// By Brad Walker March, 2005 Note: This essay was written while I was working on a graduate degree a decade ago. The assignment was to determine whether I thought we needed nature. I hope it will be an interesting change from the rather intense articles that I typically write and does break the…
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Read MoreMissouri Foundation for Health Funds New Food Policy Coalition
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator, (314) 727-0600, mvatterott@moenviron.org Date: December 8, 2015 St. Louis, MO: Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has awarded Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) a 23-month $120,000 advocacy grant to lead the new St. Louis Food Policy Coalition (STLFPC). Where food comes from, how it is grown, and…
Read MoreTwo Films that Give Context for the Paris Climate Talks
By Caitlin Zera December 14, 2015 As the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (colloquially known as “The Paris Climate Talks” and officially abbreviated as COP21) wraps up at the end of this week, here are two films to watch that shed light on the social and…
Read MoreEPA Proposes Fire Mitigation at West Lake Landfill 20 Years after Surface Fire in the North Quarry
PRESS RELEASE Date: December 10, 2015 Contact: Ed Smith, (314) 727-0600 ext. 14, esmith@moenviron.org St. Louis, MO: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is requiring the financially responsible parties at the West Lake Landfill to implement plans for mitigating surface fires. This action follows a surface fire near the radioactive materials in October of…
Read MoreMississippi River Economic Profiles – At best, a flawed depiction of our wellbeing
// By Brad Walker, Rivers Director December 11, 2015 PDF Version Introduction How do we value a river system? What should we count? What should we prioritize? If we decide to place dollars on everything, will that further commodify a river? If we don’t place dollars on everything, will it lead to bad decisions? All…
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