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.
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