Nature

Greening the Kitchen can be Easy with Small Changes

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. - There is a color sweeping the nation...and it's green! Many people are beginning to understand the impact, or carbon footprint, that their lifestyle choices make on the planet. And they...

Recycling does not include the Tops of Cans, Bottles

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Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps? I see people recycling plastic bottles, for example, with their caps...

Listening to Whispers: Sharing the Voice of the Animals

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I thought I was nuts. No, I'm serious. There I was, minding my own business as I strolled through the kennels at a no-kill shelter in Southern, Wisconsin - looking for the dog I...

How safe are plastic food storage containers?

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Dear EarthTalk: I've read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I'm wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and...

Six Lessons You can Learn from a Horse

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There are thousands of things you can learn from a horse. Here are six: How to reel in bigger clients How to be a great partner How to listen to yourself ...

King Corn: Documentary film reveals how subsidized corn is driving the fast-food industry

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Behind America's 99-cent hamburgers and 72-ounce sodas is a key ingredient that silently fuels our fast-food nation - corn. In the revelatory, Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me)-style documentary, King Corn, we meet two college buddies,...

A Cat’s Gift

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ShiShi was store bought. I mention this because it was such a very different beginning for an animal friend and me. The norm would be to visit the animal shelter and wait just a...

The Feline Interviews

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The following are interviews I conducted with four beautiful cats. To help with the introduction, I called up Nimbus, my cat friend, who had given me such a thoughtful interview a few weeks earlier....

My Own Personal Change Agent

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Her name was/is Trivia. She left her physical body almost 20 years ago, yet she is still with me every day. When I first met her as a 5-week-old puppy born next door, I...

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Dear EarthTalk: Summer's going to be a scorcher this year, and I'd like to know how I can keep cool indoors without just running my energy-hogging air conditioners all the time. Any tips? -...

Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady

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I must confess I love cats. With the exception of a year or two here and there, I have always lived with at least one cat. For the last 17 years I have been...

An excerpt from JAVA: The True Story of a Shelter Dog Who Rescued a...

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The rhythmic bumps on the interstate lulled Java into a slumber for the entire ride. When we reached the hotel, it was a different story. Gathering as much dog stuff as I could in...

Adding to the Dog Pack: Karmic Destiny

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I had always looked at people with three dogs (or more) and thought they were nuts! Especially if they had three large dogs! "Too much commotion, one more dog than I have hands, not...

The Play of Mystic

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My kitten Mystic has taught me that no matter how old we are, we still need play. I adopted Mystic three weeks after saying good-bye to a very dear cat of mine, Jasmine. Mystic...

Findhorn: The Organic Center

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Editor's note: This is the Afterward from new edition of The Findhorn Garden Story: Co-Creation with Nature in the 21st Century (Findhorn Press, June 2008). What greater vision could be given humankind han for...

Ideas for Greener Wedding

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I am getting married this summer and was wondering if you have any tips on how to make the festivities greener? - Tara McCarthy, Los Angeles, CAYou know environmental consciousness has really taken hold...

Walking with Stones: A Native American approach for Body Wellness and Earth Healing

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A soft drum beat echoes down from somewhere above your head as you lay on a massage table. The vibrations move around you and resonate deep within your body. You let out a deep...