Footprint Magazine
Reviews & Recommendations
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
Spring abounds at Pinnacles Youth Park
This past weekend I was lucky enough to visit Pinnacles Youth Park, located about 12 miles north of MU’s campus off U.S. 63, on two separate occasions. As a recent immigrant from Texas, I’m enamored with the concept of spring. This season, and any other besides stifling summer, is a phenomenon that is largely absent … 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
True / False Film Highlights President’s Battle to Keep Maldives Above Water.
Guest post by Britt Hultgren, a member of the True/False Film Festival’s “get the word out” dream team. The documentaries are nearly upon us! For it’s ninth consecutive year, the True/False Film Fest returns to Columbia. From March 1-4, 2012, T/F will rock this town with entertaining and enlightening documentary films, great music, fun parties, … Continue reading
Car-less Part II: Why Mizzou Students Don’t Need Cars to Go Between Home and School
As you can tell by the title this is part two of Footprint’s Car-less series. In the last post I talked about why you don’t need to own a car for running weekly errands or taking a short day-trip by using the WeCar program offered, here, on the Mizzou campus. This week I will be … Continue reading
Review: the Belkin “Conserve Insight”
By Wilson McNeary Christmas morning, I opened my gifts, only to find that my family had given me a small device used to monitor energy consumption of electronic appliances: the Belkin “Conserve Insight”. To most my age, I assume this would be a rather strange gift to pull out of the box; one of those … Continue reading
Review: Yes to carrots — moisturizing and eco-friendly
When it comes to eco-friendly products, the selection runs the gamut, both in price and in quality. Over the past weeks, I have experimented with various cosmetics in an attempt to weigh the pros and cons of going green at home. One of the brands I tried is called Yes to [visit website], a line of cosmetics … Continue reading
Last-minute gift that will last the whole year: a Coffee Thermos
Each year my mother spends the weeks after Thanksgiving repeatedly asking me what I want for Christmas, and I never know what to ask for! I usually don’t tell her and I end up getting socks, some books that aren’t on my desired reading list, and other things I don’t particularly want. So when my mother … Continue reading
The inside look at Natural Grocers
By Wilson McNeary Natural Grocers, located at 400 N. Stadium Blvd. (out by the Hobby Lobby), is a brand new grocery store specializing in natural and organic foods. Although it is part of a larger chain, with stores mostly in Colorado and other nearby western states, this is its first location in Missouri. According to … Continue reading
