Don Corrigan serves up his weekly opinion about who deserves a dagger for being a foe to the environment and who deserves a daisy for being a friend of the environment.
This week: Daisies to Climate Change Communication Center for Calling Out Dangers Of Climate Science Denial and Daggers to Heartland Institute’s Celebration Of Trump, Climate Change Denial, Scientific Data Denial.
Pictured: Sarah Willey.
Sarah Willey is this week’s guest on Environmental Echo. Willey is involved with local environmental and activists groups, such as the Sierra Club, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and MOmentum: Missouri Moving Forward.
Don Corrigan interviews Willey about her thoughts and opinions involving the EPA and climate change, the current political landscape, and 2017 becoming the “year of the march.”
Continue below to hear the podcast interview.
Saint Louis Art Museum at Forest Park. Photo by Holly Shanks.
Forest Park Forever released its 2016 Year In Review report. This iconic park has been on the forefront of history in St. Louis since it opened to the public in June of 1876. From the 1904 World’s Fair to celebrating at Fair Saint Louis, generations of local families and visitors from around the world, have enjoyed, experienced, and continue to be excited about Forest Park.
Take a few minutes and read about the restoration efforts, programs and progress that have been underway to continue to make Forest Park an inclusive treasure of St. Louis.
Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports Riley Nolan of Fenton became the recent record-breaking angler in Missouri when he gigged a gizzard shad on the Big River in Jefferson County.
“Believe it or not, that shad was the only fish my dad and I got that evening,” he said.
See more of the MDC story below.
Green Mothers Organizing For Marches In April To Support Scientists & Climate Action
Daggers & Daisies, a new weekly opinion feature of Environmental Echo, singles out friends and foes of the Earth for attention. Readers are encouraged to submit their nominees for Daggers & Daisies to environmentalecho@gmail.com.
Photo: Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Consumers and environmentalists were “loaded for bear” for a public hearing at the Holiday Inn Southwest in late January before the state Public Service Commission (PSC) on planned electric rate hikes by Ameren Missouri.
Environmentalists like Andy Knott of the Beyond Coal Campaign were ready with news of a Jan. 23 court decision finding Ameren in violation of the Clean Air Act at its Rush Island coal plant in Jefferson County. That plant, and the nearby Meramec Plant in Oakville, have been sources of health concerns in South County.
Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is presenting a Tree Health Update Seminar tailored for tree-care professionals and advanced enthusiasts on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 1:30-4:00 p.m. at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood. (Registration required.)
More from the MDC press release below.
Interested in learning more about starting a community garden?
Check out Gateway Greening’s “Garden Project Orientation.” Learn more about building an inclusive space where a community can come together and grow their own healthy fruit and veggies.
Upcoming Orientation Dates:
– Saturday, January 14, 10-11 a.m., at Main Office, 2211 Washington Ave, 63103
– Saturday, February 25, 10-11 a.m., at Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, 63108
Find more information about attending the upcoming orientations and the online interest form from Gateway Greening HERE.
Domien and Eileen Meert at their Christmas tree farm near Festus, Mo. Domien holds the first tree dibble he ever used when he started his tree farm. Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Missouri Department of Conservation offered a few tips on how to choose an environmentally friendly Christmas Tree for the holidays.
Photo by MDC Staff, courtesy Missouri Department of Conservation.
Why do owls hoot so much this time of year? Find at the Owl Prowl, a family-friendly event hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Also, learn about what makes owls such effective nighttime hunters.
Reservations please call 636-458-2236 (reserve by Nov. 30, 2016.)
https://mdc.mo.gov/events/view/1063990
