[cid:image002.jpg@01CF5D65.374BAC60]Tacoma is doing more around environmental and sustainable efforts than some may think and the City of Tacoma is determined to let people know about it through a new TV Tacoma program: Urban Green. Watch it online at cityoftacoma.org/UrbanGreen<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/cms/one.aspx?objectId=55748>. Urban Green is hosted by Diane Wiatr, the City's Active Transportation Coordinator and part of the Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability. Wiatr, who lives in Tacoma, brings to the set tremendous community involvement and more than 10 years of urban design and active transportation planning experience. In the inaugural edition of Urban Green Waiter interviews Futurewise's Hilary Franz, a STAR steering committee board member about Tacoma's four-star sustainability rating. And, Alina Mikolajczyk of Alina's Soups at the Proctor Farmers Market, shares her recipe for healthy, local potato, kale, sausage soup. The program also features the recovery of the Foss Waterway, the Recycling Center services at the Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center and a tip for getting kids excited about using reusable water bottles. A new episode of Urban Green will air on TV Tacoma and the City's web site every two months featuring: * Interviews with regional and national experts on issues pertinent to our region * Food/cooking segments with local guests * EnviroChallenger tips for passing an environmental ethic on to the next generation * Features on local efforts and regional opportunities * Upcoming chances to learn more and/or get involved