In Brief - April 22, 2008 (The Earth Day Edition)

Around the Northwest

• A Seattle-based outfit called EarthCorps is training young people in conservation practices.
• Not sure what your environmentally conscious friends are talking about? Here's a glossary to help you communicate with them.
• In Idaho, Earth Day goals have now become mainstream.
• High-capacity rain collection system aids Oregon family's conservation efforts.
  

Around the Nation

• How green is your favorite presidential candidate? The Seattle P-I has put together a comparison of the three Senators' policy positions with regard to the environment.
• The Los Angeles vs. San Francisco rivalry has taken a new twist: which city can be greener.
• Logan Airport in Boston is announcing some eco-friendly strategies today that will be employed at the airport.
• Rising tides due to climate change are of great concern in south Florida.
• Retailers in the U.S. are beginning to ration food staples.
  

Around the World

• Bolivian President Evo Morales and Peruvian President Alan Garcia have expressed their concerns to the U.N. that biofuels are making food too expensive for the poor.
• The state of California is signing a compact with China to share research and ideas to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
  

This Day in History

• Today is Earth Day.
• 1889 - The land grab in present-day Oklahoma began with people rushing to stake their claim on available acreage (see related term - Sooner).
• 1915 - Germany is the first nation to use large-scale chemical warfare as a tactic in the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I.
• 1993 - The first version of the web browser, Mosaic, is released.