Category: KC’s Climate Change

Climate Change Highlights Value of 19th Century Plan for ‘A City Within a Park’

By | May 18, 2022 |

The bur oak in the foreground is one of several trees the Heartland Tree Alliance has planted at Seven Oaks Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Mature trees in the park make it a rare cool spot in the neighborhood, according to heat data collected last year by the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Civic, government and nonprofit leaders are evoking 19th century planner George Kessler’s “city within a park” concept to help address the effects of climate change in Kansas City.

Will Climate Change Prevent Me from Being a Parent? Millennials, Gen Z Question Adding More Children to the Earth

By | May 17, 2022 |

Climate anxiety is prompting growing numbers of people to seriously question whether to bring more children into the world.

Earth Day 2021: A Tree A Day Could Help Keep Climate Change At Bay

By | April 22, 2021 |

Heartland Tree Alliance workers prepare to plant an American elm tree in the Fairlane neighborhood of Kansas City.

The Heartland Tree Alliance is working to expand the tree canopy in Kansas City in hopes of mitigating the effects of an urban heat island.

KC Ranks 25th Among 100 Cities on Clean Energy Scorecard

By | October 14, 2020 |

Kansas City ranked 25th in the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s latest analysis of how well 100 cities are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.