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Environment
Experiencing Spring These Past Cold Mornings
I get up later, first waking up at my usual 5:30 a.m. time, but then burrowing under the blankets like the groundhog seeing its winter shadow. I catch another hour of sleep. The cold star...
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Environment
Parkway Schools solar Installations now happening near you!
Solar installations are popping up everywhere in the Parkway School District. What? You say you haven’t noticed? Well maybe that is because most of the work is happening on the...
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Environment
What's Up with the Weather? Community Discussion Opportunity on Dec 6
On December 6, Eureka resident Larry Lazar and colleagues will lead a presentation and discussion about Global Warming/Climate Change at the Ethical Society of St. Louis The speakers...
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Environment
Yolanda Kakabadse Speaks
On Nov. 7 the Webster University Global Leaders in Residence program welcomed Yolanda Kakabadse. According to the program notes, Ms Kakabadse is "widely recognized as a global champi...
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Business
FTC's New 'Green Guides' Should Clarify Environmental Claims
The Federal Trade Commission’s new ‘green guides’ for advertising and marketing may make it even harder to be green. That should be good for consumers, who may have been misled by br...
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Government
Republic Services Invests $25 Million In Alternative Fuel Recycling And Waste Collection Trucks in St. Louis Area
Republic Services, a recycling and waste company that serves more than 200,000 households and 27,000 businesses in the St. Louis region, is investing nearly $25 million to enhance its fle...
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Environment
New trail to open in St. Louis region next week that links walking/biking with MetroLink
Attention St. Louis area cyclists, walkers and joggers, the new 2.2 mile MetroBikeLink Trail extension located between the Swansea MetroLink Station and the Memorial Hospital Station in S...
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Environment
Sequel to Hunting Mushrooms
Imagine my surprise, one day after publication of "Hunting Mushrooms" when I went to the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Garden is free to residents of St Louis City and St Louis County on...
