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Living in the City is Greener

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Government, Ideas, Local, Society | No Comments »

A new study has (re)confirmed what is obvious to most: city residents pollute less than their suburban counterparts. The study was completed by the Brookings Institute and released yesterday. The most basic conclusion from the report is that "each resident of ...

LEED Building Visit - Oak Bend Office Center

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 Posted in Energy, Environment, Local | 2 Comments »

Heightening Awareness: On Tuesday, July 18th I had the opportunity to tour a new LEED certified (certification pending) office building under construction in St. Louis. The tour was sponsored by the local U.S. Green Building Council chapter. Tours ran every 15 ...

Democracy For America / Change For Missouri

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005 Posted in Local, Politics | No Comments »

On Monday night I attended the first steering committe meeting for DFA / Change for Missouri. I should actually describe the meeting as one organized to form a steering committe rather than an actual committee meeting. The group's organizer, Dyan ...