/The hog containment business and environmental crises isn't going to go
away any time soon - they want tons of spam over in China and they are
willing to pay big bucks for it; and with a pro-agra Republican Governor
in office and a cowed EPA, my advice is:
/
* /avoid drinking tap water/
* /move your family as far upstream as possible/
/"Those little towns might as well straight-pipe their sewage to the
river," he scoffed. "Compared to what comes in from agriculture, it
wouldn't make any difference."/
Mother Jones:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/hog-wild-factory-farms-are-poisoning-iowas-drinking-water
Iowa Lakes, Rivers and Water Resources:
http://geology.com/lakes-rivers-water/iowa.shtml
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On 10/10/2014 10:44 AM, 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
Dear Friends,
Hog confinements are increasing in Southeast Iowa, driven by China’s
growing pork demand. The threat to Jefferson County is real. We must
do all in our power to stand up to this menace. Fortunately for us,
Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN) is leading the fight
to preserve our quality of life and community. If it weren’t for
JFAN’s efforts over these past nine years, Jefferson County would
likely be overrun with CAFOs by now.
The JFAN Annual Meeting is just around the corner. JFAN has put
together a dynamite meeting featuring three powerful champions of
communities and the environment. */It’s Time to Change ‘Business As
Usual’/* will take place next Wednesday, October 15, at 7:30 pm at the
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center.
National food and farm advocate *Wenonah Hauter*, Executive Director
of Food & Water Watch, will address how a handful of powerful
agricultural corporations have profoundly influenced the US political
system. As a result, we have agricultural policies that favor
industrial livestock production at the expense of people and the
environment. Hauter’s message includes how people /_can and must_/
transform the present system from “business as usual’ to “business
that benefits all.”
Back by popular demand, nationally renowned environmental attorneys
*Charlie Speer* and *Richard Middleton* will join Fairfield attorney
and JFAN president *David E. Sykes* to present an important legal
update on CAFO activities in Jefferson and surrounding counties. They
will discuss the CAFO situation in Jefferson County and Southeast Iowa
and what is being done to deter additional development.
These presentations, in and of themselves, are compelling and not to
be missed. _But more than ever, it is crucial at this time to stand up
for the quality of life of our precious Super Radiance community and
demonstrate we are united in this pursuit_.
*Because this is so important, I strongly encourage you to attend the
JFAN Annual Meeting. Together, let’s send a message, loud and clear,
that CAFOs are unacceptable and unwanted in Jefferson County. When 500
people pack the house at the JFAN Annual Meeting, the pork industry
hears that our community means business.
*
This is such a simple, enjoyable, */and effective/* way for you to
help protect our community from more unwanted factory farms*. *I can’t
emphasize enough the impact you can have by being part of a full house
next Wednesday. */It demonstrates our community cares.
/*
*Please mark your calendar for October 15 and join me at the Sondheim
Center to hear Wenonah Hauter, Charlie Speer and Richard Middleton at
the JFAN Annual Meeting. Your participation in this event will go a
long way towards safeguarding all we hold dear in Fairfield and
Maharishi Vedic City.
*
Thank you for all your enlightened support of our community.
Many thanks,
Raja John Hagelin
