Playing catch-up

In the lower 9th ward of New Orleans, 20+ homes are using solar panels, saving money and conserving energy.

A New Hampshire family cuts its water usage by 18,000 gallons.

Gore may push for climate goals beyond Obama’s.

Kate Sheppard at Grist has the story on Obama's environment related executive orders.

New York LCV lobbies for economic aid package.

Maryland LCV's legislative priorities get linked in a Baltimore Sun story about a recent lobby day.

Connecticut LCV director Lori Brown says Department of Environmental Protection in that state "is pathetically under-funded."

And last but certainly not least, Wisconsin LCV is pondering how to safely recycle all those toxic, old analog and antenna TVs that won't work after the digital conversion later this winter.