Nature

EarthTalk® | January 2020

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Dear EarthTalk: How are American supermarket chains doing in regards to cutting back on single-use plastics? — B. Weston, Jacksonville, FL Not very well, if you ask Greenpeace. The activist group compares 20 U.S. grocery...

Somewhere, Duck

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It's true that somewhere Duck lives her life casually on the water: maybe eating a few bugs and roots, maybe a few boys throw sticks at her; maybe she’s small enough to rise into...

EarthTalk® | December 2019

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Dear EarthTalk: Since China stopped accepting American recyclables for processing in 2017, is it still worthwhile for us to even bother recycling here in the U.S.? — Jim M., Norfolk, VA The short answer is...

EarthTalk® | November 2019

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Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called “Flying Shame” and what’s the climate connection? — Bridget J., New York, NY “Flying shame” is one of those memic terms that has sprung up recently to describe guilting people...

EarthTalk® | October 2019

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Dear EarthTalk: What are the ramifications of these horrendous fires taking place now in the Amazon Rainforest? What can be done to stop the madness? — Jane W., Waterbury, CT Fire isn’t new to the...

EarthTalk® | September 2019

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Dear EarthTalk: If the world is running out of fresh water, why aren't we desalinating more ocean water? -- H. Smith, Providence, RI The protagonist of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1798 lyrical ballad "The Rime of the...

Conscious Breathing Beneath the Canopy of Life

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As I stand in the forest, I am reminded of the wisdom the trees possess, after years of quietly watching the world around them while holding roots with each other in their close-knit family....

The Power of Breath, Forest Bathing and Living in the New Era 

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Since the mid-'90s I have been devoted to transforming lives from yearning, absence of purpose and meaning into lives that are purpose-driven, fulfilling and abundant in love, health, service and gratitude. As a lifelong...

EarthTalk® | August 2019

Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes? -- M. Wilson, Framingham, MA Bioluminescence -- defined by Merriam-Webster as "the emission of...

The Present Moments of Nature

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Nature is my favorite place to go to spend time in the present moment. It is a place without judgment, worries or demands of life. Every step I take leads me to connect in...

Earth Talk | July 2019

Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called Forest Therapy? — Larry Schwarzwald, Page, AZ Forest therapy uses immersion in nature to help soothe frayed nerves and restore a sense of mental well-being — and has even been...

My Initiation into Nature’s Power

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An excerpt from The Shaman's Guide to Power Animals It was a rainy day in the Pacific Northwest. I lifted my 5-year-old body into my father's delivery van. Our cargo was buttermilk pancake mix, maple...

EarthTalk® | June 2019

Dear EarthTalk: What are some examples of ways food and drink producers are fighting the ever-growing torrent of plastic waste they have helped create? -- Stacy Y., Raleigh, NC As more people become aware of...

Human Connection with Whales & Dolphins

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We are the Founders. We are the consciousness of the first souls that came to Earth. We would like to share with you information about beings who, like you, have chosen to come to...

EarthTalk® | May 2019

Dear EarthTalk: A chef told me that our food choices are the major driver of climate change around the world, but it seems to me that electricity generation and transportation are really more the...

Mother Earth: The Forgotten Healer

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So, you can hear trees talking? People must think you're nuts. She was 40 years old, going through her daily routine just like the rest of us. Her day was spent at an office job...

Nature’s Hidden Kingdom

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There is an interdimensional world filled with many incredibly diverse denizens. They are called nature spirits or elementals or fairies. In addition to the fourth and fifth dimensions, they inhabit our Earth. They are...