Forgive us for indulging in a little self-promotion here, but OnEarth has just been nominated for TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards in the category of best political website.

That seemed a little odd to us at first -- we're journalists here, not politicians -- but considering who else is in the category, we're in very good company: Andy Revkin's Dot Earth, Mother Jones' Blue Marble, and Joe Romm's Climate Progress. Those are some of the must-reads for environmental news and commentary online, so we're quite happy to be included in that group.

Over the past six months or so, we've worked hard to make onearth.org a worthy online companion for NRDC's award-winning print magazine. We're digging up fascinating stories, hiring great writers to tell them, and providing perspective and commentary from bloggers and correspondents. We've also expanded our reviews section and produced more videos, slideshows, and interactive features. We're working on a redesign right now that will make it all more user-friendly and inviting.

We're pleased that TreeHugger and its readers have recognized our hard work. As they say, it really is an honor to be nominated -- but we'd also love your votes to help us win. (NRDC has also been nominated for "Best Watchdog.") Support us here!

And if you're pleased with what we've been doing, we hope you'll sign up for our new email newsletter, which will send OnEarth updates straight to your inbox (but not too many, we promise -- our inboxes are overflowing, too).