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MU Environmental Network News The MU Environmental Studies program has published a monthly newsletter since August 1995. It features a brief essay on an environmental issue, a calendar of local events, and a list of local outdoor, nature, environmental and sustainability groups 2009 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2009" Februrary: "MU's Carbon Footprint" March -"The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - The Energy Provisions" April - "A Practical Environmental Paradigm" May - "Global Environmental Heroes 2009" June - "Congress Copes with Climate Change" July - "Bee Update" August - "No Child Left Inside" & "Memorial to Bob Wixom" September - Impacts of Climate Change on Missouri October - What is Missouri Doing About Greenhouse Gases? November - Can We Do It? Yes We Can! (reduce greenhouse gases)   2008 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resourses 2008" Feburary: "Environmental Research at MU" March: "It's Just Political...." (nuclear waste) April - What Research Says About Environmental Education May - Environmental Heroes - 2008 Goldman Prize Winners, MU Raven Award Winners June - Chafing over Grain: Just a Lot of Chaff? July - See Missouri August - The Devil in the Details - Electrical Power September - Getting to Sustainability   2007 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2007" February: "NIMBY to NOPE: A Clean, Healthy Environment for All" March: "The Physical Science Basis for Climate Change" April: "Nature Deficit Disorder" May: "Environmental Heroes - 2007 Goldman Prize Winners " June: "Rachel Carson, DDT & Malaria) July: " A Crisis on Top of a Crisis" - the disappearance of bees August: "Green Weddings" September: "Imagine Columbia's Future (in a Nutshell)" - summary of visioning strategies from the topic groups October: "Localvores and Foodsheds" November: "Considering Life Cycle in Shoppping" - guest column by Hickman H.S. Biology Club Members, editor Claire Friedrichsen December: "The True Spirit of the Holidays" - reprised from November 1993   2006 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2006" February: "Junkyard Science" March: "Operating Rules for the Environment" April: "Spring Clean Your Habits" May: "Environmental Heroes June: "Stuck on Standby" July: "What You Get for the Money ..." August: "Enlightened Self Interest and Corporate Environmentalism" September: "Philosophy, Ethics and the Environment" October: "Environmental Factors Leading to Conflict Part 1" November "Environmental Factors Leading to Conflict Part 2" December: "Reading Nature"   2005 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2005" February: "Kyoto Protocol Enters into Force" March: "Caring for Creation" April: "Invasion of the Biodiversity Snatchers" May: "Environmental Heroes" June: "Four Futures" July: "What's Your Yard Worth? August: "Green Buildings" September: "We're Not in the 20th Century Anymore" October: November: December:   2004 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2004" February: "Another Reason to Keep Those Resolutions!" March: "Science and Environmental Policy - 7 Things Everyone Should Know " April: "How Are We Doing? GDP, GPI, HDI and ISEW " May: "It's Not About Bugs, It's About People" June: "Diet for the Planet" July: "Curbing the Lawn" August: "Population Growth and Conflict" September: "The God Squad" October: "Why You Should Vote for the Environment" November: "The Hidden Costs of Stuff" December: "Take a Walk on the Winter Side"   2003 January: "Fisheries, Forests, Grain and Water: The State of Critical Resources 2003" February: "Death by Affluence" March: "2030: Missouri Moves South" April:"Regulations, Takings and Neighbors' Rights" May:"Environmental Role Models" June:"Poop, Pathogens and the Future of Free Flowing Waters" July: "Resistance to GM Foods in Great Britain " August:"The 'Best of the Best' - World Heritage Sites" September:"Environmental Education at MU" October: "A Sixth Mass Extinction?" November: "The True Spirit of the Holidays" December: "Socially Responsible Investing"   2002 January: "New Year's Resolution" - Fish, Forests, Grain, Water February:"EPA Region 7" March: "Categorizing Pollution" - Chemical, Radioactive, Biological April: "NAFTA's Chapter 11 and the Environment" May: "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Commitment" - Goldman & Raven Prize Winners June"A Brief History of Lead" July"Lies, Damn Lies and Accounting" - Environmental Accounting for Wind Power August:"New Interdisciplinary Studies Major in the Environment" September"For the Sake of People" October:"1972 Clean Water Act - A Good Start" November:"Religion, Consumptionism and Fitness" December:"New Clean Air Act Regulations Stink"   2001 January: Global Trends 2015 - CIA and the Environment February: U.S. Environmental Laws - Part 1 March: Environmental Careers April: Chad Pregracke - Cleaning Up the Mississippi May : MU Environmental Leadership Awards June: Fifties' Fuels - Analysis of Bush Energy Plan July: What Good Are Ticks? August: Why Do We Need Environmental Education? September: Rise of Antibiotic Resistance October: Environmental Security November: Isn't it Ironic - MTBE December: Be the Change - Getting People to Change Behavior   2000 January: 1990 minus 7% by 2012 - How to be Kyoto Compliant on Your Own February: Big Mountain - Coal, Human Rights and the Environment March: MU Environmental Education Conference April: March for Parks - Rock Bridge Discovery Center May: Raven Environmental Leadership Award Winners June: Saving Water (Guest Editorial, Jay Hasheider, Columbia Water and Light) July: Becoming Erin Brockovich - How Individuals Can Challenge Polluters August: Students Make a Difference - How Students Have Affected Change September: MEEA - Missouri Environmental Education Association Conference October: Vote Your Values - Summary of Presidential Candidates' Environmental Records November: Mizzou Tigers for Tigers December: Gifts that Keep on Giving - Air, Water, Peace   1999 January: Not Your Standard Fare - Center for Sustainable Living Courses February: Missouri's Private Forests March: Getting a Grip on Growth - Forum on Sprawl in Columbia April: Earth Day - Has It Really Helped? May: Climate Change and Missouri June: Household Hazardous Waste July: Columbia PedNet August: Missouri Alternatives Center - Alternative Ag in Missouri September: 2000: The Solar Century? October: The Missouri Watershed Information Network November: Non-Governmental Organizations December: What We Know for Certain that Just Ain't So - Environmental Ignorance   1998 January: Is Recycling Garbage? - Recycling Myths February: Butterfly Hunting - Spring Butterflies March: So You Want an Environmental Job - No Matter Your Major, You Can Have One April: Can Cities Save the Planet - Sensible Urban Planning Could Solve a Lot of Problems May: Preserving Green Space With Land Trusts June: More on Land Trusts July: An Education in Sprawl - Costs of Urban Sprawl August: Chip Mills September: Don't Just Sit There (in Class)! Get Involved! - Volunteer Opportunities October: Peaceably with Monarchs - Environmental Impacts on Monarch Butterflies November: Rethinking the Holidays December: Water   1997 January: Doing Enough - Small Steps to Sustainability February: If Not In My Backyard, Then In Whose - Environmental Justice March: Jobs - Survey of Jobs in the Environmental Field April: Gaylord Nelson and Environmental Sustainability May: Environmental Sustainability and Public Policy June: Coffee for the Birds - The Connection Between Coffee and Neotropical Migrant Birds July: Food Circles: An Alternative for the Small Farmer and the Local Economy August: Tragedy and Compromise - Garret Hardin's "Tragedy of the Commons" September: Don't Just Sit There!(in class) Get Involved! - Volunteer Opportunities October: Chemically Dependent - Human Added Nitrogen in the Environment November: Needs or Thneeds - What the Lorax Really Tells Us About the Environment December   1996 January: Creation Awareness Conference / Theology and Nature February: New! Environmental Studies Certificate March: Jobs Jobs Jobs .... April: Sustainable Development and the Environment May: Linking Environmental Issues to Development and Making the World Safe for Democracy June: Easter Island - An Environmental Fable July: Too Many People? August: Nurturing Nature Knowledge / Missouri State Parks Passport Program September: Green Jobs October: Columbia's Power Supply Choices November: Environmental Education Conference December: Giving for the Planet / Spending for the Planet - "Green" Gifts   1995 October: "The UN at 50: Striking a Healthy Environmental Balance" November: "Environmental Living Festival / Students and Recycling at MU"