Monthly Archives: July 2015

Solar Surges, Sun-Fueled Energy Booms in Pioneer States

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Two years in the making, the Topaz Solar Project, the world’s largest, has begun operating in California, powerful enough to [&hellip

Mushroom Magic, Fungi Clean Up Toxic Wastes

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

For waterways, soil or even radioactively contaminated areas, the powerful use of mycelium to sequester contaminants is receiving significant attention. [&hellip

Bee Aware, Lowe’s to Stop Selling Toxic Pesticides

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Lowe’s Home Improvement says it will begin to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides, a leading contributor to global bee declines, from its [&hellip

GMO Gains Food Supplies Increasingly Under Siege

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Three hundred farmers recently took over the building and interrupted a meeting where the Brazil National Biosafety Technical Commission was [&hellip

Protests Needed, Food Industry Fudges GMO Facts

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

The U.S. Right to Know nonprofit has issued a report, Seedy Business: What Big Food Is Hiding with Its Slick [&hellip

Fracking Fallout, Waterways, Soils and Animals Poisoned with EPA Approval

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Surface disposal of water produced by oil and gas drilling is forbidden in the Eastern U.S., but allowed in arid [&hellip

Fresh Catch, Community Supported Fisheries Share Bounty of the Sea

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

Community supported agriculture is a growing movement in which subscribers pay farmers for weekly shares of their crops before the [&hellip

Vermont’s Victory, Court Rules GMO Labeling Constitutional

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Staff

In April, a federal court denied a request by powerful food industry groups to block Vermont’s landmark law requiring the [&hellip

July Inspirational Quotes

July 8th, 2015 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

PURR-FECT PET SITTERS, Make Sure Your Pet Enjoys Your Vacation, Too

July 8th, 2015 | by Sandra Murphy

Pet Sitters International provides a localized directory and good questions to ask at PetSit.com/locate. Vacations bring rest and less stress, [&hellip