At this year’s Earth Day celebration in Forest Park, I walked through throngs of people looking for ways to save our planet. By now, most of us recycle, and compact fluorescent light bulbs are flying off the shelves. Every day,…

I just finished reading the MSD 2 billion dollar plan to keep waste water out of our rivers and streams (3-26-09) and among all the solutions proposed by the plan; I saw nothing about the implementation of a moratorium on…

This article ignores the “elephant in the room”, which is: increased water demand is directly tied to the increase in population. Until we have the courage to address this issue, little progress can be made. The availability of safe drinking…

I’m curious on what Jay Nixon’s position as govenor would be in supporting Saint Louis expensive rebuild of our water infrastructure to meet EPA mandates.   A cost that is projected to be in the billions and born solely by the…

Recently, I sat in the break room at my place of business and listened to three coworkers complaining enthusiastically about the price of gas and how hard it is to make ends meet and how mean and rotten the oil companies are…

Bright kudos is in order for the mayor and at least five environmentally aware restaurant proprietors for stopping the use of bottled water. The purchase and use of bottled water in this country is, to a lot of us, a great…

Stories of contaminated water, polluted air, bad food and poisoned products are appearing more often. We should ask what the common thread behind all of these stories is. Our government’s duty is to protect and empower Americans, and that includes…