> > COUNCIL NOTES
> >
> > Still time to register for annual conference
> > September 7, Des Moines
> > The Council's annual conference "Human Health and
the Environment:
> > Iowa Problems, Iowa Solutions" will be held at the
Hotel Fort Des
> > Moines 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The program features
three nationally
> > renowned speakers: Pete Myers of the W. Alton
Jones Foundation,
> > Carolyn Raffensperger of the Science and
Environmental Health
> > Network, and Mark Fenton of the Walking Magazine.
Registration fee
is
> > $20, which includes Iowa-grown lunch. Pre-register
by Tuesday,
> > September 4 by calling the Council at
515/244-1194. For the
> > conference agenda and to register via email, visit
> > <http://www.earthweshare.org>. Contact Tommi
Makila at
> > <[log in to unmask]> or 515/244-1194.
> >
> > Heathcote to address Pew Oceans Commission
> > September 17, Des Moines
> > The Pew Oceans Commission is a group of 18
American leaders brought
> > together by the Pew Charitable Trusts to study
threats to marine
> > living resources in U.S. waters. After reviewing
the best available
> > science and conducting hearings in every coastal
region, the
> > Commission will make a report to Congress with its
recommendations
in
> > late 2002. The Commission has identified hypoxia
in the Gulf of
> > Mexico caused by nutrient pollution from the Upper
Midwest as the
> > nation's most serious ocean pollution problem. The
Commission
decided
> > to come to Iowa so that it could hear from the
farm community about
> > the measures that are being taken to reduce
nutrient runoff. The
> > Commission has invited members of Iowa's
Congressional Delegation,
> > scientists, and representatives of agricultural
interests to
testify
> > in the hearing. Council's Executive Director Susan
Heathcote will
be
> > testifying as a part of the at-large panel. There
will also be an
> > open microphone for the public to make comments.
The hearing will
be
> > held at the Embassy Suites Hotel 8 a.m. - 5:30
p.m. For more
> > information, contact the Council at 515/244-1194.
>

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