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Tag Archives: Op ed
The elephant in the room
The elephant in the room is destroying family farms, rural communities and our democracy | Opinion The elephant in the room is destroying family farms, rural communities and our democracy I love farming and have been doing it all my … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Christenson, Op ed
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Call for factory farm moratorium
Op ed by Andy Douglas in PC 8/15/2018 Driving through the corn-lush countryside one summer day, I pass a long building, vents protruding from the roof. The air stinks, so I quickly roll up my car windows. I can’t imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Publicity
Tagged Andy Douglas, CAFOs, Op ed, Press Citizen
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Connie Mutel op ed 8 July 2018
What’s climate change doing in Iowa? It is late June in east-central Iowa, but it feels more like August. Temperatures run into the 90s, with heat indices over 100. High humidity soaks everything. Flood warnings speckle weather maps: Swathes of … Continue reading
Anna Meyer op ed in Storm Lake newspaper
Your taxpayer dollars are funding corporate propaganda Submitted by on Wed, 11/29/2017 – 8:38am Congress wants to spend millions peddling corporate talking points on GMOs BY ANNA MEYER While Congress hasn’t accomplished much in 2017, it did manage to pass … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative, Publicity
Tagged ANNA MEYER, CAFOs, Op ed, Storm Lake
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Lynn Gallager LTE Des Moines Register 12/5/16
The recent Register editorial asked why candidates don’t talk about food [Editorial: Why don’t candidates talk about food? Jan. 30]. I would like to know why no one seems willing to talk about the failures of the industrial livestock system? The federal … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Des Moines Register, Lynn Gallagher, Op ed
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Pat Bowen – Iowa factory farm rules need strengthening 6/17/16
Every five years, Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reviews and makes changes to Iowa’s factory farm rules. Iowans have a chance to weigh in and demand the rules be strengthened and close corporate ag loopholes that allow factory farms … Continue reading
Andy Douglas 2-17-16 PC op ed on Community Rights
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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Pat Bowen op ed for CCI Sep 22 – 2015
Iowa CCI celebrates 40 years of putting people first 2015 marks Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement’s 40th birthday as a statewide, community-power, people- power organization that tackles tough issues and gets things done for everyday people. There aren’t too many … Continue reading