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Recommended Book
In a time of social and ecological crisis, what can we as individuals do to make the world a better place? This inspirational and thought-provoking book serves as an empowering antidote to the cynicism, frustration, paralysis, and overwhelm so many of us are feeling, replacing it with a grounding reminder of what’s true: we are all connected, and our small, personal choices bear unsuspected transformational power. By fully embracing and practicing this principle of interconnectedness—called interbeing—we become more effective agents of change and have a stronger positive influence on the world.
Throughout the book, Eisenstein relates real-life stories showing how small, individual acts of courage, kindness, and self-trust can change our culture’s guiding narrative of separation, which, he shows, has generated the present planetary crisis. He brings to conscious awareness a deep wisdom we all innately know: until we get our selves in order, any action we take—no matter how good our intentions—will ultimately be wrongheaded and wronghearted. Above all, Eisenstein invites us to embrace a radically different understanding of cause and effect, sounding a clarion call to surrender our old worldview of separation, so that we can finally create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.
With chapters covering separation, interbeing, despair, hope, pain, pleasure, consciousness, and many more, the book invites us to let the old Story of Separation fall away so that we can stand firmly in a Story of Interbeing.
The print version is available on Amazon or from the publisher directly. Better yet, ask for it at your local bookstore.
There is an audiobook available, and you can find all of the places to purchase it here.
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March 15, 2015
February 18, 2015
How to make natural cleaning products
Written by Missy Keenan, Special to the Des Moines Register 2:49 p.m. CST February 11, 2015
Linda Mason Hunter
When it comes to cleaning products, I’m kind of a delicate flower. Strong chemical smells make me gag, and the fumes give me a headache long after the rest of my family has stopped noticing them.
To avoid harsh chemicals, I find myself spending a ridiculous amount of money on natural cleaning products at stores like Whole Foods. I wanted to try making homemade cleaning products, so I turned to local sustainable living consultant and author Linda Mason Hunter for guidance.
I decided to clean our house’s bathrooms with recipes from Hunter’s book “Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home.” The recipes were easy to make and featured simple ingredients, most of which I already had in my cupboard — baking soda, distilled white vinegar, Castile soap, essential oil and tea tree oil.
Mirror, countertop, and shower stall: I added ½ cup distilled white vinegar to two cups water in a spray bottle and cleaned as I would with any spray cleaner. Hunter said this will keep for months.
Toilet: First I sprinkled baking soda in the toilet right from the box, cleaned with the toilet brush, and flushed. Then I poured vinegar in a spray bottle, sprayed that in the bowl, again cleaned with the brush, then flushed.
This two-part process takes a little longer, but it’s necessary to prevent a chemical reaction between the baking soda and vinegar — unless you’re hoping to turn your toilet into a volcano for the science fair.
Sink and tub: For my sinks and tub, I used a homemade version of Soft Scrub from Hunter’s book. I mixed ½ cup baking soda with enough liquid Castile soap (I used Dr. Bronner’s unscented) to blend into a paste, scrubbed using a sponge, and rinsed well. This is Hunter’s favorite recipe; she said commercial Soft Soap will redden your hands, but her version is very mild.
Mildew remover: I made a spray using a drop of tea tree oil in a cup of water and used it to clean problem areas in my shower. I’ve only used this a couple of times, so I don’t know yet whether it will control mold and mildew long term. But because commercial mold and mildew removers are especially noxious, I plan to continue using this one and am crossing my fingers it does the trick.
Essential oil air freshener: Although I don’t like chemical or artificial fragrances, I love a small dose of natural essential oil. I usually buy peppermint-scented spray from Aura Cacia, but it’s pretty expensive at about $7 for a four-ounce bottle.
I filled my empty Aura Cacia bottle with water, and then added a few drops of peppermint essential oil. It works great — there was no difference from the commercial product.
Hunter said she doesn’t use essential oils in her products much anymore, and praises the benefits of open windows for making a house smell good.
“When I walk into my house, I don’t really smell anything, and that’s the way I like it,” she said. “I crave fresh air and daylight, and open the windows when I can. It’s great to breathe that air, it’s better than any medicine.”
Overall I’m thrilled with these products. They work great, smell great and don’t give me a headache. The recipes were easy to make and will save me money, and reusing containers will reduce my environmental impact.
It might be going too far to say that I now enjoy cleaning my bathrooms, but making my own cleaning products has definitely improved the experience.
LEARN MORE
For more information, check out the following resources from Linda Mason Hunter:
HER BOOKS
• “The Healthy Home”
• “Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home” (from which the recipes in this article are taken)
• “Three Green Rats — An Eco Tale” (Hunter’s first children’s book)
HER BLOG
• The Green Zone, featuring green info and home ecology tips.
HER RADIO SHOW
• “The Green Zone” on KFMG 99.1 FM — featuring 2-to-3-minute tips — airs daily at 6:45-6:50 a.m., 4:45-4:50 p.m., 9:45-9:50 p.m. and 3:45-3:50 a.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP WEBSITE
• If you want to know what ingredients are in your commercial cleaning products, or any other consumer products, Hunter recommends the Environmental Working Group website.
Cleaning green: How to make natural cleaning products
Written by Missy Keenan, Special to the Des Moines Register 2:49 p.m. CST February 11, 2015
Linda Mason Hunter (Photo: Special to the Register)
When it comes to cleaning products, I’m kind of a delicate flower. Strong chemical smells make me gag, and the fumes give me a headache long after the rest of my family has stopped noticing them.
To avoid harsh chemicals, I find myself spending a ridiculous amount of money on natural cleaning products at stores like Whole Foods. I wanted to try making homemade cleaning products, so I turned to local sustainable living consultant and author Linda Mason Hunter for guidance.
I decided to clean our house’s bathrooms with recipes from Hunter’s book “Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home.” The recipes were easy to make and featured simple ingredients, most of which I already had in my cupboard — baking soda, distilled white vinegar, Castile soap, essential oil and tea tree oil.
Mirror, countertop, and shower stall: I added ½ cup distilled white vinegar to two cups water in a spray bottle and cleaned as I would with any spray cleaner. Hunter said this will keep for months.
Toilet: First I sprinkled baking soda in the toilet right from the box, cleaned with the toilet brush, and flushed. Then I poured vinegar in a spray bottle, sprayed that in the bowl, again cleaned with the brush, then flushed.
This two-part process takes a little longer, but it’s necessary to prevent a chemical reaction between the baking soda and vinegar — unless you’re hoping to turn your toilet into a volcano for the science fair.
Sink and tub: For my sinks and tub, I used a homemade version of Soft Scrub from Hunter’s book. I mixed ½ cup baking soda with enough liquid Castile soap (I used Dr. Bronner’s unscented) to blend into a paste, scrubbed using a sponge, and rinsed well. This is Hunter’s favorite recipe; she said commercial Soft Soap will redden your hands, but her version is very mild.
Mildew remover: I made a spray using a drop of tea tree oil in a cup of water and used it to clean problem areas in my shower. I’ve only used this a couple of times, so I don’t know yet whether it will control mold and mildew long term. But because commercial mold and mildew removers are especially noxious, I plan to continue using this one and am crossing my fingers it does the trick.
Essential oil air freshener: Although I don’t like chemical or artificial fragrances, I love a small dose of natural essential oil. I usually buy peppermint-scented spray from Aura Cacia, but it’s pretty expensive at about $7 for a four-ounce bottle.
I filled my empty Aura Cacia bottle with water, and then added a few drops of peppermint essential oil. It works great — there was no difference from the commercial product.
Hunter said she doesn’t use essential oils in her products much anymore, and praises the benefits of open windows for making a house smell good.
“When I walk into my house, I don’t really smell anything, and that’s the way I like it,” she said. “I crave fresh air and daylight, and open the windows when I can. It’s great to breathe that air, it’s better than any medicine.”
Overall I’m thrilled with these products. They work great, smell great and don’t give me a headache. The recipes were easy to make and will save me money, and reusing containers will reduce my environmental impact.
It might be going too far to say that I now enjoy cleaning my bathrooms, but making my own cleaning products has definitely improved the experience.
LEARN MORE
For more information, check out the following resources from Linda Mason Hunter:
HER BOOKS
• “The Healthy Home”
• “Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home” (from which the recipes in this article are taken)
• “Three Green Rats — An Eco Tale” (Hunter’s first children’s book)
HER BLOG
• The Green Zone, featuring green info and home ecology tips.
HER RADIO SHOW
• “The Green Zone” on KFMG 99.1 FM — featuring 2-to-3-minute tips — airs daily at 6:45-6:50 a.m., 4:45-4:50 p.m., 9:45-9:50 p.m. and 3:45-3:50 a.m.
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP WEBSITE
• If you want to know what ingredients are in your commercial cleaning products, or any other consumer products, Hunter recommends the Environmental Working Group website.
February 2, 2015
Iowa Should Lead
From The Des Moines Register, January 28, 2014 ; http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/2015/01/29/utilities-board-deny-bakken-pipeline/22510425/?fb_ref=Default
Utilities Board should deny the Bakken pipeline
Robert C. Hunter, Des Moines 11:33 p.m. CST January 28, 2015
(Photo: Des Moines Register)
Iowa has a proud history of leadership on controversial issues. In 1839 the Iowa Supreme Court advanced racial equality by refusing to treat a human being as property. In 2009 that court again stood for equality by ruling in the Varnum case that same-sex couples have a right to marry under the Iowa Constitution.
Iowa led the way on gender equality issues in the mid-1800s, becoming one of the first states to permit women to own property in their own names, having the first state university (University of Iowa) in the U.S. to admit women, and being the first state to permit women to practice law.
In 2008 the predominantly white Iowa caucuses laid the foundation for the first African-American to become president of the United States.
None of these positions was universally popular at the time. As we know from the aftermath of the Varnum decision, individuals sometimes paid a professional price for their courage.
Today, Iowa has another opportunity to lead, to put people before profit and polluters. That challenge is squarely on the shoulders of the three members of the Iowa Utilities Board who can, and should, refuse to grant Dakota Access, LLC a permit to bury a hazardous crude oil pipeline across our state.
We are playing a dangerous game. Global warming is real, imminent, and life-changing. Burning fossil fuels is the problem. Lack of action dramatically raises the ante with each passing year. Iowa can make a difference by pointing the way toward a healthy, sustainable future based on renewable energy. But private corporations and the 30 pieces of silver they offer in exchange for the right to foul our precious water and topsoil must first be rejected. The Iowa Utilities Board must deny the Bakken pipeline permit!
December 19, 2014
Write the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
After you write a letter to the Iowa Utilities Board, write to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking them to PLEASE require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) before the Bakken/Dakota Access pipeline can proceed. Here’s a sample letter. Address it to:
Mike Hayes
Rock Island Army Corps of Engineers
1500 Iowa Interstate Railroad
Rock Island, IL 61201
Or call or email
Phone: (309) 794 5367
Email: Michael.d.hayes@usace.army.mil
SAMPLE LETTER
DATE
Dear Mr. Hayes,
I am pleading with you to require an Environmental Impact Statement before permitting Energy Transfer Partners and Dakota Access to build their proposed underground pipeline bisecting Iowa and carrying 570,000 barrels of highly flammable crude oil a day across every major watershed in the state.
During an informational meeting I attended in Ankeny, Iowa, an ETP executive was asked a straightforward question: “What percentage of leaks are discovered and addressed by the company prior to being discovered by local residents?” The executive replied: “I don’t know.”
He should know. It’s a vital point, especially if you depend on soil to make a living, or water for drinking and bathing. Fact is, many leaks start slowly and don’t register as fluctuations until thousands of gallons of oil have leaked, contaminating groundwater and soaking fields before being detected. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, leak detection software and round-the-clock monitoring by control rooms made just under 20% of the initial discoveries of the 251 spills reported. Private citizens and employees were three times more likely to spot trouble.
Last year in North Dakota it took two weeks for the public to hear about a major spill. By the time a farmer discovered his wheat field soaked in oil, more than 840,000 gallons had run amok. Today, that field is still saturated, though the company hired for cleanup is working 24/7.
Who pays for cleanup when a spill occurs? FTP has already admitted it doesn’t have the money. The corporation’s 2012 Annual Report states, “Accordingly we cannot assure you that our current reserves are adequate to cover all future liabilities, even for currently known contamination.” (pg. 49)
When an engineering executive of a 3.8 billion dollar pipeline fails to know something as basic as who is actually finding leaks, it makes me believe the company is more concerned with profits than the health and welfare of citizens whose lives depend on the quality of their soil, water, and air.
Even federal regulations don’t protect us. Jeffrey Wiese, director of the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) admitted the agency faces extreme difficulty when it comes to enforcement. The agency has “very few tools to work with” in enforcing safety rules, he told Climate Progress (Oct. 21, 2012), adding that the regulatory process surrounding pipelines is “kind of dying.”
We should hold FTP and Dakota Access to the highest standard and MAKE them earn our trust if they want this pipeline across our land. Please require them to comply with federal law and get a detailed environmental protection statement from the Army Corps of Engineers before proceeding.
I ask you, as a leader and protector of natural resources, to adopt the Iroquois Law of Seven Generations. Remember seven generations into the past and consider seven generations into the future before making decisions that affect that people.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
December 15, 2014
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Today’s Tip: Write to the Iowa Utilities Board
Iowans are telling their state and county leaders why we must stop this proposed crude oil pipeline. Please join the dissent. It’s easy to do. Simply write a letter to the Iowa Utilities Board and email or snail mail it before the end of the year. The 3-member board will make a decision in January whether or not to approve a permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline.
More information about the pipeline, including arguments against it and addresses where to send your letters to, is currently on the Green Zone blog page of my website HunterInk.com. Be sure to put the docket number on your letter or the Board may not read it. The docket number is HLP-2014-0001. The Board prefers electronic submissions, but will accept snail mail, as well.
Please write your letter today. The pipeline is wrong for Iowa, and it’s wrong for Iowans. It will take public outcry to stop it. That’s what democracy is all about.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Today’s Tip: How to file a pipeline objection with the Iowa Utilities Board
It will take public outcry to stop the Bakken/Dakota Access crude oil pipeline proposed to bisect Iowa. This pipeline is bad for Iowans and bad for Iowa. Please file your objection before the end of the year.
To file electronically, go to the Electronic Filing System webpage at https://efs.iowa.gov/efs/. That’s https://efs.iowa.gov/efs/. At the top of the page are a number of boxes. Click on “Submit Filing.”
On the next page click on “Submit Filing as Guest.” This takes you to the main page you need to fill out. The first item called for is the docket number for the pipeline. That number is HLP-2014-0001. Be sure to put this in the required box or your submittal won’t count. Again, that number is HLP-2014-0001.
The next box reads: “”Filing Title.” Put “Objection.” Then fill out the personal information—name, email address, etc.—on the form, enter the code letters the form asks for, and click the box that says “Add Documents.” Be sure to click on this box.
Upload your letter on the next page and click Submit. You should get a quick response confirming your submission.
It’s really very easy. If you have trouble, I’ve outlined the procedure on the Green Zone blog page of my website Hunterink.com. That’s Hunter.I.N.K.
This is important. Please submit your letter before the end of the year.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Today’s Tip: Help stop the Bakken/Dakota Access crude oil pipeline from bisecting Iowa.
There are many reasons to oppose this crude oil pipeline proposed to bisect Iowa and be completed by the end of 2016. Many of those arguments can be found on the Green Zone blog page of my website Hunterink.com.
It will take public outcry to stop this pipeline. Please join in the dissent. The arguments for the pipeline are weak, especially the argument giving them eminent domain to take private property, and the argument that pipelines are inherently safe. They are not. Pipelines leak. Spills occur. You simply need to pay attention to the news to know that.
Please write to the Iowa Utilities Board with your dissent of this pipeline, which is bad for Iowa and bad for Iowans. You can file an electronic objection, or send one snail mail. Just remember to put the docket number at the top of your letter. That number is HLP-2014-0001. Instructions and addresses for mailing can be found on my website Hunterink.com.
Send your objection before the end of the year, as the Board will decide whether or not to issue a permit sometime in January.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Today’s Tip: Stop the crude oil pipeline from bisecting Iowa
Among the many arguments against the Bakken/Dakota Access crude oil pipeline proposed to bisect Iowa, the one that riles me the most is the company line that shipping oil underground is much safer than shipping oil by rail. We’ve all heard of train accidents leading to horrific spillages.
But that’s not the point. The question is not whether to ship crude oil by rail or underground pipeline. The question is whether to invest in fossil fuels (the leading cause of climate change), at all. We should be putting our money, time, and energy into alternative fuels, which is clearly the way of the future.
Iowa is a leading state in wind power generation with 27.4% of the state’s electricity coming from wind. At the end of 2013, Iowa wind power generation placed third in capacity, behind Texas and California, the largest states in the U.S.
The proposed Bakken/Dakota Access crude oil pipeline will not benefit Iowans, though it will tear up our land cutting a wide swath across the state and crossing every major watershed. This oil is destined for other states, other countries.
Please send a letter of objection to the Iowa Utilities Board today. Information and addresses can be found on my website Hunterink.com. Write your letter today.
How to File an Electronic Objection with the Iowa Utilities Board
To file an electronic objection with the Iowa Utilities Board, go to the Electronic Filing System webpage at https://efs.iowa.gov/efs/. At the top of the page are a number of boxes. Click on “Submit Filing.”
On the next page click on “Submit Filing as Guest.” This takes you to the main page you need to fill out. The first item called for is the docket number for the pipeline. That number is HLP-2014-0001. Be sure to put this in the required box or your objection won’t count.
The next box reads: “”Filing Title.” Put “Objection.” Then fill out the personal information—name, email address, etc.—on the form, enter the code letters the form asks for, and click the box that says “Add Documents.” Be sure to click on this box.
Upload your letter on the next page and click Submit. You should get a response that confirms your letter has been submitted.
You may also mail a written objection to the Iowa Utilities Board, Executive Secretary, Docket No. HLP-2014-0001, 1375 E. Court Ave., Rm 69, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0069.
Submit your objection before the beginning of 2015. The Board will make a decision whether or not to issue a hazardous liquid pipeline permit in January.
December 14, 2014
No Benefit to Iowa of Bakken Pipeline
The following op-ed was written by Fred Dorr, Des Moines attorney, and published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette December 14, 2014
Texas pipeline benefits promoters more than Iowans
Fred Dorr, guest columnist
Dakota Access/Energy Transfer and its Phillips 66 partner are seeking to install a 30-inch diameter crude oil pipeline through our state, impacting 18 counties.
Its team of attorneys, lobbyists and business consultants are actively promoting the project in community information meetings across our state.
The oil and gas groups behind this project are not government entities, yet are seeking rights of eminent domain.
The Siegelman Report, commissioned by interested Texans, recently depicted the purported benefits to Iowa of that pipeline. The same report did not mention the huge financial benefit to the project promoters, nor the cost to Iowa of that line if it is approved and installed.
Even though regulatory authority from the Iowa Utilities Board has not yet been received, Energy Transfer’s Web page says the company “has already begun the process of ordering steel and negotiating construction contracts for the Bakken Pipeline, and ETP (Energy Transfer Partners) expects to have the Bakken pipeline built and in service and Trunkline crude oil conversion project completed and in service, by the end of 2016.”
Apparently, Energy Transfer has concluded state regulatory approval and positive landowner reaction to the project are a certainty.
But what is the cost to Iowa for that crude oil superhighway through our state and is there a public need and necessity, transporting a product likely never to be sold here?
This is the same oil and gas industry that so regularly challenges the Renewable Fuel Standard in Washington, D.C., political circles over ethanol and biodiesel issues. That group recently threatened litigation to terminate the RFS.
In Iowa, however, far from the beltway, they seek cooperation from Iowa corn and soybean farmers in allowing access through their land for their crude oil pipeline.
What the promoters never talk about in the public information meetings is the huge benefits to the pipeline owners and users, should installation be allowed. Up to 570,000 barrels per day of crude oil will pass through Iowa that will save $8 a barrel or more in transportation costs, compared to delivering the same oil by rail car. If a 25-year permit is authorized by the Iowa Utilities Board, it will save the proponents some $40 billion in transportation costs.
Since this line was originally designed, oil has plummeted from over $100 a barrel to $64 a barrel. That dramatic oil price decline calls into question the long-term viability of this line. Have the original design assumptions so drastically been altered to result in significantly reduced need for this private line installation?
To obtain approval in Iowa, Energy Transfer must establish a public “convenience and necessity” satisfactory to the Iowa Utilities Board.
There will, of course, be capital and operational expenditures in our state during the two-year construction period. Once that cycle has been completed, then what?
• Energy Transfer contends that it will improve safety to the public and our environment over rail and truck delivery of oil. Is that true?
According to the U.S. DOT, spill rates for pipelines are three times higher than rail, based on crude shipments between 2002 and 2012.
And, one oil leak in Tioga, N.D., occurring in the fall of 2013 will take until late 2015 or longer to clean up a wheat field left steeped in some 20,600 barrels of oil. The soil contamination ran some 30 to 50 feet deep and will cost over $20 million to mitigate.
The nation’s top federal oil and gas pipeline safety official was quoted in late 2013 as saying: The regulatory process he is overseeing “is kind of dying.” He went on to admit that his federal oversight agency has “very few tools to work with in enforcing safety rules.”
• The promoters claim the line will ease transportation constraints for agricultural products. Is that accurate?
The Des Moines Register reported on Dec. 1 that: “Grain elevators around Sioux City say their rail shipments of grain this year have been mostly on time, and they are cautiously optimistic about handling the big 2014 harvest over the next few months.” That does not sound like a rail car shortage for grain products.
Finally, the company suggests that installation of this private line will increase America’s energy independence. Is that claim fact-based?
The claim that we need a pipeline through Iowa to reduce dependency on foreign oil is a tired and outdated myth. The United States presently imports less than 33 percent of the petroleum it consumes, the lowest annual average since 1985 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Bloomberg reports in an article dated Dec. 11 that the U.S., in 2014, supplied 89 percent of its own energy. Two of the top three countries we import from are Canada and Mexico, not countries associated with any domestic threat to our country. Those two friendly nations accounted for over 60 percent of U.S. oil imports, in September.
At $64/barrel, oil prices are the lowest in years. U.S. crude output is the most shown in government data that started in 1983. There is a global glut of oil and demand is weakening. Our country is not foreign oil dependent.
Instead of promoting this private line to serve the “public convenience and necessity,” the facts appear to show otherwise. There is clearly a private benefit to be garnered by the Texans in saving some $40 billion in transportation costs if the line is approved.
The pipeline permits should be denied and the power of eminent domain refused this group. Their attempts to contort and misuse our state regulatory process, landowner rights and environmental landscape should not be rewarded.
One example makes clear how little those pushing for this pipeline know about their plan of line installation. They have repeatedly stated at public meetings they intend to place the line two feet below farm tiles so as not to interfere with the latter’s efficiency.
When one landowner asked in a private conversation with project supervisors if they knew how deep Iowa tile was placed, they responded: “about three feet, right?”
When told it might be as deep as 20 feet, they appeared shocked. Little design consideration has apparently been given to trenching 22 feet below the surface to place a 30-inch diameter pipeline through Iowa farmland.
World-class Iowa agricultural land should not be used by private companies to experiment with placement of a line serving no apparent public need or purpose.
• Fred L. Dorr is a Cherokee County landowner whose land is on some versions of the proposed pipeline route. Comments: (515) 283-1801.
December 11, 2014
Write More Letters
Grassroots action and organizing is the only solution to stopping this crude oil pipeline from bisecting Iowa, crossing every major watershed in the state. Let’s stand together and grow our power here in Iowa!
In addition to writing letters to the Iowa Utility Board and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, send letters to Governor Branstad; the Iowa Farm Bureau; the Iowa DNR; the regional administrator of U.S. EPA Region 7, as well as state and federal legislators. Tell them the Bakken/Dakota Access pipeline threatens our natural resources, abuses the power of eminent domain, and pushes us further down a pathway of fossil fuel dependence and the worst of climate change’s impacts.
Governor Terry Branstad
1007 East Grand Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Laurie Johns
Public Relations, Iowa Farm Bureau
5400 University Ave
West Des Moines, IA 50266-5950
Chuck Gipp
Director, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034
Karl Brooks
Regional Administrator
U.S. EPA, Region 7
901 North 5th St.
Kansas City, KS 66101
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