The Missouri Coalition for the Environment plans to hold its annual meeting on Sunday, March 2, at the Schlafly Tap Room, 21st and Locust streets in Midtown St. Louis. The program begins at 3 p.m.
On tap, says the group, will be “a stimulating conversation about the health, economics, and politics of the food we eat.
Speakers are to include:
John Ikerd: University of Missouri Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics.
Terry Spence: Northern Missouri cattle farmer and President of Family Farms for the Future, knows first hand what happens when farms go factory. His farm in northern Missouri is surrounded by factory farms and 80,000 pigs.
Chris Wimmer: proprietor of The Farm at Kraut Run, an organic farm in Wentzville, MO, coaxes food from the land for a growing number of subscribers.
Julia Hart: St. Louis Vegetarian Society, shares insights into the planetary benefits of a vegetarian diet.
On Saturday, March 8, the group will hold its Climate Action Summit, which is to focus on global warming. The event will be The Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd. The program begins at 9:30 a.m.
The group says that Missouri “is a major contributor to climate change as Missouri had the nation’s fifth highest increase in per capita carbon dioxide emissions from 1990-2003.”
This event is sponsored by the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, the Sierra Club, and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice.
The speakers include:
Colleen Sarna, Sierra Club. “Cool Cities and Citizen Action”
Dennis Murphey, Kansas City Chief Environmental Officer. “Development and Implementation of the Kansas City Climate Action Plan”
Jay Hasheider, Columbia Water & Light. “Energy Conservation and Efficiency for Municipalities”
Linda Goldstein, Mayor of Clayton. “Clayton’s Action on Climate Change and U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Summit Report”
Tim Embree, assistant to Mayor Slay. “St. Louis’s Action on Climate Change”
Rick Hunter, St. Louis Chapter, US Green Building Council. “Green Building Solutions to Combat Climate Change”