Linn Run State Park. Photo by Karen Hohman

More environmental gift ideas and holiday waste reduction tips were sent in by Digest readers, and we have space for more!

Planting 11 trees will offset the carbon dioxide produced by driving a mid-sized sedan 7,500 miles helping to reduce climate change gasses. (American Forests)

Removing invasive species or planting native species on a 10 by 10 foot area will restore 100 square fee of watershed and clean and store up to 180 gallons of fresh water annually. (Mid-Atlantic Ecological Landscapes Initiative)

Looking for inspiring and educational documentaries, books and posters about the environment and wildlife of Pennsylvania? Visit the GreenTreks Network or the Wild Resource Conservation Fund Nature Shop.

The Department of Environmental Protection also put together some holiday waste reduction tips to make the holiday more fun and environment friendly.

And don’t forget about the special East Timor cell phone recycling project!

Email your gift ideas to: DHess@crisciassociates.com

Session Schedule

The Senate and House return to session December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14.

On the Hill

· On the Senate/House Agenda

· House Environmental Committee to Hear From Energy Producers

Other News

· BP Forms BP Alternative Energy Low Carbon Power Business

· Offers of Free Energy Efficiency Assessments Extended for Businesses

· Find Energy Tax Savings to Become More Energy Efficient

· Multiple Announcements on Energy Issues This Week in Pennsylvania

· PA Clean Energy Expo Set for March 31 to April 1

· Penn State Center for Sustainability Sets Up Renewable Energy Homestead

· Are You Up-To-Date on LEED and the USGBC?

· PA Universities Win EPA Student Sustainability Design Grants

· Five States, District Agree on 2007 Farm Bill Conservation Agenda

· Chesapeake Bay Council Outlines Surplus Nutrient, Manure Management Strategy

· DEP Reminds Applicants of Deadlines Under Expanded CAFO Regulations

· Reminder: Watershed Mini-Grant Applications Due December 15

· Forest Lands Beautification Grants Due January 27

· TMDL Public Meeting Set on Blue Run Watershed, Clearfield County

· Pennsylvania Updates Fish Consumption Advisories

· Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Seeks Individuals to Serve on Advisory Committee

· Agricultural Land Conservation Assistance Grants Due February 17

· Family Pollution Prevention Poster Contest in Allegheny County

· EPA Celebrates Birthday and 35 Years of Environmental Progress

· Carl Roe Named to Head Game Commission

· Kim Nelson to Leave Environmental Protection Agency CIO Position

· Wyonna Coleman, West Brownsville Environmental Activist, Passes

Feature – Green Leadership

· Westmoreland Conservation Campus Expanding to Include “GreenForge”

Feature – 50 Years and Counting

· The Nature Conservancy - Celebrating 50 Years in Pennsylvania

Opinion

· A Pennsylvania Energy Harvest: Leadership for Pennsylvania and the Nation’s Energy Future By Eric Thumma, Director, DEP Bureau of Environmental Sustainability

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

12/2/2005