http://sustainstl.org Organization about Sustainability in St Louis Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:18:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RouteShout, named one of the top ten transit tech innovations by Mass Transit magazine in February 2010, is now available to all Metro St. Louis riders at no cost. RouteShout provides upcoming ... http://sustainstl.org/routeshout-next-bus-arrival-times-now-available-to-metro-st-louis-riders/ Missouri American Water will make grants up to $10,000 to support environmental projects that improve, restore or protect watersheds and drinking water supplies. The company is accepting applications for its Environmental Grant Program for innovative, community-based projects. The entry deadline is March 22. Examples of activities supported by the ... http://sustainstl.org/missouri-american-water-offering-grants-up-to-10000/ The city of Edwardsville has joined an association that will help it track its “carbon footprint.” Last Tuesday, the city council voted to become a full member of Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), a membership association of local governments committed to advancing climate protection and sustainable development. ... http://sustainstl.org/edwardsville-joins-iclei/ Architecture Section of Artists' Guild Meets: First Wednesdays and Fourth Thursdays, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Cost: Free The Architecture Section is a regional resource for the examination, critique and exhibition of architecture as a fine art in the context of a sustainable approach to the built environment. Our group is open to architects, builders, ... http://sustainstl.org/intersection-of-art-architecture-and-sustainability/ Solutia Inc. said Monday it plans to buy Etimex Solar GmbH, a company that supplies solar products, for nearly $325 million. Etimex Solar is a subsidiary of Germany-based Etimex Holding GmbH, which is controlled by funds affiliated with Alpha Gruppe. Etimex Solar, which employs about 60 people in Germany and reported ... http://sustainstl.org/st-louis-based-solutia-to-buy-etimex-solar-for-325m/ Companies and community facilities, such as those of municipal governments and school districts, interested in cutting energy and environmental costs may want to hire one of the University of Missouri's Pollution Prevention summer interns. Over the past two summers pollution prevention interns have saved companies nearly $500,000 in annual costs through energy efficiency, ... http://sustainstl.org/reduce-energy-environmental-costs-mizzou%e2%80%99s-pollution-prevention-program/ A program that provides weatherization assistance to low-income St. Louis residents has created 39 new green jobs and could add more. Last year, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, led by President and Chief Executive Jim Buford, received nearly $7.4 million in federal stimulus money to provide free home weatherizing ... http://sustainstl.org/st-louis-weatherization-program-creates-39-jobs/ April 24, 2010 9:00am - 2:00pm at Central City Park Come stop by the 19th Annual Earth Day Festival and e-cycle household electronics, recycle used athletic shoes, worn out hard- and softbound books, phonebooks and shred confidential documents. (Note there is a five-box limit for confidential document shredding and recycling of ... http://sustainstl.org/chesterfield-earth-day/ Last week, more than 200 people attended the EcoLifeSTL.com Launch Party and Eco-Honors Ceremony at the Palladium. We presented our first ever Eco-Honors awards to the City of St. Louis, AmerenUE’s Pure Power, and Sustainable St. Louis. The Eco-Honors recipients were chosen for the significant contributions they are making to ... http://sustainstl.org/sustainable-st-louis-recognized-at-ecolifestl-com-launch-party/ Because of a decade of inflated housing markets, a change in population migration patterns has emerged. U.S. Census estimates indicate that from 2000-2006, almost 4 million people migrated from the most unaffordable housing markets to more affordable markets. The census estimates show unprecedented in-migration to more affordable Midwestern and non-coastal ... http://sustainstl.org/st-louis-could-position-itself-as-new-century-city/