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Week of March 9th, 2008

You are receiving Our Planet, our FREE newsletter, because you provided your e-mail to us at an event, on emagazine.com, or through the mail. If you do not wish to receive Our Planet, please use the link above to un-subscribe. NEWS THIS WEEK Ocean Deserts Expanding Scientists from the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Hawaii unveiled new research last week showing that steadily warming sea surface waters are causing the least biologically productive swaths of the world’s oceans-so-called "ocean deserts"-to expand at an unprecedented rate. Go to all articles - Go to this article Electronics Slowly Turn Green Greenpeace International recently surveyed environmental responsibility among consumer electronics companies, and released the findings during last week’s CeBIT information technology fair in Hanover, Germany. Go to all articles - Go to this article Reporting by Roddy Scheer THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY COMMENTARY: Connected Up: California’s Energy Innovations Help Build a Unique Link with China Not long after the Californian power outages of 2000 to 2001, computer manufacturers Compaq and Hewlett Packard (HP) merged into one company. The companies’ histories of careful energy policies did not entirely shield them from the crisis, but helped them manage it. And China is learning from the California model. By Dr. Marianne Osterkorn Go to all articles - Go to this article IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E GREEN LIVING The New Super Foods Higher Energy Organics Hit the Shelves The organics market is jumping into the power foods game with antioxidant-rich Goji berries, yerba mate drinks and hemp protein products. By Julia Hirsch Go to all articles - Go to this article FEATURES Great Lakes Invaders Foreign freighters on the Great Lakes are bringing unwanted cargo-invasive species that are wreaking havoc on fisheries, boats and ports. By Edward McClelland Go to all articles - Go to this article EARTHTALK Week of 3/9/2008 Dear EarthTalk: My pediatrician swears by those gel hand sanitizers for lowering the risk of my family getting sick during cold and flu season. But I’ve also heard that these products can be dangerous to kids if ingested. Are there any safer alternatives that work just as well? Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental consequences of leather? Are there any good alternatives? 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. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine ($20/yr. US) Order a Free Trial Issue Make a tax deductible donation Commentary Archive – News Archive

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