-----Original Message----- From: Bolkcom, Joseph L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Fri, Oct 18, 2013 9:43 am Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Leading Iowa Scientists say Climate Change Threatens Iowa Farms All, Please find attached the Iowa Climate Statement 2013: A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture. It was released today to Iowa media at press conference at Drake University. Also find attached the press release that was used to release the statement. Here is a link to the statementhttp://cgrer.uiowa.edu/ and press release. The lead authors of the Iowa Climate Statement 2013: A Rising Challenge to Iowa Agriculture include: Gene Takle, Director, Climate Science Program, Professor of Agronomy, Professor of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University. Jerald Schnoor, Co-Director, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa. Christopher J. Anderson, Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, ISU Climate Science Program, Iowa State University. Greg Carmichael, Co-Director, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa. Laura Jackson, Director, Tallgrass Prairie Center, Professor of Biology, University of Northern Iowa. Neil Bernstein, Chair, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Mount Mercy University. David Courard-Hauri, Chair, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Drake University. Editing assistance by Connie Mutel, Senior Science Writer, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa. Please feel free to share this with interested parties. Best regards, DaveCourard Hauri Joe Bolkcom ---------------------------------------------------------- David Courard-Hauri Director, Environmental Science & Policy Program 132 Olin Hall, Drake University Des Moines, IA 50311 Phone: 515-271-3812; Fax: 515-271-3702 [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------- Joe Bolkcom Outreach and Community Education Director Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Flood Center The University of Iowa 426 IATL Iowa City, IA 52242 319-353-2681 [log in to unmask] www.cgrer.uiowa.edu www.iowafloodcenter.org www.iowaenvironmentalfocus.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/