We beat Valero and BlackRock!

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Ed Fallon

The Navigator CO2 Pipeline — brought to you by the warm-and-fuzzy corporate duo of Valero and BlackRock — is officially dead. That’s right. We, the People, beat two Fortune 500 companies!

CO2 pipeline proposals by Summit and Wolf remain live rounds. But landowners along the Wolf route haven’t heard a peep from Wolf since March. And Summit just announced its pipeline would be delayed by two years. These developments are encouraging.

Here’s my analysis as to why we prevailed against Navigator and will eventually defeat Summit and Wolf: Continue Reading →

Iowa Legislature should also condemn Steve King

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Ed Fallon

Dear Friends, There are two main reasons Iowa makes the national political news: (1) The Iowa Caucuses, and (2) Congressman Steve King (R, late-1800s). The Caucuses operate on a regular, Continue Reading →

Politics: Steyer sinks as Iowa women rise

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Ed Fallon

Dear Friends, I caught the tail end of Tom Steyer’s bait-and-switch press conference yesterday. With great flair and grandiosity, Steyer announced he wasn’t running for President. Instead, he’ll invest his Continue Reading →

Time for a Green New Deal

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Ed Fallon

Dear Friends, If you ever feel hopeless about the climate crisis, yesterday was a real shot in the arm. Nearly a thousand young people occupied the offices of US Representatives Continue Reading →

Political shot heard round the world

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Ed Fallon

Dear Friends, I’m encouraged that, more than ever, people are taking seriously the importance of voting. To those who still feel it doesn’t matter, let me share this story: When Continue Reading →

The Ends Are Near

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Ed Fallon

Dear Friends, A few weeks ago, Lars Pearson and I were discussing the state of our country. Lars bemoaned the prospect of 3 1/2 more years of Donald Trump as president Continue Reading →