After the heat, drought, and storms of recent years - especially the Drought of 2012 and the Hurricane Sandy - it is time for American leadership on climate change. As people gather in Washington, DC for the national rally "Forward on Climate" on Sunday, February 17, people in Iowa can ask their Congressional representatives and Senators to take climate action this year. Some of the priority climate actions include:

> Making the renewable energy tax credit permanent

> Ending billions in fossil fuel subsidies and divesting from fossil fuels

> Stopping the Keystone "Export" pipeline

> Stopping oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean

> Extending greenhouse gas regulations to existing coal plants

> Ending the clean water and clean air exemptions for fracking

> Adopting a carbon tax or revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend

On Friday, February 15, Iowans across the state are asking our Congressional representatives and Senators for climate action by delivering letters and postcards to their offices supporting climate action. Here is the schedule of events so far:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Des Moines – 9:00 a.m. – Meet outside the office of Congressman Tom Latham, 2700 Grand Avenue Suite 109, then travel to the federal building, 210 Walnut Street, to deliver letters and postcards to the offices of Senator Grassley and Senator Harkin

Cedar Rapids – 9:30 a.m. – Meet outside the office of Congressman Bruce Braley, 310 3rd Street SE, then travel to the federal building, 111 Seventh Ave SE, to deliver letters and postcards to the offices of Senator Grassley and Senator Harkin

Waterloo – 9:30 a.m. – Meet outside the office of Congressman Bruce Braley, 219 East 4th Street, then travel to the office of Senator Chuck Grassley, 531 Commercial Street, to deliver letters and postcards to Senator Grassley’s staff.

Iowa City – 1:30 p.m. – Meet outside the office of Congressman Dave Loebsack, 125 South Dubuque Street, to deliver letters and postcards to Congressman Loebsack’s staff.

Davenport – 3:00 p.m. – Meet outside the office of Senator Chuck Grassley, 201 West 2nd Street, Suite 720, then travel to Senator Harkin’s office and Congressman Loebsack’s offices to deliver letters and postcards, then to the Davenport Main Library for a program on climate action in 2013.

You can check our web site, www.iowaclimateadvocates.org, for additional events as they are scheduled.  Or you can send an email to [log in to unmask] to see if anyone has organized a climate action in your community or to volunteer to organize your own.

Letters and postcards can be written to our Congressional representatives and Senators at their local offices or their Washington, DC offices. The important thing is to write and get your letter or postcard to our Congressional representatives and Senators soon urging them to support climate action in 2013!

If you would like someone else to deliver the letter or postcard, send it to a local event organizer, or send it to Rob Hogg, 2750 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403, and we will get it to the right location.

Below is a complete list of in-state Congressional and Senate offices:

AMES

Congressman Steve King

1421 South Bell Avenue Ste. 102

Ames, IA 50010

Phone: 515-232-2885

CEDAR RAPIDS

Congressman Bruce Braley

310 3rd Avenue SE

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Phone: 319-364-2288

Senator Chuck Grassley

111 Seventh Ave SE Ste. 6800 Box 13

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

Phone: 319-363-6832

Senator Tom Harkin

111 Seventh Ave SE Ste. 480 Box 16

Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-2101

Phone: 319-365-4504

COUNCIL BLUFFS

Congressman Tom Latham

116 West Broadway Street

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Phone: 712-325-1404

Senator Chuck Grassley

307 Federal Building

8 South 6th Street

Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Phone: 712-322-7103

CRESTON

Congressman Tom Latham

208 West Taylor Street

Creston, IA 50801

641-782-2495

DAVENPORT

Congressman Dave Loebsack

209 West 4th Street

Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: 563-323-5988

Senator Tom Harkin

1606 Brady Street Ste. 323

Davenport, IA 52803

Phone: 563-322-1328

Senator Chuck Grassley

201 West 2nd Street Ste. 720

Davenport, IA 52801

Phone: 563-322-4331

DES MOINES

Congressman Tom Latham

2700 Grand Avenue Ste. 109

Des Moines, IA 50312

Phone: 515-282-1909

Senator Chuck Grassley

721 Federal Building

210 Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: 515-288-1145

Senator Tom Harkin

210 Walnut Street

Room 733, Federal Building

Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: 515-284-4574

DUBUQUE

Congressman Bruce Braley

1050 Main Street

Dubuque, IA 52001

Phone: 563-557-7789

Senator Tom Harkin

350 West 6th Street

315 Federal Building

Dubuque, IA 52001

Phone: 563-582-2130

FORT DODGE

Congressman Steve King

723 Central Avenue

Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Phone: 515-573-2738

IOWA CITY

Congressman Dave Loebsack

125 South Dubuque Street

Iowa City, IA

Phone: 319-351-0789

MASON CITY

Congressman Steve King

202 First Street SE Ste. 126

Mason City, IA 50401

Phone: 641-201-1624

SIOUX CITY

Congressman Steve King

526 Nebraska Street

Sioux City, IA 51101

Phone: 712-224-4692

Senator Chuck Grassley

120 Federal Building

320 6th Street

Sioux City, IA 51101

Phone: 712-233-1860

Senator Tom Harkin

320 6th Street

110 Federal Building

Sioux City, IA 51101

Phone: 712-252-1550

SPENCER

Congressman Steve King

306 Grand Avenue, PO Box 650

Spencer, IA 51301

Phone: 712-580-7754

WATERLOO

Congressman Bruce Braley

219 East 4th Street

Waterloo, IA 50703

Phone: 319-287-3233

Senator Chuck Grassley

210 Waterloo Building

531 Commercial Street

Waterloo, IA 50701

Phone: 319-232-6657