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Our mission: To educate, advocate, and agitate for renewable energy, pure water, clean air and a healthy environment for future generations.

100Grannies – about us and what we do

Upcoming Events:

  • March 6, 13, 20, 27 (Wednesdays), Granny lecture series – 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

March 6 – Dr. Peter Thorne is professor in the UI College of Public Health’s Department of Occupational & Environmental Health and co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center. He has held a number of prominent national leadership positions, including serving as chairman of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board. He will discuss “What is the U.S. Doing About Climate Change?”

March 13 – Dr. Charles O. Stanier, professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa. He will discuss anticipated impacts of climate change on wildfires and air quality in the U.S.  “Older Wiser and Prepared for Disasters” is an initiative of the College of Public Health which enables people to prepare for unexpected weather events.

March 20 – Jessica Wiskus lives in Lisbon where she’s been working with neighbors to oppose the CO2 pipeline since it was proposed in the fall of 2021.  In the struggle to stand firm and strong, neighbors have been reaching across the state, demonstrating extraordinary trust and support. What strategies have been effective and what do the landowners say they need right now to stand strong.

March 27  – Megan Hill, CNP | LEED Green Associate for the City of Iowa City is coordinating many of the climate initiatives for Iowa City.  She will discuss the Climate Action team’s 2024 Energy Blitz on April 20th.   Learn what goals our city is achieving on climate action and about the initiatives which involve community members.

  • March 28, Thursday, Prairie Preview 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm

  • April 6, Saturday, Earth Expo. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  • July 20 – July 24 Johnson County Fair which starts on Saturday this year

Check out our Posts for news items about what we are up to. The most recent Posts are shown in the column to the right

Our Podcast Series archives presentations, interviews, panel discussions and other audio content on climate change and the environmental crisis in Iowa

Our YouTube channel archives Lecture Series presentations

Calendar

100Grannies are engaged in numerous important activities to educate, advocate, and agitate for renewable energy, pure water, clean air and a healthy environment for future generations. Some of these are:

           

  • Partnering with the Iowa Carbon Pipeline Resistance Coalition and landowners to fight against eminent domain by private industry for a dangerous CO2 carbon pipeline across Iowa.  Link here to learn more. Link to this YouTube for more about the landowners’ perspective.

          

  • Advocating against CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) by meeting with legislators to support a moratorium in Iowa and other activities. Click here to learn more about Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture and why there should be a moratorium on CAFO expansion.

      

Love Food /Fight Waste – Link to an Iowa City program to fight food waste with new topics and tips each month at icgov.org/lovefood.

Granny’s Gems – Flyers telling about ways to reduce, reuse, recycle.

Founding Granny, Barbara Schlachter, Posthumous Award

Racism is Killing the PlanetBlack Lives Matter – We Stand Together

Please use the menu on the black bar at the top to view many news items under Post, learn about activities of each Team, or review past events in the Archive. Additionally, click on any of our resource links below:

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100Grannies meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month (except Nov. and Dec.) from 3:00 to 5:00 in the downstairs of the Coralville Public Library.

We welcome new members. Learn more by going to the Membership link in the menu on the black bar at the top.