Blog Posts

turkey river paddlers

Rancid Turkey

Thursday, October 21, 2021
Summary of anhydrous ammonia release into Turkey River
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God Made Me Do It

Thursday, September 16, 2021
Discussion of the moral issues related to Iowa water pollution.
Kent Park

Mea Culpa--Nitrate event that wasn't

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Retraction of data related to Upper Iowa nitrate episode.
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Cropaganda

Friday, August 20, 2021
Ag propaganda and claims of improvements in nutrient loss are examined.
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Truth or Consequences

Tuesday, August 3, 2021
This post evaluates and ranks overall water quality for 44 Iowa streams.
Photo of Ring Lardner

Means, Ends, and Granfalloons

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Essay discussing pushback from a member of the Iowa legislature, and agriculture's objectives and strategies for water quality in Iowa.
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Crap and Trade

Friday, July 16, 2021
What will Iowa's new carbon task force do? And what about the Growing Climate Solutions Act, recently passed by the U.S. Senate? It's high time to clarify what these programs do and why it is not appropriate to call them markets.
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The Swine and the Swill

Friday, July 2, 2021
Decades ago, physicist Edward Teller made some predictions with startling relevance to today's events.
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Des Moines River Discharge Anomaly

Friday, June 25, 2021
Des Moines River flow exceeded that of the Mississippi River on this day.
Raccoon

Take this Stream and Shove It

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Blog entry on the Iowa Supreme Court decision dismissing water-quality concerns in the Raccoon River.