Environment

by Alexander Schmidt, candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 It's July 5, and I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day! I'm encouraged by all the patriotism that was shown, and a lot of the genuinely thoughtful conversations I have been having with voters are making me believe a large turnout is headed our way this November. I had a great time with the Mitchell County Dems as we marched proudly in the Osage Independence Day Parade. It was excelle

September 11, 2024 by KAAL-TV (ABC 6 News) — In Floyd County, a lawsuit has been filed by nearly 40 Republican lawmakers, challenging the legality of a potential carbon pipeline project. Portions of a carbon capture pipeline were approved by Iowa regulators this June, but this lawsuit is the latest in a growing movement against Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline project. Landowners along the proposed route along with policymakers say that planned construction on farmers’ prope

August 7, 2023 by TED Talks In a blistering talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore looks at the two main obstacles to climate solutions and gives his view of how we might actually solve the environmental crisis in time. You won't want to miss his searing indictment of fossil fuel companies for walking back their climate commitments -- and his call for a global rethink of the roles of polluting industries in politics and finance.