. We are so grateful for all of our supporters like you who helped make this night possible for our team! We were very fortunate to have worked with an incredible group of people throughout the creation and distribution of this film. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and amazing skill sets.

-An Apology to Elephants: illustrates how elephants live in the wild – from their matriarchal structure to their truly impressive memories – and examines the problems and issues that arise when they are brought to live in captivity in zoos and circuses.
-Blue Gold: World Water Wars: an examination of the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water
-Earthlings: Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices at some of the largest industries in the world , all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
-Farmageddon: Part consumer-rights advocacy, part abuse-of-power expose
-Flow – For Love of Water (Don’t Hide Your Head In The Sand–Or Sand Might Be All That’s Left): the global crisis we face as Earth’s fresh water supply constantly diminishes.
-Food, Inc.:the costs of putting value and convenience over nutrition and environmental impact
-Fuel: a hip, fast-paced road trip into America’s dependence on foreign oil.
-Gasland: a cross-country odyssey to find out if the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – is actually safe
-Peaceable Kingdom – the Journey Home: features individuals who have grown up on farms and have found themselves at odds with their families and communities over the treatment of farm animals, as well as those individuals who have dedicated their lives to rescuing and sheltering abused and neglected farm animals
-Tapped: an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.
-The End of the Line: a gripping, sobering documentary for anyone who loves fish, the ocean–and the health of the earth’s entire ecosystem
-White Water, Black Gold: a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing the second largest deposit of “oil” in the world, the tar sands of Alberta, Canada.
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Climate Song

Climate Song            The video

We need to wake up
We need to wise up
We need to open up our eyes
And do it now, Now, NOW!

We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now.

We’re on a planet
That has a problem
We’ve got to solve it
Get involved and do it
Now, now! NOW!

We need to build a better future
And we need to start right
NOW!

Make it greener
Make it cleaner
Make it last, make it fast
and do it now now now
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now
No point in waiting
Or hesitating
We must get wise, take no more lies
And do it now now now
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now

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By our members – op ed’s and letters

Page under construction. Email me, Katharine, with your concerns, putting my name in the subject line:  100granniesiowacity@gmail.com

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Connie Mutel, op ed, November 17, 2018
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LTE to Press-Citizen, November 17, 2018, by Charlene Lange
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LTE to Press-Citizen, October 23, 2018, by Charlene Lange – No shopping until I drop this Christmas
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LTE to Press-Citizen, Wednesday, August 22, 2018, by Charlene Lange:

What will make us change our way of living?

To the future generations: It’s August 2018. Many are joining the ranks to save your world: technologies are being developed, countries and cities are joining in. But we need many more to help save your world. This is not just a local issue but a global issue. When you pull one string, it affects all. What will it take to change our ways?

Pictures of ocean trash that is killing sea life and corals and affecting our food supply?

News releases of forest fires and trees destroyed by beetles?

Growing list of endangered or extinct animals?

Pictures and stories of refugees trying to stay alive in a foreign country?

Loss of glaciers in our national parks?

Increase in skin problems, breathing problems and cancer in our children and grandchildren?

Scientific articles on changes in temperature, air and water quality and its effects?

Stories of climate refugees trying to find a place to live that isn’t under seawater, land uncontaminated by chemical and animal wastes, water that is drinkable?

Governments refusing to act or enacting laws to alter our land, air and parks?

All this is happening but there is much to do. I will inform. I will support. I will learn. I will advocate. I will change.

— Charlene Lange, Iowa City

LTE to Press-Citizen, Saturday, July 14, 2018, by Charlene Lange:

Good time to make the switch to solar

To the future generations: I am trying to do my part to make a better world for you by reducing my carbon footprint.

I have done my research. Johnson County is offering a program called Solarize Johnson County.

There are great incentives and tax credits to do this now.

Installing solar will give you 30 percent federal tax credit and 50 percent of fed tax credit for Iowa State tax credit.

If you sign up before Aug. 31, you get at least 20 cents per watt equal to $1,000 for a 5 kW system.

You also get discounts the more kilowatts they install.

But most important, if you install just five solar panels you reduce carbon footprint of 5 or more tons of waste sent to landfill or three or more passenger cars emissions.

Now is a good time to change to solar. So check out Solarize Johnson County or your local county.

I am going solar for my electricity. I am trying to make this better world for you, the future generations.

— Charlene Lange, Iowa City

 Miriam K and Sandy A in Little Village issue 246

Just 90 companies caused two-thirds of man-made global warming emissions

Barbara and Ann featured in Blue Planet

Ask anyone where they were when they heard about the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11, or – if they are of my generation – where they were when they heard about the assassination of President Kennedy.

These moments are seared forever in our minds.

I had a similar moment at Christmas in 2010. I was sitting in the living room of the home in which I had grown up, by the fireplace, with the rest of my family. We were reading and chatting. Toddler grandson Matthew was in bed, and the day before my daughter and son-in-law announced they were expecting another child. …

P-C article (deleted): 100 Grannies proving activism knows no age

(http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20130506/NEWS01/305060005)

p-c article

The poem “Verb Streams” from Nancy Cogan Adams is now here.

The Guardian article about the 90 companies that cause global warming is now here.

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