How many times can a single Bayern Brewing bottle be washed & reused? 45. And what’s the carbon emissions of filling 100 reused beer bottles vs. 100 new bottles? 1 lb of CO2 vs 37 lbs of CO2. The attendees of the ZERO by FIFTY Community Series event on glass learned these fun […]
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By Beth Schenk, Ph.D. MHI, RN-BC, nurse scientist and sustainability coordinator at Providence St. Patrick Hospital. Published in Missoula Current, June 1, 2018 Hospital-based care is a complex endeavor. It relies on some of the most educated and prepared individuals in any community, the most recent technologies and communication systems, […]
By Sven Arneson, Community Engagement Manager at Logjam Presents Published in Missoula Current, May 25, 2018 Missoula-based live entertainment company Logjam Presents has been steadily growing since its 2016 inception, gaining substantial support from Missoula residents and tourists alike. As Montana continues to embrace live entertainment, Logjam has in turn […]
First graders at Sussex School are leading the charge to break us free from plastic here in Montana starting with straws. From a proclamation from Mayor Engen declaring that today is Straw Free Day and local news coverage to a statewide “straws only on request” draft bill from Senator Malek, Ms. Laroche’s first grade class project has been […]
MMW Architects, our friends and collaborators on the Climate Smart Public Shade Shelter project in 2017, traveled to Butte yesterday for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Montana Annual Summit. There they received a 2018 Mountain West Leadership Award for Most Successful Community Engagement in the Public category. The Milwaukee Trail Public Shade Structure was […]
Hey Missoula! Turns out there’s a whole lot of good to celebrate right now…like youth building reuse skills by making birdhouses in our shop. Here’s four more good things on our radar: You took the time to vote and win us 2nd place for Best Green Business in the 2018 Missoula’s Choice awards. […]
By Katie Anderson. Last October, I began serving a Montana Energy Corps term at Home ReSource as a Zero Waste Educator & Planner. This year, under the leadership of Superintendent Mark Thane, Home ReSource and the Missoula County Public Schools are partnering to create a district-wide Zero Waste Plan. While […]
Our friends at Climate Smart Missoula, under the unwavering leadership of Amy Cilimburg, recently celebrated two years of building a climate smart community and the community showed up to help. We were honored to be the recipients of two 2017 Climate Smarty Pants Awards – and accompanying “smarty pants” – […]
Just southeast of here is the spot where the Northern Pacific Railroad was completed in 1883 with the driving of the proverbial golden spike. That event connected Montana with transcontinental rail shipping and all that came with it. With the passage of the Missoula Zero Waste Resolution nearly two years […]