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2008 "Greentips" Podcasts

April 1, 2008 - Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Reid Harvey, Branch Chief for the Climate Change Division, discusses how you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, increase the nation's energy independence and save some money in the process.
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Personal emissions calculator | Greenhouse gas emissions


April 4, 2008 - Clean Beaches: Jim Pendergast, Branch Chief of Fish, Shellfish, Beach and Outreach discusses beach advisories and how to protect our natural beach environments.
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Learn more about beaches


April 7, 2008 - WaterSense: Virginia Lee, of EPA's WaterSense Program, discusses water efficient products and how make your home and business water efficient.
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Learn more about WaterSense


April 10, 2008 - Using Pesticides Safely: Darlene Dinkins of EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, discusses pesticide safety tips to help keep your family, pets and community healthy while saving some money.
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Pesticide Safety Program | Read the Label First


April 14, 2008 - Water Enforcement: Mark Pollins, Director of Water Enforcement, discusses how EPA is enforcing the requirements of laws such as Clean Water Act and what types of violations you can help prevent or identify in your community.
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Stormwater Runoff | Clean Water Act Enforcement


April 17, 2008 - Buy Energy Star Products: Maria Vargas of EPA's Energy Star program discusses how buying energy-efficient products decreases greenhouse gases and helps helps keep those rising energy costs down.
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Energy Star Home Improvement | Energy Star Products


April 21, 2008 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Matt Hale, Director for the Office of Solid Waste, discusses how recycling is a simple way to make a big difference and how easy it is to incorporate recycling into our daily lives.
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle | Tips for reducing solid waste


April 24, 2008 - Green IT: Molly O'Neill, Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer, discusses how to identify and buy green electronics as well as how to safely recycle them once they have reached their useful lifespan.
Play the podcast (MP3, 7.1 MB, runtime 5:03) | Transcript
Learn more about eCycling

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Earth Day is April 22! Find out more about what you can do to help protect the environment at home, at school, on the road, or at work.