Posted 5:11 PM 2/17/2012 by Jessica Reese

COLUMBIA - Cotton clothing brands may start promoting their 'green' production thanks to a recent MU study. The benefits of this advertising could mean an extra boost of another green for those farmers and companies that have use these practices.

The research conducted found consumers are (More)

Posted 9:26 PM 2/12/2012 by Matt Evans

COLUMBIA - A new game for smart-phones launched in Columbia Sunday.  It's called REBOOT. 

"Like a traditional scavenger hunt, REBOOT players will have to complete multiple missions and visit assigned location," said Hannah Sims, the program manager for REBOOT. 

Unlike (More)

Posted 10:17 PM 11/15/2011 by Breana Jones

COLUMBIA - City manager Mike Matthes and sustainability manager Barbara Buffaloe attended a meeting Tuesday night to inform Columbians about the future of sustainability in the city.

The meeting, called "Planning Columbia's Future Energy Needs" was hosted by the Boone County League of (More)

Posted 11:11 PM 11/13/2011 by Erica Coghill

COLUMBIA - The city set up a booth inside the Columbia Public Library Sunday to celebrate America Recycles Day. The booth had information on how to live a more sustainable lifestyle.Organizers said Columbia is doing a good job recycling compared to other cities in the nation. However, they (More)

Posted 7:02 PM 11/5/2011 by Tong Gao

Columbia - The City of Columbia hosted the HomeWorks Home Maintenance Training program at the City Hall on Saturday to teach homeowners some basic home repair skills. 13 homeowners attended the free educational program.

Community Development Coordinator Randy Cole said the program (More)

Posted 12:57 PM 11/3/2011 by Alexandra Smoldt

COLUMBIA - The 19th annual Small Farm Trade Show kicked off Thursday at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Ron Macher founded the Small Farm Trade Show as a way to showcase material that made up his magazine, Small Farm Today, which he (More)

Posted 6:23 PM 10/25/2011 by Iris Zhang

COLUMBIA- Residents in the Mizzou Sustainahouse are preparing for their first winter in the sustainable living house.

Six MU students have been living in the 90-year house since August to promote a (More)

Posted 5:30 PM 10/19/2011 by Andrew Scott Weil

COLUMBIA - The alternative rock band Guster hosted a discussion Wednesday on MU's campus about its tour sustainability efforts.

Guster's Adam Gardner and his wife founded the non-profit group, Reverb, back in 2004. The organization provides custom greening programs for artists' tours (More)

Posted 4:46 PM 10/12/2011 by Iris Zhang

COLUMBIA - Representatives from businesses, universities and colleges from eight counties addressed the recycling problems Wednesday at the annual summit of the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District.

Attendees discessed more recycling grants from the district, school food waste (More)

Posted 5:36 PM 9/18/2011 by Lindsay Cooper

COLUMBIA - The Sixth Annual EcoArtFest continued Sunday despite the less-than-appealing weather. The Missouri River Cultural Conservancy hosted the event, which was held at Cooper's Landing in Columbia.

Local artists performed on stage while visitors shopped booths. Missouri River Relief (More)

Posted 5:10 PM 9/17/2011 by Brice Sander

COLUMBIA - The Missouri River Cultural Conservancy hosted its sixth annual EcoArtFest at Cooper's Landing Saturday.

The eco-friendly fest brings together more than a dozen "green vendors," selling everthing from used books to tie-die clothes and hand-made jewelery. The fest aims to educate (More)

Posted 6:22 PM 9/8/2011 by Erica Coghill

COLUMBIA- Crews worked Thursday to get everything set up for the weekend's fifth annual Roots 'N Blues 'N BBQ Festival in downtown Columbia.  With BBQ vendors and 30 different bands expected to play throughout the weekend, people know they can find some BBQ and music at the festival, but (More)