Monthly Archives: January 2013

Repair and Reuse

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Mending a Throwaway Culture Countries can learn much from each other, and people that know how to fix things now [&hellip

Zapped Tap

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

UV Light Cleans The Big Apple’s Water Supply New York City has opened the world’s largest water disinfection plant, using [&hellip

Dirty Pool

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Great Lakes Under Siege by Global Warming Don Scavia, director of the University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute, stated in [&hellip

Shell Game

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Turtles Facing Extinction Get Help The Turtle Survival Alliance Foundation (TSA) is opening a facility to house some of the [&hellip

Cut Abuse

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Government Steps In to Curb Greenwashing The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued updated green marketing guidelines intended to [&hellip

Sustainable Weight Loss

January 1st, 2013 | by Judith Fertig

Keep Tabs on Radiation Exposure

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The cumulative exposure to ionizing radiation used in medical diagnostic tests from dental and chest X-rays, mammograms, heart health exams [&hellip

Flame Retardant May Pose Health Risks

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Obesity, anxiety and developmental and reproductive problems have all been linked to small quantities of a flame retardant frequently used [&hellip

Frying Pan Faux Pas

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Fried foods may please the palate, but cooking them in the wrong medium, such as sunflower oil, can present a [&hellip

Supplementation Cuts Colon Cancer Risk

January 1st, 2013 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A diet enhanced with multivitamin and mineral supplements may dramatically lower the risk of developing precancerous colon cancer lesions, according [&hellip