From: JFAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 11:10 PM To: JFAN Subject: LEGISLATIVE Alert: Iowa's chance to receive protection from factory farms.
Dear JFAN Supporters: The (Iowa) House Environmental Protection Committee has released a working draft of Rep. Marci Frevert's bill that, at this point, is the public's best chance to receive any protection from the uncontrolled infringement of factory farms (CAFOs). * It includes some buffer zones between factory farms and lakes and other waterways, planned developments, incorporated cities, and tourist areas; * It tightens the threshold of construction approval through a stronger "matrix" system including scoring of CAFO's effect on the land, air and community; The bill will be voted on this Tuesday, March 6th, within the subcommittee, to determine whether it will see the light of day on the full house floor. If our legislators hear directly how much Iowan's care, your email or call could have a dramatic effect. TODAY, you can email the HOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE members and your own HOUSE and SENATE representative to support this Frevert bill and also ALL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS for some type of local input for the siting of CAFOs.! (Their names are listed below.) One sentence or two in your own words is worth hundreds of cut-and-paste mass emails, which are generally ignored by the recipients. Among the ideas to express might be that they should support ALL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO: * protect Iowans' water, air and soil * protect tourism areas and other regional economic concerns , and * protect the small family farmer from the negative effect of nearby large operations. It is most effective when said in your own words that large-scale confined feeding operations can damage the environment, often cause respiratory difficulties for workers and neighbors, may spread disease to smaller neighboring operations, often reduce nearby property values, and have been associated with a decrease in economic and social viability of nearby communities. The members of the Environmental Protection Committee in the Iowa House are listed below. Also, please email our local House Rep John Whitaker at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Senator Becky Schmitz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Donovan <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=217&ga=82> Olson, Chair [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Marcella <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=8&ga=82> Frevert (D, District 7), Vice Chair [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Steven <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=243&ga=82> Olson (R, District 83), Ranking Member [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Dwayne <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=5&ga=82> Alons (R, District 4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Rich <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=777&ga=82> Anderson (R, District 97) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Betty <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=96&ga=82> De Boef (R, District 76) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Dave <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=6490&ga=82> Deyoe (R, District 10) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Jack <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=81&ga=82> Drake (R, District 57) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mary <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=255&ga=82> Gaskill (D, District 93) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Pam <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=35&ga=82> Jochum (D, District 27) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Bob <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=786&ga=82> Kressig (D, District 19) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mark <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=29&ga=82> Kuhn (D, District 14) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Vicki <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=45&ga=82> Lensing (D, District 78) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Helen <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=219&ga=82> Miller (D, District 49) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Rick <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=781&ga=82> Olson (D, District 68) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Tyler <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=6482&ga=82> Olson (D, District 38) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Tom <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=249&ga=82> Sands (R, District 87) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Mark <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=64&ga=82> Smith (D, District 43) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Ralph <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=216&ga=82> Watts (R, District 47) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Beth <http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do;jsessionid=D23D827B3F18A05760461 684C43C19B4?id=779&ga=82> Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 4) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for taking the time to care. Sincerely, JFAN Board of Directors P.O. Box 811, Fairfield, IA 52556 641-209-6600 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.jfaniowa.org <http://www.jfaniowa.org/>
