Footprint Magazine
James Jordan
Sustainable Car Ownership Step Two: Consider a car with a cult following
This is part two of our series in sustainable car ownership. While owning a car is never sustainable, we’ll give you tips on how to get as close to sustainable as you can. For car ownership to be as sustainable as possible, it’s important to own a car that has a cult following. You want … Continue reading
Sustainable Car Ownership Step One: Ask the Big Question
Before I begin, let’s just be absolutely crystal clear about something. There is nothing, whatsoever, sustainable about any aspect of creating, using, or disposing of a multi-ton apparatus made of copious amounts of materials from all four corners of the earth, that burns irreplaceable materials, emitting pollution just to get you from one place to … Continue reading
Mizzou Earth Hour is tonight
This Thursday, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, various buildings on campus will be turning out their lights in support of Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an international movement to support environmental sustainability efforts across our planet. Each year, people participate in Earth Hour by turning off their lights for one hour on a day … Continue reading
Catching up with Miriam Barquero-Molina
What’s an MU geology professor’s secret for ultra marathons? Take the meat out of your diet. And eggs. And dairy. Anything animal. Get up way early to run 120 miles a week. It’s possible. And exhilarating. James Jordan interviews Dr. Miriam Barquero-Molina. James: So Miriam, how would you define the terms Veganism and Ultra Running? … Continue reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Running in The Barefoot Style
Whether you are already a runner or want to become one, “barefoot” or minimalist running is a great and healthy way to run. Agree or disagree with that statement all you want, but if you want to know how to go about running in the “barefoot” style, this is a guide for you. (And don’t worry … Continue reading
Exploring Why Used Cars Are a Better Buy for You and The Environment.
Over spring break my father and I took my 1994 BMW 325is to Rennsport, our favorite local mechanic in my home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. We had Rennsport put on some new Bilstein shocks, and replace about half a dozen less significant parts on my car, which now has over 213,000 miles on it. Most … Continue reading
A Review of Christopher McDougall’s “Born to Run”
Reporter Christopher McDougall’s 2009 book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen chronicles the delicately interwoven tales of a variety of runners. The book has given way to a new philosophy on running that is emerging as the healthier way to run and live. In his book, … Continue reading
True/False Film ‘Queen of Versailles’ Tells Tale of Consumption Queen
The Queen of Versailles was one of the most talked about films at this year’s True/False Film Festival, here in Columbia, MO. The documentary film centers around the Siegel family who exemplifies how a rags to riches life can lead to insanely conspicuous over consumption. The film primarily follows time share resort mogul David Siegel’s third … Continue reading
True/False Highlights Climate Change Issue with Film on the Maldives
The Island President is a documentary film that follows the life of a former-political-refugee-turned-president during the lead-up to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference as he attempts to save his small country from the global political forces that resist the growing need to reign in the issue of climate change. I was fortunate enough to catch the … Continue reading
Mizzou’s 2012 Dashboard Competition Kicks Off
Monday night marks the kickoff of this year’s Mizzou Dashboard Competition. To celebrate, Mizzou’s Residence Halls Association is hosting a s’mores roasting party in the courtyard of the Dogwood, Hawthorn, and Galena Residence Halls. There will be s’mores, some energy saving trivia games, and even hot cocoa, for those that bring their own mug or … Continue reading
