Posted 3:22 PM 2/1/2013 by Danielle Carter

COLUMBIA - The Missouri Department of Conservation is warning mid-Missourians about the dangers to plant life when using salt and salt compounds to de-ice roads.

Angela Belden, resource forester for the department, said even though this winter has been mild and not much salt has been (More)

Posted 9:43 AM 12/15/2012 by Marisa Breese

COLUMBIA - If you're purchasing a Christmas tree this holiday season, both fake and real trees have benefits, as well as disadvantages. But some experts say choosing a real tree might be the better option when it comes to the environment.

Artificial trees offer the convenience of already (More)

Posted 4:25 PM 12/13/2012 by Marisa Breese

COLUMBIA - Smoke from burning wood in a fireplace is inevitable, but the byproduct of fire is actually a significant contributor to air pollution, which also makes it hazardous to your health. But the Environmental Protection Agency says there are ways to decrease your environmental impact and (More)

Posted 8:07 PM 12/10/2012 by Karl Roskamp

COLUMBIA - Finding the perfect trees is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Not only are they fleeting, but opinions differ on what perfection looks like.  A plump tree for one person is too bushy for another. An eight-foot tree might be great in parents' eyes, but much too high for (More)

Posted 1:19 PM 12/6/2012 by Amy Couch

COLUMBIA - After playing chess one night at Mort's, a few University of Missouri engineering students got the idea to replace the missing pieces with new counterparts. They concocted a new, blue pawn out of plastic by using 3D printing technology.

"You just have an idea, and with 3D (More)

Posted 6:29 PM 12/3/2012 by Karl Roskamp

CENTRALIA - Missourians have greatly decreased their waste generation over the past decade.

In 2001, Missourians waste (More)

Posted 1:20 AM 11/26/2012 by Karl Roskamp

COLUMBIA - Odds are a record number of people will hit a deer this November.

According to car insurance companies in Columbia, November accounts for 18 percent of all deer-car collisions and the chance of hitting one is going up.

"In Missouri, the chances of you hitting a deer with (More)

Posted 1:29 PM 11/15/2012 by Amy Couch

COLUMBIA -  Fourteen year-old Taylor Burghard grew up around computer technologies since her parents own a local Apple retail store, MacXperts. So, it was only natural for Taylor to become another technological entrepreneur, making her own line of jewelry from recycled Apple computer (More)

Posted 7:30 PM 11/13/2012 by Marisa Breese

COLUMBIA - Textile businesses can benefit greatly from running sustainable operations.

"Eventually you can reduce your [company] costs if you're more sustainable, you're benefiting the environment, you're benefiting consumers, and it'll keep your business afloat too if you can make (More)

Posted 12:03 AM 11/12/2012 by Karl Roskamp

COLUMBIA - One local store is getting greener by tackling more than grass stains.

The dry cleaner uses a cleaning product to remove soils and stains, but doesn't provide the same risk to the environment as traditional petroleum-based cleaners.

"We think this is something that will (More)

Posted 8:56 PM 10/30/2012 by Marisa Breese

COLUMBIA - On Halloween the only things to fear are small witches, ghosts, and miniature Incredible Hulks roaming the streets. But after the holiday is over, there's something even scarier, environmental concerns.

Many of us will put away our costumes, that in many cases, will just sit and (More)

Posted 7:35 PM 10/29/2012 by Karl Roskamp

COLUMBIA - Sometimes our hobbies grow into a passion and Carl Korschgen is no exception.

Korschgen, a former ornithologist with two degrees in zoology, started raising chickens five years ago and now has way more than he can eat.

"We have not bought eggs from the grocery store in (More)