Tag: Kansas
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Kansas City Sues Feds For Moving EPA Headquarters to the Burbs
We previously reported how the EPA Says "Do What I Say, Not What I Do" And Moves To The Burbs outside of Kansas City, a move that Kaid Benfield ranted was " horrible in
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PETA Offers To Help Kansas Overcome Budget Deficit By Paying For Anti-Fishing Sign
Hoping for a way to sustain the world's fisheries? PETA has a better idea: end fishing.
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Kansas Environment Secretary Fired for Not Fast-Tracking Coal Plant Permit
Apparently in Kansas, regulating coal-fired power plants is not what the state's top environment official is supposed to do. Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby was replaced earlier this week, after first refusing the
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These Prefabs Don't Move: Studio 804 Houses Languish On Market
For years, the students of Dan Rockhill's Studio 804 at the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design & Planning has been turning out stunning modern green prefabs, placing them in challenging areas of Kansas City and selling them fast to
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Kansas Utility Agrees To 500 Million Dollar Penalty For Coal-Fired Power Plant Emission Violations
You read that right. The corporate owner of a Kansas coal-fired electricity generation plant has agreed to a half-billion dollar settlement for Clean Air Act non-compliance. Per the EPA news
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Cameron Sinclair Awarded in London and More Architecture Stories of The Week
This week was a big one for TreeHugger friend Cameron Sinclair as he travelled to London to receive the Royal Society of Arts' Bicentenary Medal. Cameron flew into his home town to pick up the honour, jointly awarded to him and his partner Kate Stohr,
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EPA Poisons Prairie Dogs; Then They Bleed to Death & Harm Endangered Species
Geez louise, could that sound any more gross or excruciating? Apparently pesticides approved by the EPA for ridding prairies of their dogs are both a horrible way to die and also then
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U.S. Government Hires Kansas to Track Environmental Hazards and Health Problems
While many scientists suspect or believe environment plays a key role in chronic health
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Former Kansas U Athletic Director, and Helmet Advocate, Dies in Bike Crash
Bob Frederick, a former player, basketball coach, and bike helmet advocate at Kansas University who also worked as athletic director for 14 years, died Friday night at the age of 69 as a result of injuries
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Kansas To Get 400 Jobs Making Wind Turbine Nacelles
Via The Witchia Eagle:- Siemens Energy has announced its selection of Hutchinson Kansas for building a $50 million wind turbine plant, employing approximately 400 workers.
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Greensburg is Back! Tune Into the Second Season
If the Midwestern, small city charm and uplifting sustainable story behind Greensburg Kansas' green, post-tornado makeover moved you to happy tears—or action—there's reason to rejoice. Planet Green has picked up the Greensburg series for anoth
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Fair-Trade Coffee, Coming To a Dorm Near You
Two creative Bethel College students recently opened a fair trade coffee shop in the lounge of their dorm building. The shop is so new (and so trendy) that it doesn't even have a name yet. Seth Dunn and Lisa Penner, both Fresno, CA
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How to Print Your Own Money, Build Community & Not Get Arrested by the Feds
I want anyone who's got a joke on the tip of their tongue about 'monopoly money' to put it out of their mind. Printing your own local community currency is a perfectly legitimate thing to do—you can't make
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Kansas Senator Calls Small Farmers GQ-Reading Shrimpy Dilettantes
When Secretary of Agriculture candidate Tom Vilsack went before the Senate Agriculture Committee and was asked a question about organic agriculture, Senator Pat Roberts of
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Sonic the Hedgehog Inspires 11-Year-Old to Change Pet Laws in Kansas
When 8 year-old Judson King decided he wanted his favorite video game character for a pet three years ago, it wasn't just some fleeting phase based on fantastical whims like it would be for most
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GreenBuild: Agriboard Structural Insulated Panels
It doesn't look like much, and my photography doesn't help, but for me, this simple product was perhaps the best thing I saw at Greenbuild. But then, I am biased; I like dumb products that just sit there and do their job while reducing our carbon
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8 Green Music Festivals That Rock
Image Credit: Getty ImagesFestivals are not a modern day invention. The roots of the celebratory gathering go as far back as the Egyptians, who used to toast the annual overflow of the Nile, which irrigated crops. Whether it be religion (the most common
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Largest Wind Farm in Kansas (250 MW) Built by Italian Energy Firm
It may not be a world record beater, but a new wind farm in the Great Plains does take the blue ribbon on two fronts: The largest by Italian renewable energy developer Enel and the largest so far in Kansas. Enel’s press release is
