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  • June 4 is a “green letter day” — it’s the official launch of Discovery network’s Planet Green channel. Sit-in on a Roundtable Telcon recorded Thursday night with several eco bloggers, moderated by Cynthia Samuels — featuring Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger and Eileen O’Neill, President and General Manager of Discovery’s new Planet Green — the first, 24-hour, eco-lifestyle channel. Hear first-hand about plans for this exciting new channel and Treehugger’s new co-venture with Discovery. For the past 15 years or so I’ve been waiting for the debut of an eco channel; here’s to some great quality programming and moving the eco agenda further into the mainstream!
  • Body and Soul – June issue – featuring Herbs for your Health, The World’s Best Diet (great article about how our diets affect the planet), Summer Beauty Basics (healthy sunscreens), and Simple Switches and Martha Stewart’s Whole Living with everyday tips on helping us keep it all together.
  • On June 5 New Zealand hosts World Environment Day. Wondering how to connect on a political level to the eco movement? Try Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Change initiative, WeCanSolveIt.org., where you can sign the petition for a global treaty on climate change, and take action on many levels. (don’t you love the graphic ad of Al Sharpton & Pat Robertson sitting side by side on a couch on the beach?)