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View it in your browser July 01, 2012 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING East Coast Cities Face Rising Seas Sea levels are rising faster and higher in a 620-mile stretch of the U.S. east coast—including major cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. —than elsewhere around the world, federal researchers have found. For over two decades, sea levels in… Continue Reading » Is Your Beach Safe? Last week, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released their 22nd annual "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches" report, bringing government beachwater testing results from more than 3,000 locations nationwide into an extensive, easily… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Good Vibes The Gathering of the Vibes Aims to Shed Some Green Light If you ask Gathering of the Vibes festival founder Ken Hays how his brainchild helps the environment, he says, "Straight up, it doesn't." "People are flying in on planes from all over, driving thousands of miles, and all the while burning nonrenewable energy… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Forging New Connections for Palestinian Farmers Palestine Hopes to Make Its Mark as the Home of World-Class, Organic Olive Oil The annual harvest festival falls in early November outside the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestine. Hundreds of farmers and their families come out to celebrate the end of another season of organic, fair trade, extra virgin olive oil production. It's their… Continue Reading » Trim Your Waste 5 Simple Steps to Rid Your Life of Excess Packaging You can't typically see it from a boat or via satellite. But floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is a manmade formation, twice the size of the continental United States. And for the past 50 years, it's been growing fast. A sub-surface garbage patch consisting of… Continue Reading » How Green Is That ... Baseball Stadium? The Natural Resources Defense Council has made major strides in greening America's favorite pastime through its Major League Baseball (MLB) Greening Program. Stadium upgrades include improved energy efficiency, concession operations, water use, recycling and cleaner… Continue Reading » Fight of the Mountain People A review of Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail by Jay Erskine Leutze A simple phone call from a concerned community member prompted Jay Erskine Leutze to change his life purpose. Paul Brown, president of Clark Stone Company was going to "pull that whole mountain down," the caller said. And she wanted Leutze, a lawyer, to intervene.… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Risk From Tsunami Debris Dear EarthTalk: Is there any environmental risk from all that Japanese tsunami debris that is starting to wash up on the U.S. west coast? —Bailey Thigerson, Seattle, WA… Continue Reading » Is Natural Gas the Automotive Fuel of the Future? Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw an article extolling the virtues of natural gas as an abundant, inexpensive and domestically produced automotive fuel. Is this going to be the automotive fuel of the future and how green is it? —Jason Kincaide, New Bedford, MA… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free 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   Order a Free Trial Issue   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851