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Grasslands conservation program deadline nears
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Kansas says Jan. 25 is the deadline to submit applications for the grassland reserve program. ...
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Support grows for Kansas water policy reforms
The Associated Press Legislators say support is building for Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to change Kansas policies to conserve the state's water and extend the ...
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Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn
By Rick Callahan, Associated Press One of the nation's most widely planted crops — a genetically engineered corn plant that makes its own insecticide — ...
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Happy Holidays from Friends of the Kaw
Thank you to all who gave one of the best gifts to the Kansas River this year – your comments opposing in-river dredging. Hundreds of ...
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Kansas reservoirs filling up with sediment
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two federal reservoirs in Kansas have been losing significant amounts of water storage capacity because of sedimentation, according to a study ...
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Kansas River Water Trail Makes Department of Interior Top 100 List
The America’s Great Outdoors Initiative has been set in motion by President Obama as a way to advance conservation and recreation in the United States. ...
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Ranch teaches farm to table process
JANET URQUHART, The Aspen Times BASALT, Colo. - It's one thing to grow a few backyard tomatoes. It's another to raise a pig and serve ...
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K-State Researchers to Release Kansas River Dredging Study
Private in-channel dredging operations on rivers like the Kansas River cause deepening and widening of the channel and accelerate erosion of the banks. As a ...
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Report shows Lawrence meeting goal to lower greenhouse gas emissions
By Chad Lawhorn In the battle against global warming, Lawrence can proclaim it is a good soldier, thus far. A new report from City Hall ...
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Friends of the Kaw Receives Awards and Focuses on Dredging Concerns
Friends of the Kaw Receives Two Major Awards Patagonia Environmental Grant: Patagonia has awarded Friends of the Kaw a grant for $8,000 dollars in support ...
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Fix-It Chick: Conserve energy by insulating hot-water pipes
By Linda Cottin Hot water loses 2-4 degrees of its heat when left in uninsulated lines. Insulating hot and cold water lines can save energy, ...
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Apply Today! City and County Launch "Common Ground" Program for Farmers, Gardeners
The City of Lawrence and Douglas County have made 12 sites available for community members to use during the 2012 growing season. The Common Ground ...
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KC firm helps develop low-cost green housing
KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) - A Kansas City architecture firm has teamed up with an area Habitat for Humanity group to develop affordable, green housing ...
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FACT CHECK: GOP senator gasps for facts on asthma
Dina Cappiello, Associated Press It was a startling claim: Air pollution has no connection to asthma, Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul said on the Senate ...
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Major Dredging Expansion Threatens Kansas River
Thirteen sand dredging sites on the Kansas River are now up for public comment before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These sites comprise of ...
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Businesses hope to increase dredging along Kansas River; environmentalists warn that process is destructive
Several area companies hope to increase the amount of sand and gravel dredged from the Kansas River by 1 million tons per year. But before ...
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TransCanada says it will reroute planned pipeline
By Grant Schulte, Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Canadian pipeline developer TransCanada will shift the route of its planned oil pipeline out of the environmentally ...
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Free workshop to give tips on weatherization and home energy conservation
Local sustainability advocacy group Transition Kaw Valley will hold a free home energy conservation and weatherization workshop from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday ...
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US delays massive oil pipeline from Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) The State Department is ordering the developer of a pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to Texas to reroute it around ...
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US mulls new route for Canada oil pipeline
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press The State Department is considering a plan that would reroute the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada away from ...
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Local group forming to support a tax on carbon
Most folks want energy costs to go down, so it’s rare to find a group pushing for energy costs to increase. But that’s the intention ...
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Renewable energy options to be studied for Farmland Industries site
Federal agencies will spend $35,000 to study how the former Farmland Industries site could one day support the production of renewable energy. On Friday, the ...
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Scientists hope to see birth of iceberg
Radar technology developed at Kansas University is helping NASA scientists track something they’ve never monitored before: the birth of an iceberg. Last month, a crew ...
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Douglas County investing in long-term sustainability
Upgrades to heating and air-conditioning systems at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center are on pace to save county taxpayers more than $50,000 this year. ...
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Can you tell bottled water from tap?
Not all water tastes the same. Or does it? That was the question a group of community organizers were posing to pedestrians on Massachusetts Street ...
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FOK Annual Dinner & Silent Auction
Friends of the Kaw is hosting the FOK Annual Dinner & Silent Auction on November 17, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the ...
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Firefighters, medics save energy, thousands of dollars during friendly competition
By Mark Fagan Turning off lights, computer monitors and treadmills helped Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical trim more than $1,500 from their electric bills during a ...
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Local musician warns of vampire energy through song
Robert Baker isn’t what you’d call an environmentalist. The Lawrence resident is a lifelong musician who was tasked in 2010 with penning the score to ...
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Fix-It Chick: Put a stake through vampire energy-suckers
By Linda Cottin Vampire power is a term coined to describe electrical power wasted by typical household electronics when they are plugged in but not ...
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Manhattan, K-State win energy challenge over Lawrence, KU
TOPEKA -- The city of Manhattan and Kansas State University teamed up to win a $100,000 prize by defeating the city of Lawrence and Kansas ...
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New report provides in-depth analysis of food system in Douglas County area
The Douglas County Food Policy Council released a 75-page report today that provided a smorgasbord of information about the food system in Douglas, Jefferson and ...
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State makes battle plan for toxic algae
BY CHRISTINE METZ During the past summer, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment tracked toxic blue-green algal blooms in more than 40 lakes and ...
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Writer calls for better environmental foresight in new book
By CHRISTINE METZ In 2007, Bryan Welch nearly killed himself on a twisty mountain road in Oregon. He was on a motorcycle and entering what ...
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Advocates hope Food Day eventually gains same staying power as Earth Day
In spring 1970, at a time when industries could pump and dump practically whatever they wanted into the skies and waters, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson ...
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Westar begins citywide hookup to smart grid today
Starting today, Lawrence will get a little smarter. Well, at least the electric meters in the city will. Westar Energy is beginning the mass installation ...
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Lawrence Electronic Recycling Event, Saturday, October 15th
The City of Lawrence will host an electronic recycling event on Saturday, October 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Free State High ...
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Don't forget: The Homegrown Lawrence Festival starts at 5:30 p.m.
Got Friday night plans? Tonight's Late Night at the Phog, of course, but if you aren't checking out the Jayhawks' first official scrimmage of 2011-2012, ...
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Add a little green to your Jayhawk tailgate
What’s crimson and blue and green all over? With these tips, we hope it will be this weekend’s tailgate. An 8:15 p.m. start time for ...
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Pieces of razed buildings find new life at 'clean fill' site
Kansas City, Kan. — On a dead-end street in a not-so-nice neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan., a makeshift open air showroom has been set up ...
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Tips for removing leaves the green way
We all love the beauty of the changing leaves. What’s less enjoyable is managing them once they fall off the trees. Here are some ways ...
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Study of possible changes to Lawrence's trash and recycling system creating questions
You thought your trash day was a chore. Lawrence city commissioners are inching closer to their own trash day as a city-appointed task force moves ...
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EPA administrator job a whole new environment for KU professor
Attached to Karl Brooks’ hip is a ringing, buzzing reminder of how much his life has changed in the past year and a half. When ...
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Westar to offer $100 home energy audit program
Just as the state’s Efficiency Kansas home energy audit program comes to an end, Westar Energy has announced a program that could replace it. Westar ...
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Lawrence writer uncovers homes made from materials destined for the dump
As editor of the Topeka-based magazine Natural, Home & Garden, Jessica Kellner had plenty of stories of families and organizations from across the country who ...
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Land with historic buildings latest easement for Kansas Land Trust
A 261-acre property in Clay County that houses threatened bird populations and historic structures dating back to pioneer days is the latest piece of land ...
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Nature advocate inspires Lawrence crowd
In the mind of Richard Louv, the clump of trees at the end of a suburban cul-de-sac is just as important as Yosemite National Park ...
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Third Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Friends of the Kaw will host the third annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival at 7:00pm on Friday, October 14 at Liberty Hall (646 Massachusetts ...
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$500,000 grant will help green buses
A $500,000 grant will help “green up” how students in Kansas get to school. Funded through Westar Energy and managed through the Kansas Association for ...
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State honors leaders in sustainability
Across Kansas, businesses, educational institutions and government offices have signed up to become “Green Teams.” Each year, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment recognizes ...
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Seed money: Homegrown Lawrence Festival raises money to get school gardens growing
How does your garden grow? If you’re a Lawrence school, you grow through grass-roots support. Several student gardens have sprouted up over the past few ...
Grasslands conservation program deadline nears
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