Straw-bale homes have new converts


By ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI

The Joplin Globe

PITTSBURG -- Students thought they were giving Mother Nature a hand when they started an eco-friendly house recently, but Mother Nature wasn't cooperating.

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Climate and Energy Project receives award


TOPEKA -- The Climate and Energy Project, started several years ago by Salina's Land Institute, was presented one of the Governor's Energy Achievement ...

Recession leading to less garbage


By JAMES HANNAHThe Associated PressDAYTON, Ohio — Thrift-driven Americans are fixing up, making do and reusing so much to cope with the recession that ...

Printers going green with soy toner


By DINESH RAMDEThe Associated PressSPARTA, Wis. — Every time you print out a page on a laser printer, you’re using toner made from petroleum-based pro ...

All Charged Up


By Tim UnruhSalina JournalSalina Vice Mayor Aaron Peck led the pep rally Saturday to juice up Salina about saving power and show Kansas how it’s done. ...

It's all about conservation


Salina Journal

Martha Tasker is pretty sure the city has water users' attention: when they got their water bills this summer, they started calling.

"Many individuals are thinking about the cost," she said diplomatically. full story