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Green Living

Green-Home Design Tips: Healthy Options for a Sustainable Sanctuary

May 30th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Americans spend about 90 percent of their lives indoors, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Unhealthy indoor environments, which might rise to the [&hellip

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Women Nurturing Mother Earth: The Growing Influence of Female Environmentalists

April 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

English author Virginia Woolf once said, “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman,” illustrating the predicament of accomplished females [&hellip

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Sustainable Menstrual Options

April 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The ecological impact of disposable feminine hygiene products is substantial. Nearly 20 billion sanitary napkins, tampons and applicators are thrown [&hellip

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Farm Vacations: American Agritourism Grows in Post-Pandemic Times

March 28th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Long a staple of European travel, agritourism is growing in popularity in the United States, as concrete-weary urbanites seek out [&hellip

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A Look at Single-Use Plastics: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions

March 28th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

We might be tempted to bring plastic forks to a picnic or succumb to the expediency of prepackaged chips for [&hellip

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Heal Our World Checklist

March 28th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Our current systems and practices are depleting the Earth’s resources at an increasing rate well beyond its capacity to renew [&hellip

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Pollinator Corridors: Tips to Reestablish Lost Habitats

February 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A well-known Chinese proverb says, “The flapping of the wings of a butterfly can be felt on the other side [&hellip

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Forest Stewardship

February 29th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Spanning more than 31 percent of our planet’s land, forests produce clean air and fresh water, offer a home to a multitude [&hellip

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Lowering Our Battery Footprint: A Look at Personal Strategies and Emerging Technologies

January 30th, 2024 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Americans love their disposable batteries. Every year, they buy and discard about 3 billion of these small-sized power sources that keep cellphones, flashlights, toys [&hellip

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Growing Young in Nature: How Seniors Heal in the Great Outdoors

December 31st, 2023 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Spending time outdoors is a valuable pastime for individuals in their golden years. Besides being exceedingly pleasurable, communing with nature, [&hellip