Your Community Spirit 2006-12-08

Happenings include Shawnee Forest trails closing to equestrian traffic; bookmaking art reception at Rosetta Stone Bookstore; and Illinois Single Payer Coalition meeting to seek health care for one and all. Editorial content includes a column about global warming. News includes a power outage in parts of Carbondale, Pomona, and Makanda; EPA delisting lead as air pollutant; phytoplankton affected by global warming; Victoria’s Secret pledges to stop use of endangered-forest paper; vast new rainforest preserve created in Brazil; Americans driving less, including SUVs; and cow farts contribute to global warming.