Why march?
Dear Friends, Truly, it is not possible to overstate the importance of the landowner/Sierra Club lawsuit! Oral arguments will be heard by the Iowa Supreme Court on September 12 at Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Dakota Access Pipeline
Fort Dodge in the spotlight on September 8
Dear Friends, Can you help get this press release out? There’s nothing like a call from a local person to their newspaper, tv station, radio station, or key social media Continue Reading →
Raising awareness for effective action
Dear Friends, I’m a big believer in pacing oneself. We’ve got to take time to smell the roses even in the midst of intense struggle. Yet sometimes — often, in Continue Reading →
Meet the Marchers
Dear Friends, Just like planet Earth, preparations for the First Nation – Farmer Climate Unity March are heating up. This past weekend, Sarah Spain and Chap Myers scouted the route Continue Reading →
Save the date to march with us
Dear Friends, Often when there’s a crisis, people respond by traveling great distances on foot. Marches often transform the participants, and have changed my life, too. (Stay tuned for the Continue Reading →
Eddie Mauro is strongest on climate
Dear Friends, Do you like drums? I do. Here’s one you’ll hear me beat until America wakes up or slips into a climate-induced coma: WE CAN STOP THE DAKOTA ACCESS Continue Reading →
Wells Fargo under fire
Dear Friends, Actions have consequences. That’s a lesson each of us learned as kids — hopefully. Now it’s Wells Fargo’s turn to learn about consequences for a string of transgressions Continue Reading →
A New Year, A New Bold
Dear Friends, Things may appear the same on the surface, but Bold Iowa is a markedly different organization than it was last year. Regrettably, the story is filled with broken Continue Reading →
Wanted: Bold Iowans
Dear Friends, I’m writing with an urgent appeal. Since March of 2016, Bold Iowa has been a key leader on climate change and eminent domain. In fact, our work is recognized Continue Reading →
Illinois Supreme Court gets it right on eminent domain
Dear Friends, As the battle against the Dakota Access pipeline moves from countryside to courtroom, from protest to litigation, pipeline opponents in Iowa have yet another reason to be optimistic. Continue Reading →