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Subject: Environmental Issues and Protection
15 Bike Years
April 2, 2009Coolest New Building
January 27, 2000Best Lawyer
October 19, 2000Best Field Trip for Grownups
October 17, 2002Garbage In, Garbage Out
July 24, 2003Best Place to Buy Organic Socks
October 7, 2004Best Hope for the Planet
October 7, 2004Best City Service
October 7, 2004Pitch Wins Court Battle
March 8, 2007Step Up Green
January 29, 2009The Toxic Avenger
January 22, 2009Green Gathering
January 15, 2009Kansas City Power & Light is starting to act like a progressive utility company
September 4, 2008Come on, Dottie!
April 16, 2009Leave Only Footprints
April 24, 2008Bumpkins on Parade
March 8, 2007Recycled Excuses
January 25, 2007Ethanol Pushers
September 28, 2006As the World Burns
August 10, 2006Green the Core
April 16, 2009Can Kansas City turn its trash problem into an opportunity?
April 23, 2009Russian Roulette
Threatened by the oil industry, censored scientists and apathetic environmentalists, the Western Pacific gray whale clings to life in a remote Siberian sea.
May 10, 2001Dishonorable Discharge
With an outdated permit, Johnson County’s sewage plant pollutes Wyandotte County.
May 3, 2001Land for Peace
Indian bureaucrats accept a treaty for a Lawrence road.
April 19, 2001Field of Bad Dreams
Jim Bynum declares a sludge match against the city.
November 16, 2000Pig Out
Merriam's Seaboard Corporation thought it could really bring home the bacon -- if it could just find a place to process its hogs.
September 7, 2000Strictly Mainstream
Curbside recycling is the mainstream thing to do.
August 3, 2000Telling on trash
Steve Chasteen drove a bulldozer at the Kansas City, Kan., Forest View Recycling and Disposal Facility. When he saw raw medical waste coming to the landfill and saw how wastewater was handled at the facility, he brought it to management's attention. Inste
May 25, 2000Environmental group releases congressional scorecard
Republicans are anti-environment and Democrats are pro-environment. That is the rhetoric heard in political campaigns everywhere. And with the publication of the League of Conservation Voters environmental scorecard, released last week by the Sierra Club,
February 17, 2000Promises of a really big show
Following the yellow brick road can be a bummer; The longer it gets, the harder it is to distinguish fantasy from reality.
February 10, 2000Dead pigs, garbage in the river, mercenary hauling — it’s a wonder we’re still here
April 30, 2009Earth Fest
May 7, 2009Breakfast Buffet: Wednesday, 6/17
People are having a little trouble getting into this town's speakeasies (isn't that the point?) but never fear, regular bars can serve good cocktails too. [KC Beer Blog]What kind of cake do you get for Legoland's anniversary? Why, a 10-foot cake made entirely out of Legos of course. [Wired]For those planning on visiting an exotic locale, here are 15 tips for traveling through Africa while staying tech savvy (the tips apply anywhere). [White Afrikan]Eight environmentally friendly wines. Now you c
June 17, 2009Friday Farmers Market at Bad Seed
August 28, 2008Thought the Kansas coal battle was over?
Think again. Yes, Governor Mark Parkinson signed a backroom agreement with Sunflower Electric Power Corporation to build a gigantic new coal-fired power plant in western Kansas, but environmentalists aren't giving up yet. Last week, the Kansas Sierra Club and EarthJustice sent a strongly worded letter to Rod Bremby, Kansas' Secretary of Health and Environment. Bremby is the one who has to sign off on Sunflower's air permit and the Sierra Club doesn't want him to simply rubbe
June 30, 2009EPA's findings in Cameron brain tumor investigation to be revealed Tuesday night
The mystery of why so many people in Cameron have brain tumors may be coming closer to an answer. The Environmental Protection Agency will share the findings of its study at a meeting on the campus of Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.KMBC Channel 9 reports that recent EPA tests found low levels of Chromium 6 in the soil. But they weren't at harmful levels. In April, a lawsuit filed with the help of Erin Brockovich blames sludge containing high levels of cancer
July 7, 2009Brownback lies about cap-and-trade
​U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback is spouting nonsense in an effort to denigrate a bill intended to halt climate change.In a taped address to the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Brownback recently warned that cap-and-trade legislation in Congress would slap a family of four with a $1,500 annual increase in energy costs.But as Media Matters points out, Brownback's $1,500 increase seems to have been pulled from thin air.
August 5, 2009How green is your state Rep?
Now that the federal government is finally crafting legislation to deal with global warming, environmentalists are keeping a close watch on Washington, D.C. But, during the 2009 session, there was plenty of eco-related action in Missouri's capital, too. Rep Beth Low​Rep Bryan Pratt​Earlier this week, the non-partisan advocacy group, Missouri Votes Conservation, released its annual scorecard, outlining how lawmakers in Jefferson City fared this year in protecting the environment. The repor
August 7, 2009Environmentalists unearth massive financial problems at Sunflower Electric
In the marathon controversy over the expansion of the coal-fired power complex in Western Kansas, environmentalists have argued the new facility would be a giant, climate-change-accelerator, coughing up ungodly amounts of the carbon dioxide gas that leads to global warming. Holcomb 1 power plant​But the latest legal filing from Earthjustice and the Sierra Club lays out another reason the monster power plant in Holcomb could be a disaster. Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, the company th
August 7, 2009Shatner's moved on from saving the whales
​William Shatner was once tasked with going back in time to rescue a humpback whale -- albeit to save the planet because those whales could communicate with a hostile alien race hellbent on destroying Earth. It's not like he would later tie global warming into a public service announcement for the Sierra Club to save the whales that live off screen. Wait a minute... Now, only 23 years after filming Star Trek IV, he's got a new idea on how to save the planet and the challenge seems signif
August 10, 2009Greenfest 2009
August 20, 2009Happy-Hour Hit list: Biker Bars
September 3, 2009Green Gals
September 10, 2009Kansas town really is just dust in the wind
​Add another destination to your list of day trips not to take.The New York Times notes today the passing of Treece, a lead-contaminated Kansas mining town near the borders of Missouri and Oklahoma. Town Mayor Bill Blunk tells the Times, "It's dead. Wasted land." About 140 residents remain, most of them waiting ... and waiting for the federal government to relocate them. Despite pressure from Kansas Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and Rep. Lynn Jenkins and Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, the E
September 14, 2009Climate change affecting hops quality?
​You might not have minded when it affected the polar bears -- they're not as cute and cuddly as the cartoons suggest. But you might want to know that climate change is potentially ruining your beer. Let's set aside the arguments over global warming and just assume it is not up for debate, similar to your beer being served cold as opposed to warm. A Czech climatologist believes that the quality of hops in the Czech Republic has declined because of an increase in air temperature over the past f
September 15, 2009Western Wyandotte Arts Festival
September 24, 2009No Impact Man
October 8, 2009New veteran group says global warming is as dangerous as terrorists
Whether it was the light drizzle, crisp temperatures or their military training, the veterans on the big, blue biodiesel bus got right to the point when they stopped at Liberty Memorial last week. Operation Free bus tour stops at Liberty Memorial​"Climate disruption is a clear and present national security threat," Rafael Noboa, a former Army sergeant from Colorado, said. "The U.S. cannot afford to wait." The small crew of military veterans are on a 21-state tour, trying to convince citi
October 19, 2009Cafe Europa: Sustainable restaurant
​If you don't clean your plate at Cafe Europa, you shouldn't feel guilty. The Crestwood restaurant has partnered with environmental consultant Earthscraps LLC to implement a composting and recycling program. "This is about getting into restaurants and addressing the issue of waste. Cafe Europa is an experiment. I'm hoping to take all my experience in the restaurant industry and passion for trash, and work to create a sustainable environment," says Jerame Gray, President of the Kan
October 27, 2009KC Chamber's green initiative gets a national nod
​When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce came out against federal legislation aimed at slowing global warming, Apple kicked its membership and Nike resigned its position on the board. But Partners for Livable Communities, a national smart growth and sustainable development advocacy group, suggested this week that local chambers aren't nearly so backwards when it comes to protecting the climate. A new report from the Washington, D.C., based group argues: There is a powerful -- and perhaps unexpect
November 5, 2009
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