Good Afternoon SEACers,

Happy St. Patty's Day! Hope you're thinking GREEN today!

Continually thinking about the nuclear crisis in Japan? Here are some articles about responses in Japan, the U.S., and abroad.

-Latest in Japan

-U.S. Responses At Home

-Europe reconsidering nuclear plants

Environment In The News

You care about the environment, so you try to eat organic foods as much as you can, right?

Well, new studies show that it is almost impossible for cows that produce organic dairy products NOT to consume genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Why? Corn is the culprit. Most of our corn in America is genetically modified. AND corn very easily cross-polinates.

Read and Listen to this NPR article to find out more.

Environment In The News

Still having trouble believing climate change science? Maybe you've heard of shrinking coastlines, but perhaps it has seemed like a consequence too far in the future to worry about. Well Kiribati islanders, located in the central Pacific, are already planning for the disappearance of their tiny island due to climate change. Many have even moved off the island and are heading to Australia.

Read, watch or listen to this NPR article.

Environment In The News

REMINDER!!

Be sure to tune in and watch Obama's State of the Union address tonight at 9pm. Pay attention to what Obama has to say about our energy policies for the future.

It will be on any and every news channel. Here is a list of a few...

CPSAN: Channel 6

CNBC: Channel 23

CNN:Channel 25

For more information on the SOTU, visit THIS WHITE HOUSE WEBSITE.

Environment In The News

Good Evening SEACers!

Carol Browner, Obama's energy adviser, will be leaving the White House. Due to the Republican majority in the House, Browner believes that her most important goal, a comprehensive energy bill, will not be realized. For more information on this story and a list of Browner's achievements as energy adviser, READ this Politico article.

Here are two tips to help you stay updated:

1. You can LISTEN to NPR's "Hourly News Summary" anytime during the day. This literally takes 5 minutes max and gives you a quick summary of the most important news of the day. This generally includes some kind of energy/environment news. It is updated hourly, as the name indicates.

- click on this link: NPR Hourly News

-AND click "Hourly News Summary" in the upper right-hand corner of the page

2. Politico is a great website that succinctly sums up all the political news of each day. You can also either read or get an e-mail of Politico's "Morning Energy" which lists off all the energy news in Washington for the day. Visit THIS WEBSITE.