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April 19, 2012
Ameren Partners with Westinghouse to Build Innovative Small Nuclear Reactors
Ameren Missouri and Westinghouse Electric Company today announced a partnership in order to pursue Department of Energy funds for the development and construction of new types of small nuclear reactors. If Westinghouse wins the DOE investment funds, Missouri will seek from the Nuclear Regulatory Com ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2012
The Pageant Embraces Green Movement, Installs Solar Panels on Roof
The management of the Pageant is embracing the "green" movement, most notably with the installation of solar panels on the music establishment's roof. Patrick Hagin, the managing partner of the venue in the Loop, says he'd been considering putting in solar panels for a while, especially since a com ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
House Transportation Bill Would Gut Metro Funding
The US House of Representatives is scheduled to discuss today its version of the 2012 transportation bill -- a bill that could have major ramifications for the City and the counties.If passed, the bill, HR 7, states that mass transit would no longer automatically receive one-fifth of the fuel tax ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Radiation! It's In Your Food! Put Down the Geiger Counter, Poindexter.
Wikimedia Commons The truly horrible catastrophe in Japan keeps threatening people nearly two weeks after the initial earthquakes and tsunami. The nuclear power plants are damaged and there's radiation in the water, spinach and milk! Quick! Stop all exports of these products to the U.S.! Bec ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Fenton Drug Company in Overdrive After Japan Quake
Amid panic about nuclear plants exploding after huge earthquakes hit Japan, a local drug manufacturer is seeing a run on a medicine that protects against radiation poisoning. The over-the-counter drug, ThyroShield, saturates the thyroid with potassium idodide so that it can't absorb radiation. "I ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2011
Missouri Top 10 State for CO2 Emissions
Missouri legislators want to overturn a 2008 ballot initiative requiring state utilities to produce 15 percent of their energy from clean sources in 2021.Missouri's carbon-dioxide output from coal-fired power plants increased last year by nearly nine percent, to more than 83 million tons. The ris ... More >>
Music
December 9, 2010
An interview with Vince DiFiore on the eve of (finally!) a new Cake album
Missouri legislators want to overturn a 2008 ballot initiative requiring state utilities to produce 15 percent of their energy from clean sources in 2021.Missouri's carbon-dioxide output from coal-fired power plants increased last year by nearly nine percent, to more than 83 million tons. The ris ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2010
Vote, Often, For Solar Panels For Parkway North
Courtesy Wendy LowVote for us, darn it!A few years back, Parkway North High School student Wendy Low and some of her friends thought it would be a great idea for the school to use solar panels to meet its electrical needs. The administration was all for it. Just one thing: Solar panels cost money ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2010
Interview: Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground Sets the Record Straight
A 1966 Velvet Underground press shot. Moe Tucker is on the bottom right.In April 2009, WALB-TV aired a story about a Tea Party rally in nearby Tifton, Georgia. About two-and-a-half minutes into the feature, one "Maureen Tucker, Tea Party Supporter" was quoted as saying, "I'm furious about the way ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
Students Protest Speech by Peabody Energy CEO Greg Boyce at Wash U Research Symposium
Photo by Keegan HamiltonWash U students had a message for Peabody Energy's Greg Boyce at the Symposium for Global Energy FutureGreg Boyce, CEO of Peabody Energy, the world's largest privately held coal company, stepped to a podium Saturday afternoon at Washington University's Symposium on Global ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2010
Wash U. Students Want University to Come Clean on Coal Research
Image viaBy contrast, coal accounts for more than 80 percent of Missouri's energy. For many environmentalists, the phrase "clean coal" is a contradiction in terms on par with military intelligence and jumbo shrimp. But to the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering at Washi ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2010
Study Confirms Orangutans Lazier Than the Laziest Human You Know
Orangutan at Rest: How very stereotypical.That orangutan you see at the zoo doing nothing but sitting on its rump staring at you (no matter how hard you bang on its plexi-glass cage), is indeed as lazy as you thought. According to a new report penned by anthropology professor Herman Pontzer at Wa ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2010
Local Protesters of Big Oil to Put Hands Across the Sand, Er, Mud and Silt
Hands Across the SandOn Saturday, dozens of St. Louisans will gather on the riverfront beneath the Arch to hold hands in a silent protest against offshore oil drilling. Local event organizer Stacey Critzer anticipates 50, maybe even 100 participants. It's not exactly Hands Across America, but the ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
Buck Naked Takes the Lead
Hands Across the SandOn Saturday, dozens of St. Louisans will gather on the riverfront beneath the Arch to hold hands in a silent protest against offshore oil drilling. Local event organizer Stacey Critzer anticipates 50, maybe even 100 participants. It's not exactly Hands Across America, but the ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2010
Anti-BP Protest Planned for 10 a.m. Today at Delmar BP
Where it goes down today.Activists who favor stricter clean-energy legislation, and oppose the controversial Murkowski resolution, are holding a rally at 10 a.m. today at BP gas station on Delmar.The rally is being organized by Repower America and its Missouri chapter, plus like-minded groups suc ... More >>
Blogs
June 9, 2010
Mall Employee Gets Kinda Naked to Protest Oil Extraction in Canada
Lush employee Rachael Wall protests mining the Canadian Tar Sands. Click to view larger version.Editor's note: Daily RFT sent able-bodied intern Steve Hardy to the Galleria today to report on one of the most earnest protests ever held on a Wednesday afternoon in a mostly vacant shopping mall. Bel ... More >>
Blogs
June 7, 2010
Lush Cosmetics Employees Stripping to Stop Canadian Oil Production
Artist's butcheringLeft, soaps sold by Lush Cosmetics. Right, the Canadian tar sands. Only if a good scrubbing by one would clean the other.While the Deep Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico continues to cough up oil underwater, a chain of organic soap shops is planning a separate protest this ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2010
Burn! Scientists Say Missouri and Illinois Pay Billions to Import Coal
Image sourceA gift to clean energy advocates from the Union of Concerned ScientistsA report on coal imports from the Union of Concerned Scientists was just about a month too late for the Great Coal Debate at Washington University.,It's a pity too, because the environmental activist group found th ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2010
Illinois Lawmakers Take A Siesta to Condemn Arizona's Immigration Law
Image sourceThe Illinois House of Representatives asks, "¿Como se dice 'snooze' en español?"On the eve of their summer recess, the Illinois House of Representatives boldly passed a resolution that officially condemns Arizona's harsh new immigration law. Trouble was, they ended up taking the leg ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Be Eco-Logical
Image sourceThe Illinois House of Representatives asks, "¿Como se dice 'snooze' en español?"On the eve of their summer recess, the Illinois House of Representatives boldly passed a resolution that officially condemns Arizona's harsh new immigration law. Trouble was, they ended up taking the leg ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to Speak at Wash. U. Commencement
Image sourceU.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Does this look like a face that could launch a thousand student protests?Remember when Washington University gave Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree? Remember those heady days of anger and protest? College commencements are, by their nature, d ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2010
Roy Blunt "Proud" To Be On Environmentalist's Dirty Dozen List
Image Via Lee Marvin does not approve of Roy Blunt's environmental voting recordThe League of Conservation Voters released its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of U.S. lawmakers who consistently vote against clean energy and the environment yesterday and Missouri's Roy Blunt was among the dirtiest.The g ... More >>
Music
January 13, 2010
Nick Jonas and the Administration
7 p.m. Tuesday, January 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Blogs
January 8, 2010
Peabody, Wash U. Lock Horns with Man Behind Clean Coal Consortium Parody Website
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncharris/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Coal!The website of the Washington University Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization openly admits to "perpetuating the myth that coal can be used in a clean and sustainable manner," to being a "public relations tool for industry," to advancin ... More >>
News
December 9, 2009
Wash. U. turns its grease into gas, the Cards make a deal, and Lambert dumbs down its signage
http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncharris/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Coal!The website of the Washington University Consortium for Clean Coal Utilization openly admits to "perpetuating the myth that coal can be used in a clean and sustainable manner," to being a "public relations tool for industry," to advancin ... More >>
Blogs
December 1, 2009
Wash. U. Turns French Fry Grease into Biodiesel
flickr.com/photos/boxerdogoramaSure this looks kind of gross, but do you think unrefined gasoline really looks any better?Washington University's dining service, Bon Appétit, continues to prove it has a higher social conscience than you do. First it boycotted tomatoes. Now it is converting its u ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2009
Missouri Gets $23 Million for Clean Energy
flickr.com/photos/jkgrooveRep. Russ Carnahan office today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $22.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri."As Congress continues working on comprehensive e ... More >>
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April 29, 2009
But How Do You Wind It?
flickr.com/photos/jkgrooveRep. Russ Carnahan office today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $22.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri."As Congress continues working on comprehensive e ... More >>
News
April 22, 2009
Wild Rides: Sometimes the cars accelerate on their own. Sometimes they stop dead. Drivers of the hybrid Prius have discovered they can be an unexpected adventure.
flickr.com/photos/jkgrooveRep. Russ Carnahan office today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $22.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri."As Congress continues working on comprehensive e ... More >>
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April 22, 2009
Still Shakey After All These Years
flickr.com/photos/jkgrooveRep. Russ Carnahan office today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $22.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri."As Congress continues working on comprehensive e ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2008
Last Night: Project: Design! at Contemporary Art Museum
flickr.com/photos/jkgrooveRep. Russ Carnahan office today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy has released $22.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Missouri."As Congress continues working on comprehensive e ... More >>
Calendar
October 1, 2008
St. Louis Style
Feeling fashionable?
Calendar
September 24, 2008
Here's the Scoop
Sweet treats by sunset
Calendar
September 10, 2008
Presto Pesto
Lean, green and pretty tasty, actually
Calendar
August 6, 2008
Fig-get Me Not
Love of food improves the world
Blogs
May 13, 2008
News from Harvest
Love of food improves the world
News
April 23, 2008
Things to Do with the Kiddies At Ballpark Village
Love of food improves the world
News
March 26, 2008
Green Teams: The Cardnials scramble to join the ranks of the environmentally conscious
Love of food improves the world
Music
November 7, 2007
Bad Folk
Bad Folk/Rats and People
"That Great Atomic Power Scared Charlie Louvin More than God" 7"
(self-released)"Saw a Circus" / "I Sang to Heather Nethereye" split 7"
(self-released)
Music
August 22, 2007
The Ditty Bops
7 p.m. (all-ages) and 10 p.m. (21+) Thursday, August 23. Mad Art Gallery, 2727 South 12th Street.
Calendar
February 14, 2007
Do It EarthWays
7 p.m. (all-ages) and 10 p.m. (21+) Thursday, August 23. Mad Art Gallery, 2727 South 12th Street.
Home Entertainment
June 21, 2006
Shark Bites
JAWS Unleashed is as sloppy as it is gory.
Music
March 8, 2006
Comeback Kid
Saturday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)
Calendar
July 11, 2001
Apollo's Chariot
The 2001 Formula Sun American Solar Challenge blazes through the St. Louis area
News
June 13, 2001
Power Play
California's troubles slowed deregulation here, but Ameren is preparing to turn up the juice
News
March 29, 2000
Hot Rods
Spent nuclear fuel could be barreling down accident-plagued, construction-delayed Interstate 70
News
September 1, 1999
The Merchant of Venice
The McKinley Bridge is broke — structurally and financially — and everyone wants it fixed. Trouble is, Mayor Tyrone Echols of Venice isn't about to give away the city's bridge. But he could be talked into trading it.

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