GO GREEN!
EPA News You Can Use - April 2008
http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/gogreen
IN THIS ISSUE:
Enviro-Tip of the Month
What You Can Do, What You Can Use
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
About This Newsletter
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ENVIRO-TIP OF THE MONTH
Beginning April 1: Get tips for things you can do to help protect the environment. Read them online, get them in email or a news feed, or post a widget on your own Web site. Subscribe by email to receive a daily environmental email tip during April.
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/tips2.htm
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WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT YOU CAN USE
April 1 - 15: Vote for Earth Day Photo Contest finalists. We've chosen 10 finalists in each of the three categories, and now it's your turn to help choose the winners.
http://www.epa.gov/earthday/photocontest
April 22 - Celebrate Earth Day! Learn about the history of Earth Day, find events near you, listen to or download podcasts, and more.
http://www.epa.gov/earthday
Help your community tap into energy savings - Energy Star's Portfolio Manager helps drinking water and wastewaster plants track their energy use and associated carbon emissions, set targets for investment priorities, and verify efficiency improvements. http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2008-3-3_energy_star
Play it safe, prevent poisonings, lock up pesticides - Over half of the two million reported poisoning incidents each year involve children younger than six years old. Lock up household poisons.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2008-3-17_poison_prevention
Celebrate the environment - Enter the Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Intergenerational Poetry, Essay and Photography Contest. The deadline for entries is June 16.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/names/hq_2008-3-18_rachel_carson
Ask EPA - discuss how to better protect the environment with top EPA experts. On April 24, join Molly O'Neill, head of the Agency's environmental information office, to discuss EPA's National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information and take ideas for improving access.
http://www.epa.gov/askepa
*Special for Missouri* If you live in areas affected by March floods, you can call 573-634-2436 to report orphaned, hazardous containers. EPA and the state of Missouri will collect and dispose of hazardous containers such as fuel and propane tanks.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
April
Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
Week
National Week of the Ocean, April 6-12
National Wildlife Week, April 19-27
National Park Week, April 19-27
http://www.nps.gov/npweek
Day
Earth Day, April 22
http://www.epa.gov/earthday
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ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
America is shifting to a "green culture" where all 300 million citizens are embracing the fact that environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility. "Go Green!" is a monthly newsletter from the US EPA with information about activities and events that everyone can use to make a difference in their homes, communities, and offices.
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