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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

“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

E-Cloth® vs. Toxic Cleaners

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by Jennifer Gray, Pharmacist | Cleaning and sanitizing our living space has become a multi-million dollar industry. The United States market for household cleaning products reached an estimated $7.3 billion in 2007 according to a February 2008 study by Packaged Facts, and the national yearly per capita use of household cleaning chemicals for 2006 came in at 25 gallons. It is clear that consumers want clean homes and have been convinced they have to buy many different products for specific … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ingredient Watch Tagged With: E-cloth, environmental impact, go paperless, toxic cleaners

Energy & Electricity

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Health & Quality of Indoor Environments PART 4Energy & Electricity Written by Kimberly A. Phipps-Nichol The month of February inevitably brings thoughts of Valentine’s Day – the day devoted to Love. Since words such as “spark”, “electricity” or “energy” are often used when describing falling in love, it seemed appropriate to devote the February installment of this series to Energy and Electricity. Why separate them? Energy represents the greater use of a variety of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Living Tagged With: environmental impact, green

10 Ways To GREEN Your Life!

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By Adesina Stewart, Whole Foods Market Green Mission Specialist for Northern California 1: Change a Bulb • If every American family replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an energy-saving compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb, CO2 emissions would drop by more than 90 billion pounds – the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road. CFLs contain mercury so please make sure you dispose of them properly. 2: Review your Ride • Drive less – Carpooling two days a week can reduce your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Living Tagged With: environmental impact, green
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