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Iowans seeking a real climate solution

Exciting stuff happening. Global climate hero Greta Thunberg recently drew a wildly enthusiastic crowd of thousands in downtown Iowa City. Seven hours on CNN were devoted to a Democratic presidential candidate forum on climate where our climate crisis was finally … Continue reading

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Trump fiddles while the earth burns (9 Oct 2019)

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 … Continue reading

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stop whining and start changing

Stop whining and start changing Charlene Lange Published: September 5, 2019, Cedar Rapids Gazette, August 20, 2019 Press Citizen I am so tired of whiners. Johnny’s mom doesn’t make him clean the bathroom, why should I? Suzie mom doesn’t make … Continue reading

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all elected officals can do their part

Published: March 16, 2019, Cedar Rapids Gazette Climate change? Global warming? Even if you are not on board with these issues, you know our world is changing. More heat. More cold. More forest fires and floods. Rivers, air, oceans, and … Continue reading

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What will make us change our way of living? (19 Aug 2018)

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. This is not just a local issue but a … Continue reading

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Stephen Dykstra op ed CR Gazette 2 May 2016

Much has been said since the Iowa Utilities Board approved the Bakken pipeline in Iowa this spring. Indeed, the project poses many environmental and health risks; it also illustrates how the opinions of a select few can override the concerns … Continue reading

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The Gazette 01/26/2015

ENVIRONMENT Food fight enters climate debate Nutrition become new arena for global warming debate Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON – The political clash over climate change has entered new territory that does not involve a massive oil pipeline or a subsidy … Continue reading

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Barbara Schlachter LTE in the Gazette, July 22, 2014

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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