Tag Archives: 2014

Lynn Gallager LTE Press-Citizen 12/4/14

Posted on December 4, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Gov. Terry Branstad misleading public about crates Letter to the editor December 4, 2014 (Web said 4th. Actually the 5th) Gov. Terry Branstad says: “I can’t think of anything more humane than protecting baby pigs from being crushed to death by … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed November 20, 2014

Posted on November 20, 2014 by 100 Grannies

Time to put revenue neutral fee on carbon In the bleak mid-winter, which seems to have hit Iowa rather early on a number of fronts, I have been looking for signs of good news. One of these is the agreement … Continue reading →

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Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’

Posted on November 6, 2014 by 100 Grannies

NY Times Sunday Book Review By ROB NIXON NOV. 6, 2014 Photo Naomi Klein Credit Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Continue reading the main story Share This Page Share Tweet Pin Email Save more “Every inhabitant of this planet must … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter LTE in the Gazette, July 22, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by 100 Grannies

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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Barbara Schlachter op ed in PC May 22, 2014 Climate change already is here and growing worse

Posted on May 22, 2014 by 100 Grannies

“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 100 Grannies

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 100 Grannies

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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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed Nov 15, 2013

Posted on November 15, 2013 by 100 Grannies

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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