| Could this be the wave of the future? Going climate neutral took on a new look last year when Pacific Gas and Electric Co. offered customers the option of paying an average of $5 over their monthly bill to fund projects that lower greenhouse gas levels.
Two of those projects will be funded by proceeds from San Francisco PG&E’s ClimateSmart program: the restoration and management of forests in California’s Santa Cruz County and North Coast, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Coast redwoods in those forests will take up carbon dioxide from the air, which will offset some of the gases produced by PG&E power plants. READ MORE |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
Carbon Neutral While
You Eat
During the planning stage for a new Orlando, Florida, restaurant, Tavern on the Lake, employees asked that the business be environmentally friendly.
Senior management at the restaurant and parent company Group Four Restaurants were happy to oblige. READ MORE |
| |
Meeting the Challenge
What’s your take on nature and the network? Join American Forests for the 2008 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems as we explore this fascinating subject. Join other members of the business, government, and conservation communities to solidify and expand partnerships, assess progress, and plan strategies for building communities of the future. The conference will be held May 28-30 at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Register now for best rates! |
| |
 |
Eyes to the Sky
Get ready to be awed. April will mark the release of the 2008 National Register of Big Trees, American Forests’ biennial listing of the largest of each species in the U.S. While it’s too late to go hunting for a champion to nominate, it’s never too late to cast your eyes skyward and enjoy the beauty of this branch of royalty. READ MORE |
| |
 |
Paperless Trees
Those planting trees with American Forests’ Global ReLeaf Forests program as a gift, have traditionally received a certificate for their gift recipient. Soon, though, those certificates will be available electronically—saving paper (and therefore trees) and speeding the process of celebrating the gift. READ MORE |
|
All Life Online
Scientists in late February launched what they hope will eventually be a free online encyclopedia of all 1.8 million known species of life. READ MORE |
Saving Hemlocks
The fight to save hemlock forests may have just taken a turn for the better with Oregon State University researchers announcing they’ve found two species of flies that may help fight the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid. READ MORE |
Fighting Amazon Deforestation
In Brazil, federal police deployed helicopters, vehicles, police agents, and troopers to combat deforestation in the Amazon after townspeople fought with local police over illegal sawmills, Reuters News Service says. READ MORE |
|
 |
Stars of Green
Still all a’twitter from the Academy Awards? Take your celebrity viewing to a new level with grist.org’s list of 15 actors that live up to their green bonafides. See who’s doing the best job at becoming carbon-neutral, taking care of the planet, and walking greener: READ MORE |
 |
Building a Better Urban Forest
A team of University of Texas students and faculty has won top honors in Austin Energy’s national contest to find cost-effective ways to integrate utility lines in urban areas while still protecting trees and promoting future plantings. READ MORE
|
 |
Post-Katrina, Gulf Coast Hurting Environmentally
Post-Katrina, Gulf Coast Hurting Environmentally Two counties in Louisiana and six in Mississippi bore the brunt of environmental damage from Hurricane Katrina, with that storm¹s legacy being poorer air and water quality and increased stormwater runoff, and wildfire susceptibility concerns, a study finds. READ MORE |
 |
Forest Loss Harming Elephants and Tigers
Deforestation is rampant in Indonesia’s Riau province and rare elephants and tigers are suffering for it. That’s the conclusion drawn by the conservation group World Wildlife Fund, which said Riau has lost 65 percent of its forestland over the last 25 years to pulpwood and palm oil plantations. READ MORE
|
| |
