USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter

I signed up for Ameren's Pure Power program today, but it wasn't easy! The links on the website just kept taking me in circles and never sending me to the form they said to fill out - I even began to wonder if that was intentional! I finally called them, and they got me signed up. We are now purchasing renewable energy credits to offset our...

I'm not going to get to this challenge of reducing paper by online billing and subscriptions. Darn. I actually wanted to dig into all the junk mail I receive at work and home and get off mailing lists. But this takes a lot of time! There used to be a great app for this, but it seems to have gone away. If anyone has any good tips for reducing...

While I didn't meet the challenge of taking a daily walk, when I did, it made my day better! Being outside, noticing changes in the weather, noticing how walkable my neighborhood is - all contribute to a better sense of place. 

Doing an energy audit is still on my list of things to do. My house is very old and I know there is poor insulation in a number of places. While we have replaced a number of large ticket items the past couple years, including the HVAC and the water heater, I know there are still things we can do to improve how energy is used in our home.

In my neighborhood, most of the human activities that impact water are related to how people care for their yards, manage their HHW, and manage their pet waste. I had some mulch left over from putting in a vegetable garden and did not know it could help manage water runoff by our tree. 

I didn't get around to this task during this EcoChallenge, but it's still on my list! Ameren Missouri offers heavily discounted smart thermostats in their online store, and you can sign up for $25 off your bill to participate in their summer demand response program called Peak Time Savings. Lowering our demand for electricity during times of...