EDN has released the 2007 Urban Environment Report , a comprehensive environmental report card that ranks 72 U.S. cities according to more than 200 environmental, health and quality of life indicators. This Report's Vulnerable Population Index redefines the term 'environment' to include related issues such as public health, poverty, education and quality of life and has caught the attention of mayors across the country.

EDN and the AARP Foundation Women's Leadership Circle (WLC) are presenting the workshop Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Women on Saturday, April 14th during the WLC Womenvision Summit at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. Speakers include EDN President Kathleen Rogers, Author of the HBO Documentary Too Hot Not to Handle Susan Joy Hassol, Green Guide Institute President Wendy Gordon, the Interfaith Center's Energy and Environment Program Director Leslie Lowe, Aspen CO Mayor Helen Klanderud, and ICLEI Executive Director Michelle Wyman.

EDN was honored recently by SBLI USA Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Inc. with its 2007 Community Service Award for our efforts to broaden
the environmental movement year round. SBLI USA's Seventh Annual
Recognition Gala, held January 27th in NYC, raised more than $185,000
for EDN and their generosity will help us green schools in New
Orleans, reach more low income community groups, and expand our
Climate Change Solutions Campaign.

Join EDN's Live & Virtual Earth Day on the Hill to demand a greenhouse gas emissions cap - at 1990 levels by 2020, then 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Check out our Climate Change Resolution and then sign up for Earth Day on the Hill and help us rally the U.S. Congress from April 16-20!

Earth Day plans are underway around the world and you need to be a part of them, so visit Earth Day 2007 and find an event near you or register the one you're planning. Our goal is to register 12,007 Earth Day events and sermons. Watch our Religious and Faith Leaders panel discussion on Earth Day TV and download resources for your place of worship. For Earth Day events, Earth Day 2007 resources include Earth Day in a Box for event organizers and what you can do at home, at school and in the office to reduce your carbon footprint.

We encourage you to read Teresa Heinz's article Our 'Body Burden' of Chemicals: A Call to Action in Womens Health and Environment News.

EDN's international partner in Togo, West Africa, Young Volunteers for the Environment, is using Earth Day 2007 to promote solar energy and solar water pasteurization to address both climate change and poverty in that country. The group is coordinating workshops and conferences, as well as a media campaign. Find out more in our interview with them.

EDN is offering teachers several new Earth Day resources and contests (U.S.), as well as new curricula, so register now with our Teachers Network. EDN has once again partnered with the Go Organic! on Earth Day Campaign which last year reached 70 million people, greatly expanding awareness about organic products. This year, the Campaign is holding an organic curriculum contest for teachers who have the chance to win free organic food for their school. The deadline for submissions is March 15th, so check in today with our Teachers Network.

EDN is launching its membership drive this month. You can support our efforts to push for decisive and effective action on climate change, as well as our year-round programs such as environmental civic and education in k-12 classrooms, by pledging your support as a member of Earth Day Network. Join today and also enjoy gifts, including a free subscription to E Magazine, an Earth Day T-shirt, and an Earth Day Network travel mug. EDN received a four star rating on Charity Navigator, the Guide to Intelligent Giving.

World Water Day is March 22 and the theme this year is "Coping with Water Scarcity." Over 1.1 billion people around the world lack access to safe water, and more than 2.4 billion lack adequate sanitation. It doesn't have to be this way. Join EDN and thousands of people around the globe in combating this injustice. Please visit theEDN is launching its EDN World Water Day Resource Page.

The typical American is responsible for roughly 33 tons of CO2 emissions a year. Now you can offset the carbon emissions of your events by signing up with EDN's new carbon offset program. Walk your talk by offsetting your Earth Day event, as well as other events and vacations.

Give to EDN while you shop without paying anything extra. Sign up with iGive and shop online at any of the more than 600 U.S. stores. A percentage of what you spend will support EDN.