How can you reduce your carbon footprint, make your home or business water efficient or save energy? Visit the special U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Earth Day web features. They include:

· Green Tips – Sign up for daily environmental tips via email. Also, download the Green Tip "widget" to use on your social networking site or blog. Everyday there are reports in newspapers, on television, on the radio and the web with suggestions on how to reduce our carbon footprint, make our homes and businesses more energy efficient and create communities that are sustainable.

· Audio Podcasts –Twice per week during the month of April, listen to EPA's experts discuss ways you can reduce your environmental footprint. The podcasts will be available for download on EPA's home page and are also available for free subscription on iTunes.

· "Green Scene" – EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson will host the latest edition of the agency's new online video series. The administrator discusses Earth Day 2008 and the importance of environmental stewardship.

· Historical Video – The history of EPA and why it was created, as told by all nine former administrators, will be available in two separate videos on EPA's multimedia portal.

· Special Events-- Special Events – Multimedia coverage of the annual Presidential Environmental Youth Awards and People, Prosperity and the Planet Competition will be available for public viewing following the events.

· Photo Contest - Help choose the winner. We chose 30 finalists from nearly 750 photos.

· Ask EPA – Molly O'Neill, EPA's Chief Information Officer and Assistant Administrator for Environmental Information, will host an online discussion on April 24 at 2 p.m. EDT. Molly will highlight the agency's National Dialogue on Access to Environmental Information and take ideas for improving access, including suggestions to improve EPA's homepage.

For more information, visit EPA’s Earth Day webpage.

4/4/2008