Salutations, loyal Tanganites. Whether you drive a Prius or a Hummer, feel free to enjoy this week’s ‘green’ puzzle while the Tangathon is likely depleting yours. If this is your first trip to my Tanga Times, click here for previous issues (there are still a few points available for solving last week’s puzzle). In order to obtain your Tanga Points, verify your solution, or both, send an E-mail to Verve640@AOL.com. This week the prizes are as follows:

1st – 10 TP
2nd – 6 TP
3rd – 4 TP

Have you hugged a tree today?

This might leave one feeling a bit blue…
But it isn’t a Verizon ad…

Would we do more…
If 2/3 of humans were predicted to die…

In a few years…
Santa might not have anywhere to land…

Hurry, these floes are melting fast…

It can sound like a bass drum (<font>Halloween prop, flavored soup foundation</font>)
Congratulatory phrase once presents are saved (<font>Noah’s ride, penned</font>)
Arctic group that will likely provide a new home to many (<font>pie variety, Holy ___</font>)
Global warming breathing apparatus? (<font>antlered animal, Trinity component</font>)
Sound of a rescued present (<font>informal greeting</font>)
Tracking device since 1979 (<font>dead heat, old hat</font>)