| The Herculaneum Lead Smelter – A Never-Ending
Story? There has been a lead smelter in Herculaneum, Missouri for over a century. A small town located on the Mississippi River about 20 miles south of St. Louis, all that is visible from I-55 is the towering smokestack of the smelter owned by the Doe Run Company. Joachim Creek runs through the sleepy community, winding in and out among the trees, eventually finding its way to the Big River.... |
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| The Hole: Coincidence or Warning? Richard Kinder formerly of Cape Girardeau, and currently CEO of Kinder-Morgan Incorporated (K-MI), has enjoyed adulatory publicity recently in several money magazines. His company, which owns thousands of miles of pipeline carrying energy fuels through much of the nation, has recently expanded its holdings by merging and acquiring thousands more miles... |
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The
Ozark Chapter Hires a Floodplain / Wetlands Organizer
Sheila Haar Siegel, the new Floodplain / Wetlands Organizer for the Eastern
Missouri Group of the Missouri Ozark Chapter, was born and raised in Breese,
Illinois. While growing up on her family’s farm, she observed and appreciated
the natural balance of living things and began learning more about environmental
issues in college. ..
The Sierra Club Makes Presentations to Governor’s Energy Policy Task Force
Last January Governor Holden appointed a task force to examine the major energy questions confronting the state...
Bush
Administration Takes Aim at Our Last Wild Forests:
Your Letters Are Urgently Needed
Once again our National Forests need your help! You can help ensure that
our last wild forests are protected for future generations, not logged for
short-term profit. The Bush Administration is moving to sacrifice the last wild
areas of our National Forests to clearcut logging, roadbuilding, and other
destructive activities...
Floodplains
and Wetlands Under Assault
Let’s face it. No one wants to see a replay of the Flood of 1993.
That’s why I hope you’ll be as excited as I am to learn that the Sierra Club
is taking a leading role in stopping poorly planned developments by launching a
Floodplain/Wetland Campaign in the St. Louis area...
Web editor note: Before publication, this plan by
AmerenUE was dropped.
AmerenUE’s Pump Storage Project Threatens State Parks
On June 11, 2001, Ameren Development Company, a subsidiary of St. Louis
based Ameren Corporation, announced that it had filed a request with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a preliminary permit that would pave the
way for an evaluation on whether to build a new pumped-storage hydroelectric
plant.
America’s
Undeclared War – What’s killing our cities and how we can stop it
Henry Ford stated, “The modern city is the most unlovely and artificial
sight this planet affords. The ultimate solution is to abandon it. We shall
solve the city problem by leaving the city.” With Henry Ford’s help, modern
America has, indeed, abandoned the city...
Plug
the Tub, Reduce the Need, Lower the River
If you're like me, you probably remember having “story problems” in math
class. One such problem might read as follows. “You need to fill a bathtub,
but you don't have a plug. The faucet has a flow rate of two gallons per minute,
and the open drain has a flow rate of one gallon per minute. How many minutes
will it take to get 20 gallons of water in the tub?” The answer, of course, is
that you have a net gain of one gallon per minute, so it will take 20 minutes to
get 20 gallons in the tub. During that time you will have also lost 20 gallons
down the open drain...
Breast-feeding
and the Environment
Recent research has demonstrated the many benefits of breast-feeding. In
fact the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends breast-milk for at least
the first year. Breast-feeding has been shown to reduce ear infections, colds
and other illness and diseases including childhood leukemia. It also reduces the
chances of an infant dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The benefits also
extend to the mother as she to has reduced chance of contracting ovarian cancer
and pre-menopausal breast cancer. One thing about breast-feeding that is less
emphasized is the environmental benefits. Yes, breast-milk is
environmentally-friendly...
Conservation
is Conservative (Not all Republicans are Anti-environmental)
“Conservation is Conservative” is more than an idle phrase; it is
the trade name under which REP America operates. For many years the leadership
of the Republican Party (both at the federal and state levels) has given the
clear impression that they consider that environmental and human health
protection are not issues about which their party should care...