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Global Briefs

Thrifty Threads

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

“These jeans are made of garbage.” Levi Strauss uses recyclable material in the new line of jeans

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Keystone XL Fight

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

In February more than 10,000 citizens rallied at the White House, calling on President Obama to honor his clean energy campaign promises and reject the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline

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Online Literacy

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

Survey of teachers shows that the Internet has opened up a vast world of information for today’s students, but digital literacy skills need improvement

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Cool Tool

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

A compilation of 20 years of data shows what is really driving rising sea levels

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Nordic Order

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

Sweden imports trash

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Silver Lining

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

Cloud servers use much less energy than dedicated servers

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Superior Soil

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

The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is now aiming to become 100 percent organic in the next 10 years

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Better Cafeterias

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

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) 2012 School Lunch Report Card found that most schools nationwide are improving

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Coyote Ugly

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

Stray dogs and feral cats in our cities may be supplanted by raccoons, foxes and coyotes

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Windy Woes

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

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that although wind power accounts for just over 4 percent of domestic electrical generation, it comprises a third of all new electric capacity