Infographic: Carbon Dioxide in the Classroom
Researchers believe that high levels of CO2 in the classroom as a result of poor ventilation in schools can cause students to become...
Infographic: What Do People Know about CFLs?
The information in these graphs show that most of the respondents, which include high school teachers, high school students, and other...
Is Bottled Water Safer Than Tap Water?
Have you ever picked up a bottle of water from a convenience store when you were feeling thirsty? If you have answered yes,...
CFLs: Friend or Foe to the Environment?
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs, known as CFLs, are famous for saving energy (versus recycled, as a worst case)–they would add 0.12 metric tons,...
The Sandman in the Classroom
RING! The school dismissal bell sounds, forcing you out of your nap and back into consciousness. This scenario is one that has been...
Ground-Level Ozone in St. Louis
Each day, more than 200 million people in the United States get behind the wheel of their cars, but do they realize what...
Converting Trash to Energy
In August of 2010, Methane to Megawatts, a project to capture the gas given off at Fred Weber landfills sites in Maryland Heights,...
Watch Out for Mold
On December 22, 2010, the Sunswept Apartments apartment complex, which is located in North County, Saint Louis, MO, was closed down because...
How Green is Your School?
Ever wondered how much trash comes out of a school? Has your school ever gotten a waste audit a method of estimating...
Casino Project Gambles with Protected Habitat and Protective Levies
An effort to build a casino in the Mississippi River floodway north of St. Louis may significantly harm local wetlands and increase...