A few years back Iowa legislators kept Iowa’s experts in climate, hydrology, public health and other areas busy for months and years putting together reports and recommendations. What has become of those reports and recommendations? Very little. In a report released today, “Advice Ignored: Climate Change and Iowa Water Quality Policy,” we discuss the connections [...]
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Ignoring advice?
May 21, 2012Tax-cutters’ unbalanced focus undermines self-government
March 20, 2012What we have in Des Moines is a leadership problem and a governing problem.
Will Iowa ever put taxpayers’ dollars where their voices are?
March 6, 2012The only thing that is self-evident is that Iowa lawmakers are not putting taxpayers’ money where their voices are: toward more and better water-quality initiatives.
Drops in the bucket: an erosion of water quality funding
March 2, 2012At what point do we say, “Enough is enough,” and start making the investment in our natural resources?
Quality of life — the path to good jobs and schools
January 11, 2012A whopping 63 percent of Iowans voted in 2010 for a constitutional amendment that would dedicate funding to improve Iowa’s waters and land. Now, that is a mandate.
Stewardship, community and freedom
September 21, 2011The assault on our public structures by convenient, slick, political messages of the day defies American values of stewardship and community.
Osterberg interview Tuesday 7 p.m.
August 1, 2011Hear IPP’s David Osterberg Tuesday evening on “The Fallon Forum,” online at 983wowfm.com or on 98.3 WOW-FM. “The Fallon Forum” is Monday through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. To participate, call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK. For more information about the program, see http://fallonforum.com/?p=840.
Get budget rhetoric in line with reality
July 8, 2011In Iowa, budget rhetoric is what’s been out of control. Politicians have manufactured a crisis, when we need budget discussions to be based on logic and facts, not scare tactics.
More drainage and water quality benefits, too? Maybe
June 22, 2011Can more drainage paired with wetlands improve water quality and farmers’ profits? Let the research proceed, and until then, let’s withhold judgment.
Capitalizing on competition in Iowa
June 6, 2011Competitions and “keeping up with the Joneses” can spur people to take advantage of the many energy-saving programs Iowa utilities already offer.
