Here you’ll find stories of 100Grannies in the news, as well as editorials and articles written by our members. Double-click on titles to read more.
2024
- 26 April 2024 – “Ditch the pesticides” LTE by Kris Johnson. Little Village
- 23 April, 2024 – “Out of place blooms help our environment” LTE by Linda Quinn. Press Citizen.
- 19 April 2024 – “Embrace pops of color in your lawn” LTE by Linda Quinn and Mary Dix. Little Village
2022
- 26 Apr 2022 – “This is something big: Iowa City’s ‘100Grannies’ celebrate 10 years of fighting for healthier planet“ Press Citizen article about 100Grannies 10-year anniversary
- 21 Apr 2022 – “100Grannies reflect on a decade of agitating and advocating for a cleaner environment” Iowa Public Radio – Talk of Iowa interview with Charity Nebbe
- 22 March, 2022 – “Be a responsible land steward in your yard” LTE by Tena Kapp. Cedar Rapids Gazette
2021
- 18 Dec 2021 – “A senior citizen’s wish list for Santa“ Press Citizen, Charlene Lange
- 5 Nov 2021 – “Think globally, act locally” Press Citizen, Miriam Kashia and others. Excerpt: “We have heard this phrase for years, but when it comes to global climate change, acting locally may be our best way forward. The United Nations International Panel on Climate Change has issued a Code Red for humankind on climate change. It’s time to stop talking about climate change and actually do something about it. Everybody talks about the extreme weather and the climate, but who is going to do something about it?” [More…]
- 5 Mar 2021 – “Kindness, generosity, kinship and love“ Little Village, Miriam Kashia
- 24 Feb 2021 – “Time to cut loose from Big Ag’s factory farm“ Press Citizen, Miriam Kashia
- 10 Feb 2021 – “Officials are right – factory farms are bad for Iowa“ Press Citizen, Mackenzie Aime and Sandy Alper
- 1 Feb 2021 – Miriam Kashia interviewed on Fallon Forum radio show
2020
- 10 Oct 2020 – “Vote for whoever will tackle climate change” Des Moines Register, Connie Mutel
- 10 Sep 2020 – “Iowa needs a moratorium on factory farming“ Little Village, Linda Quinn
- 2 Jun 2020 – “Keep it natural“ Little Village, Linda Quinn
- 22 Apr 2020 – “What I learned“ Little Village, Charlene Lange
- 14 Apr 2020 – “CAFO moratorium is needed immediately” Des Moines Register, Lynn Gallagher
2019
- 26 Dec 2019 – Lynn Gallagher is chosen as a “Salvos Salutes”
- 20 Nov 2019 – “Thank You” Little Village, Charlene Lange
- 7 Nov 2019 – “Iowans seeking a real climate solution” The Gazette, Miriam Kashia
- 9 Oct 2019 – “Trump fiddles while the earth burns,” The Gazette, Miriam Kashia. Excerpt: “Three thousand Iowans showed up in downtown Iowa City on Friday and cheered wildly as 16 year-old Greta Thunberg of Sweden took to the stage. As a member of 100Grannies for a Livable Future who have been supporting the local School Climate Strikers for months, I was thrilled to share the stage with Greta and the youth that have ignited the school board and City Hall. Both have agreed to increase their commitments in order to meet the IPCC goals.” [More…]
- 23 Sep 2019 – “Lessons from 100 dissident grandmas: Never stop trying,” The Gazette, Lyz Lenz. Excerpt: “Ann Christenson is one of the co-founders of 100 Grannies, a nonprofit formed by self-identified grandmothers who are fighting climate change. The group was founded in Iowa City by the Rev. Barbara Schlachter, an Episcopalian priest, who died in 20016. Schlachter was one of the first women ordained in the Episcopal Church and after she retired, she committed her life to protecting God’s creation through non-violent activism.” [More…]
- 19 Sep 2019 – NBC News’ Chris Jansing travels to Iowa to speak with elderly climate change activists on what they do to raise awareness for climate change [More…]
- 19 Sep 2019 – “Reader is horrified by environmental damage,” Press Citizen, Charlene Lange
- 15 Sep 2019 “Five difficult things to make a better world.” Press Citizen, Charlene Lange
- 5 Sep 2019 – “Stop whining and start changing“ The Gazette, Charlene Lange
- 23 April 2019 – “These grandparents are dropping everything to fight climate change“ Elizabeth Weise, USA Today
- 17 Mar 2019 – “The changing culture of lawn care,” The Gazette, Linda Quinn. Excerpt: “Pesticides and fertilizers have many risks. Children are especially at risk of exposure which, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, is linked to prenatal and childhood cancers, neurodevelopmental delays, and behavioral disorders.” [More…]
- 16 Mar 2019 “All elected officials can do their part” The Gazette, Charlene Lange
- 15 Mar 2019 – “Iowa City students join international strike for climate,” Press Citizen, Hillary Ojeda. Excerpt: “Iowa City youth joined students worldwide as they marched and protested Friday for adults to take action on climate change.” [More…]
- 14 Feb 2019 – “My first year as an environmentalist,” Little Village, Charlene Lange. Excerpt: “I found hope for our beautiful world. Found countries enacting eco policies. Found inventors creating ways to reduce plastics and take plastics from oceans. Found educators teaching actions we can take to save our resources. Found writers giving solutions to climate change.” [More…]
2018
- 13 Dec 2018 – “Grannies and local activist fight CAFOs” Daily Iowan
- 17 Nov 2018 – “Thanks to difference makers,” Press Citizen, 100 Grannies, Charlene Lange.
- 16 Nov 2018 – “Special election important for protecting Johnson County’s wilder lands,” Press Citizen, Connie Mutel. Excerpt: “Johnson County combines ample cultural benefits with natural features that improve our quality of life and provide “ecological services” that broadly protect life on earth. Many of these features are located in the wilder lands north of Iowa City, near the Iowa and Cedar Rivers. The future of these lands and their ecological services depends in part on who is elected to fill the late Kurt Friese’s vacant seat on the County Board of Supervisors.” [More…]
- 16 Nov 2018 – “As climate change accelerates, ‘ecological grief’ becomes catalyst for action,” Press Citizen, Terri Macey. Excerpt: “We are experiencing a dramatic loss of biodiversity throughout the world. Species extinction is a natural phenomenon; the normal rate of extinction is from one to five species per year, but recent studies report that there are now 26,000 species under threat of extinction. In October, the World Wildlife Federation reported that since 1970, animal populations across the globe have decreased by 60 percent and in Central and South America, by 90 percent.” [More…]
- 23 Oct 2018 – “No shopping until I drop this Christmas,” Press Citizen, Charlene Lange.
- 15 Sept 2018 “Five difficult things to do to make a better world“ Press Citizen, Charlene Lange
- 19 Aug 2018 – “What will make us change our way of living?,” The Gazette, Charlene Lange.
- 13 Jul 2018 – “Make investments for a better future,” The Gazette, Charlene Lange
- 11 Jul 2018 – “Reduce your carbon footprint by going solar,” Press Citizen, Charlene Lange.
- 8 Jul 2018 – “What’s climate change doing in Iowa?“. The Gazette. Connie Mutel
- 3 Jul 2018 – “Too many hogs, too much corporate greed“ Little Village, Sandra Alper and Miriam Kashia.
- 12 June 2018 – “What can you do to help save the planet?“ Press Citizen, Charlene Lange
- 3 June 2018 – “Take responsibility for the planet,” Quad Cities Times, Charlene Lange
- 15 May 2018 – “Letter to future generations-Lets talk trash.” Press Citizen, Charlene Lange