Break free from the smartphone upgrade cycle
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss, EarthTalk
Extending the lifespan of your smartphone can help decrease e-waste and carbon emissions
Smartphones have certainly become ubiquitous, with 85% of Americans and 67% of adults worldwide possessing one. Manufacturers sell almost 1.5 billion of them per year. And every year these manufacturers come out with upgraded models to lure […]
Catch the monarch butterfly migration this fall
By Ginny Varraveto, contributed by Johnson County Extension
Did you know that each fall the Kansas City area has the chance to witness one of North America’s most incredible natural phenomena?
From August through November, millions of monarch butterflies migrate through the region on the way to Mexico. It is the final leg of a multigenerational relay of […]