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Climate Impact Index Turns Up Heat on Kansas City

Kansas City ranks as one of the worst cities in the country in a new transportation climate impact index.

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Kansas City climate activists joined international demonstrations with a student walkout and general assembly in Theis Park on Sept. 20.

Kansas City Activists Rally Against Climate Change

**EDIT: The text at :11 in our feature video declares the deadline needed for the elimination greenhouse gas emissions is 2012. This is an error and the correct year is 2030** Kansas City-area activists are staging a “Climate Strike” at noon Friday on the steps of City Hall. Led by Sunrise Movement KC, tomorrow’s action…

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Climate change’s serious effects on Kansas Citians disproportionately affect the poor

Climate Change’s Serious Effects On Kansas Citians Disproportionately Affect The Poor

The discussion about climate change often centers on what increasingly extreme weather will mean for agriculture and the environment. But what about its effect on poverty?

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Climate Summit Coming to Overland Park on Saturday

About 500 community leaders, students, educators, organizers and 30 experts will gather in Overland Park on Saturday to discuss climate change and its local impact.  Climate Action KC organized the one-day summit at Johnson County Community College to highlight climate issues and explore solutions. Organizers want to show how regional efforts can affect climate change….

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Kansas City’s Connection to Patsy Cline’s “Last Photograph”

The “Last Photograph” of Patsy Cline taken by Mildred Keith.

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