Category: Environmental Forum

November 2025 Green Drinks - Urban Conservation

10/18/2025

November Green Drinks - Urban Conservation
Thursday, November 6th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Join us on Thursday, November 6 at 5 pm when Rob Liva from Hibiscus Ecological Services talks to us about Natural Corridors and Urban Neighborhood Conservation.

To get a Zoom link to join the meeting, click here.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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QC Electric Vehicle Rally September 24, 2025 After Action Report

9/22/2025

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QC Electric Vehicle Rally - After Action Report

Freight House Farmers Market
Davenport, IA

Environmental Forum

The PACG Environmental Forum hosted the QC Electric Vehicle (EV) Rally at the Farmers Market on Sunday, September 14, 2025. This event was part of the nationwide National Drive Electric Month celebration. Four electric vehicle (EV) dealers and some EV owners were on site to answer questions from visitors and network with each other. One of the EV owners came from Macomb, IL to join our event. The participants made new friends and enjoyed sharing their experiences with each other.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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Take Action for Clean Water - Action Alert

9/17/2025

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Take Action for Clean Water

Environmental Forum

Last November, USEPA added 7 segments of Iowa rivers to the impaired river list due to high nitrate levels. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) pushed back on the decision. The EPA rescinded their November decision. Coincidentally, IDNR is having their triennial virtual public hearings on water quality standards on September 18 at 9:30 am and September 23 at 2:30 pm. Here's our opportunity to express our opinion on this issue.

Follow this link for more background information on this issue.

Click here for details of the hearing and Zoom link.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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Comment on repeal of Roadless Rule

9/17/2025

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A Vision for the Planet

Environmental Forum

The Roadless Rule

Are you aware that the current administration is attempting to revoke the Roadless Rule? This law was established in 2001 during the Bush administration by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to protect National Forest System lands. (It has an interesting and political history that is explained here.) It bans road construction and timber harvesting in roadless areas to preserve them from development.

Per Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE):
Rescinding the Roadless Rule would not only increase road construction, but would also support clear-cutting old-growth forests and increase pollution from mineral extraction. According to the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, national forests and other public lands provide the foundation for a $1.2 trillion per year industry that would be harmed by the these industrial activities.

There is currently a period of public comment. Go to Regulations.gov and enter FS-2025-0001 (or click here) and voice your opinion.

This comment period closes on 9/19 but there will be another opportunity in March, assuming this draft passes. You can describe how these roadless areas have benefited you in terms of recreation and hunting, how they reduce the potential for wildfires and help keep our water clean, and how they provide a contiguous area for animal habitat.

Lori McCollum

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September 2025 Green Drinks Why Drive Electric?

8/26/2025

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September Green Drinks - Why Drive Electric?
Thursday, September 4th at 5:00 pm

Environmental Forum

Join us on Thursday September 4 to find out why driving an electric car benefits the environment.

Sign up for a Zoom link to join the meeting.

Don't miss the QC Electric Vehicle Rally on September 14 at the Freight House Farmers Market.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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QC Electric Vehicle (EV) Rally

8/9/2025

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QC Electric Vehicle (EV) Rally
Sunday, September 14 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm

Freight House Farmers Market
421 W River DR
Davenport, IA (map)

Environmental Forum

To celebrate National Drive Electric Month (September 12 through October 12), the PACG Environmental Forum will join groups in over 200 cities across the country hosting an electric vehicle (EV) event. The Quad Cities Electric Vehicle Rally will be held on Sunday, September 14 from 10:30 am to 3 pm at the Freight House Farmers Market. You will find us in the Freight House west parking lot next to Modern Woodman Park.

If you’re curious about owning an EV, here’s your opportunity to visit with EV manufacturers. Car dealers have been invited to showcase their available EVs and plug-in hybrids, answer your questions, and arrange for a test-drive. You can visit with EV owners who will display their own vehicles, to learn the facts about owning an EV. Please be aware that the “Big Beautiful Bill” ends the clean vehicle tax credits for new EVs, plug-in hybrids (PHEV), and pre-owned electrified vehicles after September 30, 2025. If you’re interested in purchasing an EV, don’t miss this limited cost saving opportunity.

EV owners will be there to share their experiences and network with other EV owners and EV manufacturers. If you would like to display your EV at our rally, let us know. To properly identify you and your vehicle during the event, please complete a registration form (below) and return it to [email protected] and enter “QC EV Rally” in the email Subject line. For our planning purposes, please indicate the time that you and your vehicle will be available at the event. Both a Word and pdf format of this form are attached here.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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August 2025 Green Drinks - The Living Building

7/29/2025

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August Green Drinks - The Living Building - Stanley Center
Thursday, August 7th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

Environmental Forum

Find out how Stanley Center converted the former Muscatine Public Library into a green and sustainable building. It is on track to be the world’s second building renovation to achieve full Living Building certification from the International Living Future Institute. You'll also learn how the work performed inside the building impacts world peace and security.

Register for a Zoom link here.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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Announcing the PACG Trivia Contest! 20th Anniversary Gala PACG Event

7/29/2025

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Announcing the PACG Trivia Contest!

Anniversary Planning Committee

As part of our upcoming 20th Anniversary Gala the evening of Sunday, October 19th, we will be playing PACG Trivia. To give you all a head start (as well as a nostalgic look back at some of our past events), we will have Progressive Action Update (PAU) posts about a past event, action or concern.

Here's the first in this series:
Question: The results of the US Presidential election of 2016 left most of us astonished and frustrated that the progressive efforts of the previous 8 years would be coming to an end. What grand event did PACG organize in March of 2017 to help us unite our community and continue our work under such difficult circumstances?

Answer: Taking Action 101 - Simple Ways You Can Change Your World.

Each attendee got an informative manual to take home after the event (see the pdf below). Read our After Action Report here. Over two hundred people showed up! Two hundred and twenty-two post cards were written! Each of our forums created a Power of 3 Action Plan to give our community members suggestions of things they could do to resist.

Civil Rights Forum Action Plan
Economic Justice Power of 3 Action Plan
Environmental Forum Power of 3 Action Plan
Healthcare Reform Forum Power of 3 Action Plan

If you wish to study ahead so that you can ace the Trivia Contest at the Gala in October, go to our Blog on our website here. You can use the Search Bar (window) to look for a past event or action, or you can scroll through our Archives to the right by date or topic.

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Go Plastic Free in July - What You Can Do Now

7/2/2025

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Be part of the solution - Plastic Free July

Environmental Forum

Plastic Free Foundation

Join the Plastic Free July Movement. Be part of the solution to beat plastic pollution. Here are some tips and ideas to reduce plastic waste. Take a look at this link to learn what you can do!

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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July 2025 Green Drinks-RI WER Tour PACG Events

6/27/2025

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July Green Drinks - Tour Rock Island's West End Revitalization
Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 pm

Martin Luther King Center parking lot
630 9th Street
Rock Island IL (map)Environmental Forum

The Rock Island West End Revitalization (WER) initiative has made significant strides to grow this historical neighborhood. Improvements made to Rauch Family Park and Franklin Field made these sites more user friendly to the community. Avery Pearl, WER Coordinator will lead us on a tour of these areas.

The tour will begin from the Martin Luther King Center Parking Lot. We will be driving to some of the sites. Bring a friend.

Susan Leuthauser (she/her)

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November Green Drinks - Urban ConservationThursday, November 6th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

QC Electric Vehicle Rally - After Action Report

Take Action for Clean Water

A Vision for the Planet

September Green Drinks - Why Drive Electric? Thursday, September 4th at 5:00 pm

QC Electric Vehicle (EV) RallySunday, September 14 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm

August Green Drinks - The Living Building - Stanley Center Thursday, August 7th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

Announcing the PACG Trivia Contest!

Be part of the solution - Plastic Free July

July Green Drinks - Tour Rock Island's West End Revitalization Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 pm

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November Green Drinks - Urban Conservation
Thursday, November 6th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

September Green Drinks - Why Drive Electric?
Thursday, September 4th at 5:00 pm

QC Electric Vehicle (EV) Rally
Sunday, September 14 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm

August Green Drinks - The Living Building - Stanley Center
Thursday, August 7th at 5:00 pm via Zoom

July Green Drinks - Tour Rock Island's West End Revitalization
Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 pm