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I learned a new word on my first day on the Louisiana Gulf Coast: marshballs. Flying over what used to be vast stretches of marshland, our pilot said that after decades of blocking the Mississippi River from releasing more sediment into the wetlands and years of dredging canals for oil exploration, thousands of acres of marshes had eroded and been transformed into broken marsh or open water.

Then Hurricane Katrina came along and rolled the remaining pieces into marshballs—tiny little islands of grass that barely rise above the surface.

When it comes to purchasing your coffee beans for your daily cup of Joe, buying independently and locally is the best choice by far. Not only will you get exceptionally fresh coffee beans, but you can also invest in a company that gives back to the community and promotes sustainability in coffee cultivation.

This job can be hard on the soul sometimes. The news and environmental diagnoses are often so dire that being hopeful can be a struggle. But life always shows its beauty and reasons for hope. This 4th of July weekend I went to our neighborhood's popular Cuban bakery and there I met 11 year old Louisa Melcher standing tall behind her gorgeously decorated table strategically located in front of the bakery's main door on a (luckily) wide corner.

With the eyes of the world glued to the World Cup, there’s no mistaking that one sport can bring together people across the globe. But beyond the soccer field, this year’s World Cup is showing how a global clean energy future could unite us in an even more powerful way.

For the first time ever, people in Kenya’s Kibera, the largest slum in Africa, are watching the heroes of their favorite sport on television – solar-powered television.

A few months ago, as oil began to gush from the wellhead and it had become clear to all but BP’s Tony Hayward that we had a major environmental disaster on our hands, I blogged about the Gulf’s small population of sperm whales.

I was particularly concerned about the sperm whales because BP's oil happened to be gushing directly into their neighborhood.

This bill (like the House version introduced in March) provides environmentally beneficial job opportunities for fishermen. It increases support for cooperative research management and monitoring projects that improve ocean science (such as identifying and protecting essential fish habitat).

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The July 4th deadline for Home Inspectors to register for the Green Continuing Education Scholarships is quickly closing in as the summer heats up. On Memorial Day 2010, GREENandSAVE’s Eco Academy, announced the launch of an unprecedented $1 million Energy Service Scholarship Program (ESSP) to help create green job opportunities and stay ahead of the expanding demand for trained green building and energy specialists.

The July 4th deadline for Real Estate Agents to register for the Green Continuing Education and Resource Discounts is quickly closing in as the summer heats up. On Memorial Day 2010, GREENandSAVE’s Eco Academy, announced the launch of an unprecedented $1 million Energy Service Scholarship Program (ESSP) to help create green job opportunities and stay ahead of the expanding demand for trained green building and energy specialists.

The July 4th deadline for home installation contractors to register for the Green Job Continuing Education Scholarships is quickly closing in as the summer heats up. On Memorial Day 2010, GREENandSAVE’s Eco Academy, announced the launch of an unprecedented $1 million Energy Service Scholarship Program (ESSP) to help create green job opportunities and stay ahead of the expanding demand for trained green building and energy specialists.