Tag Archives: Bold Iowa

Florida farmers robbed through eminent domain

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Dear Friends, [Read the original article here: BOLD IOWA WEBSITE LINK HERE] “Water is Life!” A cry started in the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline has become a national Continue Reading →

Bug the Size of a Pterodactyl

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Dear Friends, While cruising along at 20 mph on my bike recently, my left eye had an intimate encounter with a bug that, from a centmeter out, seemed as big Continue Reading →

Honoring a great American tradition

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Dear Friends, Filling in for me Monday, August 8th at 11:00 on the Fallon Forum is Maria Filippone. Her focus will be on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and her guests include Isaac Christensen with Continue Reading →

A Fourth-of-July Stand Against Injustice

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Dear Friends, I sound like a one-trick pony lately, but that’s how serious is this fight against the Bakken Pipeline. Led by farmers, landowners, tribal communities, environmentalists and a dedicated Continue Reading →

Pipeline Fighters Needed on Monday!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, June 5, 2016 Contact: Ed Fallon, Bold Iowa ed@boldiowa.org, (515) 238-6404 Adam Mason, Iowa CCI adam@iowacci.org, (515) 282-0484 “BROKEN HEARTLAND” RALLY OPPOSES PIPELINE Des Moines, IA – With the Continue Reading →

Hold Exxon accountable for climate change coverup

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Dear Friends, A year ago today, I was arrested by my friends with the Iowa State Patrol because Governor Branstad refused to hear the stories of landowners I’d met during my 400-mile Continue Reading →

Awaiting presidential action on the pipeline

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Dear Friends, The Bakken Pipeline poses serious risks to Iowa’s farmland and waters. Yet the project’s impacts have not been fully assessed by the Army Corps of Engineers, despite what Continue Reading →