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‘Ten Years to Save the Planet’: Kansas City Metro’s Small-town Mayors Take Up Climate Fight
Mayors and local officials founded Climate Action KC, and are taking measurable steps to reduce emissions and create healthier communities throughout the Kansas City metro.
Price of Progress: Grain Belt Express Pits Public Benefit and Private Property Rights in Race Against Climate Change
The Grain Belt Express, an 800-mile transmission line that would connect renewable wind energy in Kansas with customers in several states to the east, is facing opposition from landowners in its path.
Can YOU Really Impact Climate Change?
Eliminating food waste, ditching your timed coffeemaker and turning down your thermostat are a few helpful habits that can make a difference in the fight against climate change.
Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico
As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.
Sustainability Ambitions Soaring at KCI
Kansas City International Airport plans to have electric buses linking economy parking with its sparkling new terminal recharge wirelessly – on the fly, so to speak – which would make it the first airport in the world with that capability.
Accolades for Apartments Offer Latest Sign KC is an Emerging Energy Efficiency Mecca
One of the most energy efficient apartment complexes in the world is at Second and Delaware streets in Kansas City. It’s getting more attention as the world combats climate change.
Kansas City Pursues Massive Solar Farm at KCI
Kansas City is considering putting a massive 2,000-acre solar farm on city land at Kansas City International Airport, creating one of the largest solar power installations in the nation.
Kansas City Sustainability Projects Get Grants to Fight Food Waste
Projects aimed at reducing food waste in Kansas City have gotten nearly $500,000 in grants from the EPA.
Kayaking to Cut Coal Fired Power Plants: 2,341 Miles Down the Missouri River
Long-distance kayaker Graham Jordison is paddling the length of the 2,341-mile Missouri River. His effort is designed to draw attention to coal plants in operation along the river.
Hunting for Hot Spots in Kansas City’s Climate
Kansas City volunteers are part of a nationwide effort to map “heat islands” in cities where temperatures can be nearly 10 degrees higher than surrounding areas.
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