I am a student of Urban Ecology, Public Policy, and Geography. I also co-own and operate Mid Missouri Home Energy Services which provides energy efficiency services for homeowners. I am currently working with a group of organizations on introducing legislative policy pertaining to energy efficiency in Missouri,i as well as a local effort to formulate a program to address rental sector energy efficiency in the Columbia area. I'm interested in utility cost recovery for demand side management and financing for efficiency improvements so that people can take full advantage of life cycle costs related to more efficient equipment purchases. This is a short list and probably what is relevant to those who might stumble across my profile on Wiser Earth. I have been studying Sustainability in the broad sense for about 4 years now and am also interested in how humanity in general impacts the natural environment through our use of resources, land use and planning policies. I would like to found an urban sustainability project in Columbia so that all areas/ideas related to sustainable living could be demonstrated and disseminated throughout our community.