The Columbia Earth Day Festival is back on, with two green thumbs up.
The Columbia Earth Day Coalition will be hosting springtime events throughout Boone County with hopes to start a conversation about our carbon footprint. The coalition sprouted its first event - The Earth, The Sun, The Art - at Logboat Brewing Company Thursday afternoon and will continue its celebrations throughout the weekend.
The festival includes many events such as musical performances, a virtual composting workshop, and a day for kids and families at Columbia Farmers Market.
Laura Wacker, the coordinator for Columbia’s Earth Day Festival, said hosting these Earth Day events will hopefully bring awareness to living a sustainable lifestyle and respark the national climate change conversation.
School board, City Council forums to discuss climate change
Columbia Public Schools Administration Building
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Candidates for Columbia s City Council and school board are set to participate in forums regarding energy and climate concerns.
Both forums will take place online, with the school board set to meet Monday and City Council on Thursday. Both events will start at 7 p.m.
All five school board candidates will participate, with four out of the six City Council candidates set to participate. This election comes at a critical time, as extreme weather events bring home the urgency of addressing the climate crisis, said Peaceworks Climate Educator Erica Ascani. Columbia has adopted a Climate Action Plan, and now we are just beginning to implement it. Our public schools have yet to officially recognize and respond to this critical situation. It is essential for voters to know where the candidates stand on these climate and energy concerns, Ascani said.