Micro-climates may help save plant species as global temperatures rise
Missouri Botanical Garden researchers are using the diverse landscape at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center in Eureka, Missouri to find what kind of landscapes can...
Vote for the Climate?
Perhaps you’ve seen them? They’ve been popping up around CoMo like mushrooms after a Missouri spring rain — forest-green yard signs that read “Vote for...
Ameren’s renewable energy plan sparks questions about costs and its coal plants
Industry experts, in the wake of an $8 billion renewable energy plan released by Ameren, are questioning how the region’s electric monopoly could both pay...
Missouri climate activists look ahead to November election
Missouri climate activists are asking voters to learn more about climate change before they head to the polls on election day. Groups gathered at Fourth...
Opinion: Missouri Public Power and Public Gas utilities deserve our thanks
On Oct 4-10, 86 communities across Missouri will observe Public Power Week, celebrating the benefits of their hometown electric utilities. These community-owned hometown utilities serve...
Inside Clean Energy: Net Zero by 2050 Has Quickly Become the New Normal for the Largest U.S. Utilities
In 2018, when Xcel Energy became the first large U.S. utility to pledge to get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions, I wondered how long it...
Missouri Farmers Increasingly Look To Solar To Power Their Operations
Chris Bohr’s farm in Martinsburg, Missouri, has hundreds of acres of soybeans and corn. It also has a 5,000 head hog barn that requires a...
Ameren Missouri’s Future Is in Clean Energy
Ameren Missouri recently released an ambitious long-term strategic plan (Integrated Resource Plan or IRP) that will significantly cut carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy...