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Renewable EnergyRenewable Energy ResourcesBelow is wide range of business and organizations working to provide information and services related to renewable energy. Services and Products Surviving Climate Change roundtable in St. Louis06/27/2008 - 08:49 06/29/2008 - 08:49 Register now for the Surviving Climate Change roundtable in St. Louis. Only $4 – but it goes up after May 15! Please send the information to anyone you know who might be interested. *Surviving Climate Change: Producing Less and Enjoying it More* The effects of climate change, peak oil and toxic production are here. We know it every time we see news of weather disasters and disappearing species. We feel it every time we buy gas. We hear it every time a child uses an asthma inhaler.
Wood waste eyed as renewable energy source in Missouri OzarksWood waste eyed as renewable energy source in Missouri Ozarks By ALAN SCHER ZAGIER CUBA, Mo. (AP) -- The forest-rich Missouri Ozarks have been quite good to the four generations of kin at McGinnis Wood Products, a supplier of white oak barrels to distillers and winemakers the world over. Business is so good, there's even a market for the 120 tons of sawdust produced daily as remnants from the plant's two lumber mills. Rather than haul the wood waste to the landfill, McGinnis sells its scraps to a nearby Kingsford charcoal factory.
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Biodiesel Plant Contaminates Missouri StreamEPA Enforcement Action to Protect Streams in Missouri Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 28, 2008) - EPA's Criminal Investigation Division, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the Missouri Department of Conservation conducted a joint investigation of an illegal discharge of pollutants in Hermondale, Mo., leading to criminal charges against James Raulerson and James Raulerson Farms for violating the Clean Water Act.
Coal-fired Power Plants = Global WarmingKEN MIDKIFF December 7, 2007 Coal-fired Power Plant = Global Warming When “King Coal” was first burned to produce electricity, not much was known about global warming. In fact, 50 to 70 years ago, there was much more concern about a new ice age and gradual cooling.
Resource PagesThe section of the website is intended to offer resources and contacts on a variety of issues. From farmer's markets to wilderness, it's to help you connect with others and find the information that you need. While the focus is on resources rooted in the Ozarks, we may include information and services from outside the Ozark region when we think it will be useful. |