September 9, 2009  
 
 
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SPOTLIGHT ISSUE
Urban Areas on West Coast Produce Least Emissions Per Capita

The West Coast's metropolitan areas had among the lowest carbon emissions per capita in the country in 2005, according to a new ranking of 100 urban areas. The region's mild climates, hydropower, and aggressive energy-reduction policies give its residents smaller carbon footprints, on average, than those of their counterparts in the East and Midwest.

 

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Citizen Foresters

The Arbor Day Foundation has released a new guide to the more common trees found in North America by the Arbor Day Foundation uses a logical, step-by-step approach to identify common trees. By answering a series of questions and comparing features from actual leaves to those in accompanying illustrations, the reader can successfully determine the tree's identity.

 

     
 
   
 
 

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