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I would like to sign the petition but cannot come to Decorah January. 6, could I sign on line?

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I will look into this

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Same.

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A WIN, no matter how big or small it is, is still a WIN! We need the help of the crowd to make it an even bigger WIN! I am a member of the Water Defenders, and even though Ilive 100 miles away from Decorah, I plan to be there to add my name to the petition! In January, that is a commitment! Our communities need to stand together to end this syndicate of farm organizations intent on destroying our water supply, our environment, for their want of money at our expense. It is time to take back our democracy from the pirates who think they can steal it!

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I always leave my reading of anything you’ve written, a much more well informed citizen. You’ve also invoked one of my favorite writers—Terry Tempest Williams. Thank you for your work and the education you provide the rest of us. Do I need to show up in Decorah, or can I sign your petition online? Either way, I’m grateful to you.

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I’ll look into this

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Will carpool from central Iowa if our signatures can be helpful …. at the very least it would put the Sextons🐂bullshit legislative tricks on notice! And given how many 🐖cafo hearings I’ve attended in Greene County & heard BS’s BS …. I’d be honored to be a small part of the effort!

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LMK

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Could you stop by Cedar Falls and give my wife and me a ride? We'll pay gas both ways.

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Great piece. It's the goal of the ones in "charge" to make folks, as Williams says: "succumb to our own depression believing there is nothing we can do." The leaders at the company store would always prefer "we" all keep sucking down light beer and staring at our phones. Good work, DWD!

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I’ve been working in Industrial Wastewater since the early ‘90s. Our Company never approached the Livestock industries in part because the insurmountable cost of equipment required to process these waste streams akin to municipal sanitary waste, but moreover because there are better solutions. https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2003/better-way-to-deal-with-cattle-runoff/ David Elstein’s 2003 article on natural recycling and management systems could be applied pretty simply.

We work with lined landfill applications where the runoff is directed to natural processing if not more conventional phys/chem treatment.

Bill Stowe fought for similar implementation on a public health platform, lost and vilified for his efforts. I thought there was a chance his lawsuit could have fostered growth, but his death seems to have cemented the industries initiatives to just piss on it.

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Interesting idea for a small operation. doubtful for 10,000 head!?

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I'll have to borrow from Mr. Jones here, but with the aid of a little rocket surgery a 10,000 head operation could indeed be processed naturally to scale.

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Early morning clear headed thinking on how to contest the Ag syndicate. There is a fighting chance. I would be honored to drive to Decorah to sign the petition asserting that Supreme does not have a right to withdraw water from the nearby aquifer to water the cattle.

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George S. Patton said it best" The only sure defense is offense" and "When in doubt, attack"

John Carver

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I have not been a big fan of the Iowa DNR using it's over reaching power sometimes. On this deal someone is really controlling them and what they should have and need to do. A 10,000

head finishing op in this area was asking for scrutiny from the beginning. Yes, this is close to where the large supply of western cattle are, where plenty of cheaper feedstuffs are and the large amt of crop acres for waste application. How it ever got this far would be a mystery to me BUT as I read I recognize the fact there is a lot of power and $$ involved in this whole situation.

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Dan Zumbach has received more than $1.2 million in direct USDA payments. No wonder that he has time on his hands. https://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=A06646894

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Thanks for the cautiously optimistic update, Chris! See you in Decorah Jan. 6. Oh, the "powers that be" may complain that they prefer the generic "concentrated animal feeding operations" rather than "confined." Picky, picky.

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Farmers should farm, not legislate for their own benefit. Iowa DNR needs to do their job. Nearly a fourth of Iowa legislators benefit from farm subsidies. Two in five Iowa residents will be diagnosed with cancer. And don’t forget, they will reintroduce the bill this session to shield Big Ag chemical companies from civil liability to continue harming public health.

https://iowastartingline.com/2024/05/14/iowa-legislators-benefit-from-government-subsidies-while-blocking-assistance-to-others/

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Unless roads are impassable, I’ll come to sign the petition. Anyone from Cedar Falls-Waterloo want a ride?

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Great way to start the new year!! Thanks!

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I would also like to sign the petition, but can’t make it to Decorah. I’m in Dubuque. I would love to help.

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Why is Zumbach not in court? Da fix is in, because both parties support da Corn/Cafo Mafia. Nuttin ta see here, move along.....

As Al Capone was credited with saying" What sort of man would I be if I didn't support my family?"

"In January 2022, Zumbach faced an ethics complaint filed by members of the Committee to Save Bloody Run Creek which alleged that he had met with officials of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in relation to a feedlot, Supreme Beef, owned by his son-in-law. The bipartisan ethics committee ruled unanimously to dismiss the complaint."

I too would gladly sign an online petition and distribute to like minded folks on FB, etc.

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