Tune In

Forget the tired cliché that progressive ideas always start on the coasts. When it comes to environmental initiative, this cowtown isn’t flyover country. Kansas City is home to not-so-mad scientists who are tinkering with new ways to produce biofuels, to efficiency gurus who are retooling their homes with energy-saving tactics, and to guerrilla gardeners who are turning lawns into organic farms. For months, a collective of environmental advocates has been developing the new EcoRadio KC program to bring a wide range of green ideas and local eco news to the public airwaves. The result: a permanent slot at 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday on community radio station KKFI 90.1. For those looking to slim down their eco-impact, consider this a weekly lunch-and-learn.

Tue., Nov. 25, 12:30 p.m., 2008