Category Archives: Environment

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The Great Race For Modern Transit

CMT Executive Director Kim Cella (far left), Jacque Lumsden with CBB and Mayor Francis Slay.

CMT Executive Director Kim Cella, Jacque Lumsden with CBB and Mayor Francis Slay.

Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) is holding its fifth annual Great Race competition on Thursday, May 12, 2016.

Kim Cella, executive director of CMT, is the guest on this edition of “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” with Don Corrigan.

Corrigan  and Cella discuss the meaning behind the race, the positive environmental impacts of public transportation,  and he might even try to uncover a few race strategy ideas from Cella.

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Posted on May 5, 2016 in Environment, Local Events, Podcasts

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Carl’s Climate Analysis #650

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Credit: Pixabay

The 650th Climate Letter is out from Carl Campbell. A couple of interesting items he covers gives analysis on the wildfires in Alberta and an updated discussion on what it would take for the U.S. to convert 100% to renewable energy.

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Posted on May 4, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Carl Campbell Publishes 646th Climate Letter

Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Photo by Diana Linsley, Webster-Kirkwood Times.

Carl Campbell, a retired petroleum investment advisor, spends every morning searching the internet for climate and environmental information.  By early afternoon, he releases an analysis of his most important finds in a daily newsletter called “Carl’s Climate Letters.”

This past week, Campbell released his 646th climate letter. Here is an excerpt from the current letter.

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Posted on May 1, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Meet The Missouri Sierra Club Chapter Director

Pictured: John Hickey, Missouri Chapter Director of the Sierra Club.

Pictured: John Hickey, Missouri Chapter Director of the Sierra Club.

Meet John Hickey, the Missouri Chapter Director of the Sierra Club, who is the guest on this week’s “Behind the Editor’s Curtain.” Hickey shares his insights into the Missouri Sierra Club – what the organization’s environmental mission is based on, and also the organization’s political advocacy goals and stance on a few current policies.  The organization also manages to have a little fun as well, and Hickey tells Don Corrigan how important it is to get out into nature and enjoy what it has to offer.

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Posted on April 24, 2016 in Environment, Podcasts

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MSD: Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant Fully Operational

Fenton sewer plant, December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, MSD.

Fenton sewer plant, December 2015. Photos provided by Sean Hadley, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District.

After months of repair work following historic flooding in December 2015, the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) says operations at the Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant are fully restored.

From the MSD website: MSD crews and contractors have restored the full wastewater treatment process at the Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) that is required during the recreation season from April 1- October 31.  This includes the re-establishment of wastewater disinfection using ultraviolet light.  With the restoration of full treatment, the Fenton WWTP again meets regulatory standards.  As a result, the recreation advisory for the Meramec River has been lifted.  MSD crews are in the process of removing signs. Find more information HERE.

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Posted on April 13, 2016 in Environment

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NEW DRONES: BAD FOR PRIVACY? BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?

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By Don Corrigan (column from the Webster-Kirkwood Times)

My friend Bill Allen at Mizzou J-School offers a course in using drones for news coverage, but use of flying drones to gather information is raising questions at every level.

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Posted on April 7, 2016 in Environment

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Tales From A Park Ranger

Pictured: Brian Ettling.

Pictured: Brian Ettling.

Brian Ettling, a seasonal park ranger at Crater Lake National Park, is the guest on this week’s “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” with Don Corrigan.

The St. Louis native shares his experiences as a park ranger, what to expect as a visitor to a national park, and also his advocacy efforts to educate the public about climate change.

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Posted on March 31, 2016 in Environment, Podcasts

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Don Corrigan Steps Into The Spotlight At Seattle Conference

FB Don Pic In Seattle WA March 2016Environmental Echo Editor Don Corrigan presented his paper, “Black Faces, Natural Spaces,” last week at the 2016 American Cultural Association / Popular Culture Association (ACA/PCA) in Seattle, Washington.

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Posted on March 29, 2016 in Environment, Home

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Safety Tips and Myths About Missouri’s Severe Weather

It’s Missouri Statewide Severe Weather Week 2016! 

Picture courtesy National Weather Service.

Picture courtesy National Weather Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictured: Jim Kramper, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in St. Louis.

Pictured: Jim Kramper, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in St. Louis.

Jim Kramper, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in St. Louis, talks with Don Corrigan about what a day in the life of a weather warning coordinator is like, weather safety, weather pattern myths, and what can be learned from Missouri’s past severe weather events.

To hear this edition of “Behind the Editor’s Curtain” click on the link below.

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Posted on March 16, 2016 in Environment, Home, Podcasts

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Radioactive Contamination Top Campaign Concern For Chappelle-Nadal

Pictured: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal.

Pictured: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal.

By Don Corrigan  (See this article and other local news in the West End Word Newspaper.)

Missouri state Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-University City, is already running hard for Congress against U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay Jr., D-St. Louis. She said she will defeat him on “the number one issue in the 1st District: radioactive contamination.”

 

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Posted on March 10, 2016 in Environment, Home