April Burch and George Ensley talked about the resistance planned in Boone county against the ruling by the Iowa Utilities Board last week approving the Bakken Pipeline. Others who weighed in were Wally Taylor, for the Sierra Club; Ed Fallon, former Iowa Legislator/and host of the Fallon Forum, Carolyn Raffensperger , executive director of the Science and Environmental Health Network; Danielle Worth , Drake Professor.
Greg Vitale, of the Outdoor Alliance of Story County, describes the accomplishments of this support group for projects in Story County that create public spaces and opportunities to experience the natural environment. Vitale also explains two current major projects to acquire land areas, in cooperation with the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
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Online Resources:
- Bakken Pipeline Resistance
- Sierra Club
- Fallon Forum
- Carolyn Raffensperger
- Science and Environmental Health Network
- Danielle Worth
- Outdoor Alliance of Story County
Originally broadcast 03/16/2016
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