"Going Green" seems to be the hot phrase these days. We think it’s a good message. All year long we’re going to bring you stories about the simple things we can all do to make a difference.

• Mosquitoes…Have to beat them, should you DEET them?
• Greenpeace zings Trader Joe’s for being last on seafood sustainability list
• Digging into nature in air-conditioned comfort
• Vegawatt gives restaurants an easier way to use their oil waste as biofuel
• Despite global ban, Japan, Iceland and Norway still hunting whales
• New California law will improve mercury thermostat recycling
• Bats threatened by “White-Nose Syndrome”
• Timberland’s ‘Earthkeepers’ boot disassembles for recycling
• Greenpeace scores groceries for seafood sustainability
• New Belgium Brewing Co. - promoting low-carbon beer and biking
• City households emit fewer greenhouse gases, study reports
• Liquid silicone: An eco-friendly dry cleaning solution

• Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
• Massachusetts DEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
• EPA and Business Group Reach Important Agreement concerning Timing of EPA Review of Texas Air Program
• Maine Turnpike Authority Awarded $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
• Providence Awarded $565K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
• Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs