Author Archives: Ed Fallon

CO2 PIPELINE UPDATE: On February 1, Summit Carbon Solutions CEO, Bruce Rastetter, said, “we’ve had early success signing hundreds of pipeline easements with farmers who have a vested interest in our success.” Really? A report out today by Reuters shows that less than 2 percent of Iowa landowners have signed up along the proposed 703-mile route. If that’s what Rastetter calls success, I wonder what failure looks like. At any rate, kudos to landowners for standing strong and not letting Summit bully them into a Continue reading →

Dt: December 6, 2021 To: IUB staff and board members Fr: Ed Fallon on behalf of Bold Iowa Re: Eminent domain Bold Iowa is deeply concerned about the appropriate use of eminent domain. The issue is important to me personally as well. As a former state lawmaker, preventing the misuse of eminent domain was one of my top legislative priorities. On at least two occasions during my time at the Statehouse, legislators voted with little dissent to add to the Iowa code further protections for Continue reading →

The Des Moines Food Security Task Force was conceived in 2020 by Bold Iowa leaders Ed Fallon and Kathy Byrnes. The City Council voted unanimously to establish a task force with an initial focus on residents wanting to raise food at their homes. These are the stated goals of the first round of Task Force meetings: Work with City Manager to develop and promote urban agricultural practices. Research best practices related to urban agriculture in other urban areas, compare them to City practices, and make Continue reading →

WATCH THE FULL NEWS CLIP HERE. Author: Carson J. S. Reichardt Published: 4:53 PM CST November 8, 2021 Updated: 5:23 PM CST November 8, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s another day on the farm, but Birds & Bees Urban Farm probably doesn’t look how you expect. You won’t find acres and acres of cornfields. Everything at fits in one backyard. “It’s a very old-fashioned thing … it’s kind of like a subsistence farm. But it’s an opportunity for us to teach other people to Continue reading →

In addition to working to stop the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, Bold Iowa is equally concerned about the need to prepare Iowa communities to survive and thrive in the New Climate Era. As the impacts of climate change worsen, food systems will be increasingly compromised. It’s essential that communities plan now for greater reliance on local sources of food production. This not only assures stability as climate change hits us harder, but it means jobs for farmers and producers, and healthier food for community Continue reading →

IUB Sets 37 Public Informational Meetings for Proposed Navigator Pipeline Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Meetings scheduled in 36 counties to inform landowners of project  (Des Moines) – The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has issued a letter approving dates and locations for a series of public informational meetings to inform landowners in 36 Iowa counties about a proposed large-scale carbon capture pipeline by Midwest-based Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC. Navigator filed its request for the meeting dates with the IUB on October 19 and 26, 2021, in Docket Continue reading →