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How to Shop for Sustainable Hot Cocoa

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Ingredient watch Written By Lissie Lyles | A hot steaming mug of hot cocoa is a classic winter comfort. As this month's Herbs and Spices article points out, there are some troubling conditions for many people who harvest the world's chocolate. From a nutrition standpoint, sugary, stimulant beverages, such as hot cocoa are not meant to be a part of the daily diet. Once in a while, a high quality hot chocolate is still a luxurious treat many of us like to indulge in. Buying fair-trade, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition, Sustainability Tagged With: chocolate, harmfull ingredients

Farming for the Future or Farming Caused Famine?

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The Choice is ours to Make. Part Three: Restoring environments, restoring hope Written By Lissie Lyles | It is easy to feel overwhelmed and hopeless when contemplating the implications of our changing climate. Witnessing the increase in natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, mud slides, dust storms, tornadoes, tsunamis and the devastation they cause is disheartening to say the least. Sometimes, it appears as if there are no solutions, and that one's own individual actions aren't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conscious Wealth, Current Issue, Green, Renewable Resources, Sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, environmental impact, green

Farming caused famine, or farming for the future?

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The choice is ours to make. Written By Lissie Lyles |   Part One: Bred from thin air, or lessons from the not so distant past? "Caution: It is vitally important not to make connections. When you see pictures of rubble like this week’s shots from Joplin, Mo., you should not wonder: Is this somehow related to the tornado outbreak three weeks ago in Tuscaloosa, Ala., or the enormous outbreak a couple of weeks before that (which, together, comprised the most active April for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conscious Wealth, Current Issue, Green, Sustainability Tagged With: environment, environmental impact

ROUND-UP: The world’s Most Noxious Garden Pest.

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Written by Allison Prater | Round-up weed-killing spray and Genetically Modified Round-up Ready seeds are quite possibly the most threatening substances to the world’s ability to continue growing healthy food. While Monsanto, the makers of Round-up, claim that any damage caused by Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Round-up, is primarily sustained by the weeds it is intended to kill; with any remaining chemicals breaking down quickly in the soil, there is emerging evidence to suggest that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Health Alerts, Sustainability Tagged With: toxic

“Over The Hills And Off The Grid…”

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Written By Ffjorren Zolfaghar | There are many reasons why people choose their home. One might look for the standard “location, location, location,” while others continue to search for the special place that just “feels” like home. But as economic strain and ecological shift become key factors in how we choose our lives, more of us are beginning to take the alternate route. This path is not new, but one that simply guides us back to our roots; to a place where alternative energy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conscious Wealth, Current Issue, Green, Renewable Resources, Sustainability Tagged With: energy savings, environmental impact, green

Businesses that Protect our Natural Resources

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Capitalism a Tool for Transformation Written By Joy Taylor | Imagine a world where we truly live and do business in integrity with our values.  Imagine a world where the most successful businesses are those that not only turn a large profit but also create positive social and environmental change. Imagine businesses taking the responsibility to transform the planet, to advocate peace, global partnerships and ecological preservation. Imagine companies that promote employee development and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conscious Wealth, Current Issue, Green, Renewable Resources, Sustainability Tagged With: business, green, sustainability
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