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Our Planet - Week of November 2nd, 2008
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| |  | NEWS THIS WEEK |  | Profits to the Planet The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that it is launching a new conservation fund called the Earth Profits Fund. Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | Blowing the Whistle on BPA An independent scientific panel took the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to task last week for failing to protect the health of the American public. Go to all articles - Go to this article | | | Reporting by Roddy Scheer
|  | THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |  | COMMENTARY: The President the Planet Needs Reactions to Obama’s Win from the Nation’s Green Groups Gene Karpinski, the president of the League of Conservation Voters, e-mailed out a one-line response to Obama’s win that said it all. “America embraced change today. And the planet will be better for it.” Here is what other green groups had to say. Compiled by Brita Belli Go to all articles - Go to this article | | IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E |  | GREEN LIVING |  | Beneficial Bags Saving the Earth, One Tote at a Time Beneficial Bags: There are so many tote bags, it’s difficult to choose. This holiday season, opt for one that gives back to one of many worthy causes. By Karen Soucy Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | CURRENTS |  | Three Digits The 350 Campaign Has Global Warming’s Number Environmentalist Bill McKibben has a new cause: getting everyone clued in about the number 350, the parts per million of carbon emissions that we need to return to in order to sustain life on earth. By Amanda Peterka Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | EARTHTALK |  | Week of 11/02/2008 Dear EarthTalk: My wife and I drive more than 20,000 miles a year in our recreational vehicle (RV) which gets about seven miles to the gallon, but high fuel prices are eating into our nest egg. Are there more fuel efficient ways to enjoy the RV lifestyle?
Dear EarthTalk: I caught the tail end of a discussion about “ecopsychology” recently on the radio, something about the negative impacts of people not communing with nature enough, spending too much time watching TV, sitting at computers, etc... Can you enlighten? Go to this week's EarthTalk |  | WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT |  | This content is brought to you as a free public service by E/The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851.
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