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curiousKC | Who is Combating Climate Change in Kansas City?

Many organizations across Kansas City deal with climate change, but here are some of the big players and what they do.

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Food getting ready to be composted at Missouri Organic Recycling's facility in Liberty, Missouri.

Can YOU Really Impact Climate Change?

Eliminating food waste, ditching your timed coffeemaker and turning down your thermostat are a few helpful habits that can make a difference in the fight against climate change.

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A cornfield in Champaign County, Illinois.

Fertilizer Washes off Midwest Farm Fields and Taints Communities’ Drinking Water, Poisons Gulf of Mexico

As rainfall events become more intense and frequent, fertilizers applied to Midwestern farmland wash away, contaminating waterways near and far.

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A blue plate bolted to the underside of EV buses at Kansas City International Airport will help push sustainability at the airport -- and potentially across the area.

Sustainability Ambitions Soaring at KCI

Kansas City International Airport plans to have electric buses linking economy parking with its sparkling new terminal recharge wirelessly – on the fly, so to speak – which would make it the first airport in the world with that capability.

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The Second + Delaware Apartments

Accolades for Apartments Offer Latest Sign KC is an Emerging Energy Efficiency Mecca

One of the most energy efficient apartment complexes in the world is at Second and Delaware streets in Kansas City. It’s getting more attention as the world combats climate change.

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