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Our Planet - Week of March 29th, 2009
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| |  | NEWS THIS WEEK |  | EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is halting new permits for mountaintop removal coal mining until water quality impacts from the practice can be fully assessed.
Go to all articles - Go to this article |  | Congress Passes Omnibus Lands Bill
Environmentalists cheered Congress last week when the House of Representatives passed the long-awaited Omnibus Public Lands Bill, sending it on its way to an enthusiastic White House for a signature.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | | Reporting by Roddy Scheer
| | THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY |  | COMMENTARY: The Slow-Building Movement?
As Construction Slows, Conservation the Focus at Green Building Conference
As the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) welcomed hundreds of renewable energy and green building enthusiasts to its Building Energy 09 conference held March 10-12, 2009, one mantra could be heard over and over: Conservation should be our first priority. By Joe Provey
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E | | TOOLS FOR GREEN LIVING |  | Resources for Eco-Awareness and Action
Get in touch with your inner Johnny Appleseed this Arbor Day; don a kid-designed rainforest tee; tote a posh reusable shopping bag; get bedecked with beautiful paper beads; indulge in Raw Revolution snacks; do some greener cleaning. In the book aisle, take an unflinching look at what’s in our waste stream, go on a “caninaturalist” romp, consider the far-flung consequences of climate change, read some eco bedtime stories and don’t forget to Look Two Ways on a One-Way Street.
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | FEATURES |  | Farmers For Hire
Two new groups of freelance gardeners are helping people farm their yards. By Trish Hildebrandt
Go to all articles - Go to this article | | EARTHTALK |  | Week of 3/29/2009
Dear EarthTalk: I am looking at possibly buying a house that is very close to a gasoline station. Is it safe to live so close to a gas station? What concerns should I have? I have toddler and infant babies.
Dear EarthTalk: Do zoos have serious programs to save endangered species, besides putting a few captives on display for everyone to see?
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