Got your own blog or a website? What about a MySpace profile? Grab one of green summer reading badges and spread the word.

Pick your favorite:

Copy and paste the code below to get the "vote" badge:

<a href="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?contentID=6470"><img width="150" height="162" border="0" alt="Green summer reading" src="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/content_Images/globiebookbadge1.gif" /></a>

Copy and paste the code below to get the "green reads" badge:

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Ways that Work has a new home! It's joining our growing family of Environmental Defense blogs on WordPress. If you are subscribed to our feed, don't worry, you don't have to change anything. If you keep visiting our blogspot page, wondering where everyone went, them adjust your bookmarks to http://blogs.edf.org/webteam.

Didn't know Environmental Defense was so blog happy? Here's our entire selection:

Climate411: Blogging the science and policy of global warming
The Ruminant: A daily update on the debates shaping the 2007 Farm Bill
Living Cities Blog: News and notes from our living cities experts
Insider Podcast: Stay updated on our latest news with your mp3 player
WaysThatWork: Putting the internet to work for the environment

For the last few summers, we've pulled together a reading list with some new and old environmentally-themed books (see 2006 and 2005). This year, we want to do something a little different. We want you to tell us what your environmental "must reads" are.

Once we have a list of nominations, we'll ask the Environmental Defense community to vote. Have a nomination for our list? Leave it in the comments!

Got a Facebook profile? Well, then, it's time you joined our cause "Smart Ways to Stop Global Warming"!

If you haven't already, be sure to also join our Environmental Defense group.

Got your own blog or a website? What about a MySpace profile? Grab our New Patriotism badge and spread the word.

Just copy and paste the code below:
<a href="http://action.environmentaldefense.org/campaign/newpatriotism/"><img width="150" height="100" alt="Declaration of New Patriotism" border="0" src="http://www.environmentaldefense.org/content_Images/amflag_badge.jpg" /></a>

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In case you missed it, our first call for edits to our Declaration of New Patriotism got a huge response! We listened and made some revisions.

Got more to say? There's still time to add your voice (or give your readers a chance to add theirs!).

Take part in the drafting of a new declaration. Over the next two weeks, Environmental Defense members, activists and supporters will help us draft the Declaration of New Patriotism for all who are concerned about global warming.

Help spread the word! Blog about "what defines a patriot in 2007" and invite your readers to participate in our declaration. Let us know when your post is up by leaving a comment here!

General Motors, as well as 12 other companies and non-profits, have joined USCAP, the coalition calling for a cap and trade system to combat climate change. This bring the coalition to 22 corporate partners, effectively doubling the initial membership.

Here's the list of companies and non-profits:
Alcan
American International Group
Boston Scientific
ConocoPhilips
Deere & Co.
Dow Chemical Co.
General Motors Corp.
Johnson & Johnson
Marsh Inc.
PepsiCo
Shell and Siemens Corp.
National Wildlife Federation
The Nature Conservancy

Get the inside scoop on Climate411.

Our recent report on air pollution connected living within 500 feet of heavily used roadways to increased risks of asthma, lung and heart disease, and cancer. While the facts in the report are alarming, there are a lot of solutions out there to reduce traffic and the pollution it creates, like congestion pricing – a solution recently proposed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Want to help push for solutions to traffic? Share your traffic story with us! Is it hard for you or a loved one to breathe in a congested area? Ever miss an important event because of traffic? Are the streets where you live or work unsafe for pedestrians or cyclists? Share your story and help us put a face on the effects of traffic.

After last November's election, we challenged the new Congress to take on five big ideas for environmental progress in 2007:

• Fight global warming AND grow the economy
• Protect endangered species by working WITH landowners
• Reward farmers for conservation-friendly farming
• Create a trust fund for the ocean
• Protect Gulf Coast communities AND wildlife by restoring coastal wetlands

The 110th Congress has now been at work for 100 calendar days. We thought this was a good time to pause and assess how we're doing. Check out the accomplishments made so far and vote for your favorite!

Talk about the accomplishments on your blog or profile? Drop us a line!