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The Exchange 08.11.23: Woodbury County Supervisors give initial approval to commercial solar farm rules; The Sierra Club of Iowa sees a victory over CO2 pipelines in North Dakota as a win for Iowa; Journaling your life story

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Woodbury County Board of Supervisors are pushing ahead with rules for commercial solar arrays.

We talk with the Sierra Club of Iowa about a decision from a North Dakota commission may have shut down the likelihood of carbon dioxide pipelines in Iowa. The North Dakota Public Service Commission has told Summit Carbon Solutions to go back to the drawing board with with pipeline route. We speak with Jess Mazour of the Sierra Club of Iowa.

Summit Carbon Solutions
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Summit Carbon Solutions

As the start of the school year looms, we talk with a University of Iowa professor about how teens can ween themselves off of social media before going back to class, and how parents can help teens avoid apps that foster depression and suicidal thoughts. We talk with a University of Iowa researcher about how to help teens navigate the dangers of social media apps.

Also we talk with a Holocaust educator about how leaving a legacy via journaling can help all of us tell our life stories to our families. Holocaust educator and writer Merle Saferstein has a new book that can help guide writers through the process called Living and Leaving My Legacy.

Living and Leaving my Legacy by Merle Saferstein
Living and Leaving my Legacy by Merle Saferstein

We also hear about the opportunities the Western Expansion gave American women, in a book called New Women of the Old West by Winnifred Gallagher.

New Women of the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, and Untold American Story
New Women of the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, and Untold American Story
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New Women of the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, and Untold American Story
New Women of the Old West: From Settlers to Suffragists, and Untold American Story

And we have another Small Wonder from Jim Schaap as he continues his series on the Corps of Discovery.