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Tag Archives: Press Citizen
Becky Ross op ed 11/22/14
Let’s be a leader on reusable bags Three years ago I seldom thought about single-use plastic bags. I used to only think about them when I had a pile of them so big I knew it was time to recycle. … Continue reading
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Cloud computing’ needs real-world energy sources
Barbara Eckstein and Stephen Voyce / Guest Opinion Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 7, 2014 When scholars of technology make statements like, “Our mobile electronic devices and even our desktop computers are extensions of our human bodies,” they get little argument … Continue reading
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Letter 3/10/2014 to the Press-Citizen
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
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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Becky Ross Oct 19, 2013 letter to editor, PC
Have you noticed how more and more plastic has crept into our lives? You can hardly buy anything that isn’t packaged in plastic. Glass bottles and jars have been changed to plastic. Yes, it’s convenient, but it’s polluting our earth … Continue reading
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By our members
By our members – older published op eds & letters to the editor 2017 Lynn Gallager LTE, Solon paper 11/9/17 Johnson County and CAFOs Ann Christenson op ed July 29, 2017 Keep fossil fuels in the ground … Continue reading
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