August 19, 2016
Approximately 18 million of Iowa’s 20 million hogs are now produced in CAFOs. According to Clemson University, the waste production for each individual hog is between 60-84 lbs per day, which, if averaged at 72 lbs per hog, means that the hogs in Iowa produce over 1 billion pounds of excrement per day, every day.
July 05, 2016
The relationship between religion and conservation not only exists, but is something that many people use to steer their environmental attitudes.
April 22, 2016
The Corps of Engineers have become caretakers of our major waterways. Their mission areas: warfighting, homeland security, infrastructure support, water resources, and environmental protection. Under “water resources” falls waterway navigation, flood risk management, hydroelectric power, water safety, and supply.
April 15, 2016
In 2011, hard work on the part and some wheeling and dealing by the Branstad Administration made the overpriced Orascom project a reality. Senator Joe Bolkcom (D-Johnson County) stated recently that “The worst economic development deal just got worser.”
April 09, 2016
We are pleased to see our elected officials finally starting to pay attention to Iowa’s dismal water quality and the need for investments in agricultural soil conservation, outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat and other natural resource issues. It’s about time - again. But we don’t know whether to scream, laugh or cry.
April 05, 2016
Many of us pride ourselves on being environmentalists, but how far do we go? Chances are, there is so much more that you, and everyone else, can do, especially when it comes to water conservation.