Merry Christmas Greenmomsters!

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Here’s wishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy last day of Hannukah!  Let’s take a quick look at some of the happy environmental news we encountered this year!

• A new Grevy’s zebra foal was born at the San Diego Safari Park (photo credit:  Ken Bohn, Jan. 14, 2014 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park)
• February meant it was time for a national climate change preach in!
• In April, you could find out which type of nature lover you are.
• May 20 was the Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict Palm Oil
• Bluebirds and tree swallows successfully nested at Sky Meadows State Park
• We learned to remove invasive ivy and watched new 3D movies about lemurs
• We read a great book about pollinators and bees
• The University of Vermont provided a great example of how colleges can go green
• Basketball star Yao Ming continued his efforts to protect elephants from illegal poaching.

• November brought us World Toilet Day!
• And finally, there’s news on coal ash disposal.  On Dec. 19, 2014, the U.S. EPA released its final rule on disposal of coal ash from electric utilities.  The ash will be regulated under subtitle D of RCRA.  It will not be regulated as a hazardous waste, as it would have been under subtitle C.  Although the new rule isn't what many environmental groups had hoped for in their stockings, it’s a step in the right direction. 

Merry Christmas Greenmomsters!