Environmental Big Picture; Caucusing for the Environment

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About 25 people met on Sunday in Iowa City to discuss and develop environmental policies for their precinct caucuses. They drafted "planks" (also called platforms) for energy policy, air quality, urban growth boundaries and in-fill development. Some of the participants identified themselves as being part of a presidential campaign, others were concerned about public health and safety, and many had concerns about global warming.

Kristi Lohmeier works for the Iowa Policy Project. She was excited to see such a diverse range of participants and took away a big-picture, "holistic" view of the process.

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Lohmeier said she sees the state of Iowa "on the cusp of making some big policy decisions, and they know what the I.U.B. [Iowa Utilities Board] thinks, the state knows what the Sierra Club thinks," but they haven't heard from other groups. She also said IPP is working to develop support for legislation that protects people on a number of levels.

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