Yes We Can!
But not on CAFOs, VOICE, or other pesky, progressive issues...at least
not in the HOuse. Note Murphy's creation of "permanent, standing
SUBcommittees" and the Reps. he's appointed to them. Note too the
rule change: the Speaker and Majority Leader can assign a bill
directly to a subcommittee, bypassing the committee chair. Thus Murphy
has set up a mechanism for sending legislation he doesn't like
straight to a hostile subcommitte that will kill it.
Bill Witt
Quoting Donna Buell <[log in to unmask]>:
> Too bad we can’t keep the CAFOs from our backyards. Or our front
> yards either. Our all Democratic state government is running away
> from rural Iowans as fast as they can go. Another legislative
> session is upon us – hope you all have your pencils / phone fingers
> / email address lists ready to hold the politicians accountable to
> the people.
>
>
>
> But for today, we should celebrate. Yes We Can!
>
>
>
> Donna
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>
> _____
>
> From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jerry Neff
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:15 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New off-highway vehicle park slated for central Iowa
>
>
>
> I am not certain but I believe the Club is totally against OHV,
> mainly because they are used extensively on government land in the
> western states. California has some BLM land where these machines
> are allowed. But in Iowa I think they are legal only on private land.
> Several years ago a farmer in Rock Island County wanted to turn his
> farm into a OHV park. However, neighbors objected. It had to have
> an OK from the county and I and other environmentalists spoke at a
> public hearing against the project and it was dropped. So it is a
> little like CAFOs, not in my back yard. Jerry
>
> -------------- Original message from Steve Veysey
> <[log in to unmask]>: --------------
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> Like most of you, I am not in favor of this sport. We all know what
> the negatives are. However, without endorsing the sport, we have
> to recognize that in some circumstances we might be better off
> engaging the OHV community with the goal of mitigating the worst of
> our concerns, rather than just opposing "on principle". I don't
> know enough of the details to judge which category this project
> falls into. We probably need to study this to see if there is an
> opportunity to engage constructively with Dennis Van Arkel and Dan
> Kleen.
>
>
>
> Does Sierra Club have an "official policy" specific to OHV's?
>
>
>
> Steve
>
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Cindy Hildebrand
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I just learned about this forthcoming OHV park on the edge of
> Cambridge. I thought some others on this listserv might be
> interested also. It would be very close to the Heart of Iowa Nature
> Corridor and the Skunk River.
>
>
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
> http://www.midiowanews.com/site/tab8.cfm?newsid=20241804
> <http://www.midiowanews.com/site/tab8.cfm?newsid=20241804&BRD=2700&PAG=461&dept_id=554431&rfi=6>
> &BRD=2700&PAG=461&dept_id=554431&rfi=6
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>
>
> Cindy Hildebrand
> [log in to unmask]
> Ames, IA 50010
>
> "Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying
> glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest
> speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and
> articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a
> zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether or not a
> creature is within our range of vision, and the suspicion arises
> that even the zebra was not designed for our benefit." (Rudolf
> Arnheim)
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