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Highlights from the Kansas City Climate March May 01, 2017

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Mother Nature may have rained on Kansas City’s parade, but that didn’t deter hundreds of people from gathering at Unity Temple on the Plaza on Saturday, April 29th for a […]

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Climate March Update Apr 21, 2017

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The first guest will be Lori Lawrence, talking about the KC participation in the national march in DC. John Kurmann and Manny Abarca will be on to talk about the […]

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Eco-Elvis Plus the March for Science Apr 17, 2017

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Eco Elvis joins us live in the KKFI studio. Also, Jessie Blakeborough and Kenneth Lee talk about the March For Science coming up on Earth Day, both here and in […]

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Town Hall on the Inner City Oil Contamination Apr 10, 2017

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On April 1st, Missouri State Representative, Brandon Ellington held a town hall forum on the contamination resulting from the gas leak at Inner City Oil at 31st and Cleveland. KKFI’s […]

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Air Pollution and Criminal Activity: Evidence from Chicago Microdata Mar 16, 2017

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Erich Muehlegger is an Associate Professor of Economics and the Chair of the Graduate Program at the University of California, Davis, and a faculty research fellow of the National Bureau […]

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Agriculture and Food Issues update Mar 06, 2017

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Craig Volland, local environmentalist and food specialist, will join host Craig Lubow to update us on issues relating to industrial agriculture issues, GMOs, and how to promote environmentalism in the […]

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Protest music to save the environment Mar 06, 2017

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Tom Neilson joins host Craig Lubow to talk about how social protest music inspires change and will perform some of his environmental music. Tom provides a voice for those who […]

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Testing the Waters Feb 27, 2017

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Richard Mabion welcomes students from Harmon and Wyandotte High Schools who have been trained by Friends of the Kaw to test water for pollutants. Also, Olga, from the Clean Energy […]

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Pipeline Updates Feb 20, 2017

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KC Stands up for Standing Rock activists, Kit Kat (on the phone from North Dakota) and Mary Benrud-Gachie join Monique Gabrielle Salazar, author of the new Stand Up: Poems From […]

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What’s the Matter with St. Joe? Feb 13, 2017

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A recent Reuters report listed Saint Joseph, MO as one of the cities with a water system as bad as Flint, Michigan. We speak with The Ecumenical Environmental Justice Organization […]

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